STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Bangor Public Library are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday, April 30 from 6 – 7 p.m. featuring two pressing ecological concerns impacting local landscapes: jumping worms and browntail moths. State Horticulturist Gary Fish will outline how jumping worms have been confirmed in 13 of […]
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Maine’s Poet Laureate to speak at UU Church
NORWAY — Julia Bouwsma, Maine’s sixth poet laureate, will speak and share her poetry on Sunday, April 14, at 11 a.m. at the First Universalist Church of Norway, 479 Main Street, Norway. All are welcome. “We were thrilled when Julia Bouwsma accepted our invitation to speak at our April 14 worship service. Her poetry will […]
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Country Music Hall of Fame to induct 4
MECHANIC FALLS — Maine country musicians, Dan Brayall, Joan Kennedy, Mike Preston, and Bill Thibodeau, will be inducted into the Maine Country Music Hall of Fame at the 47th Annual Induction Ceremony and Show on Sunday, May 19 at 1 p.m. at the Silver Spur, 272 Lewiston Street in Mechanic Falls. The live music event […]
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NSB team members help Community Concepts
PARIS — The word count in the list of resources offered by Community Concepts number in the thousands, but it’s still towered over by the amount of western Maine people who are served by the benevolent organization each year. “The need in many places is overwhelming, from toddler beds to financial guidance and just about […]
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Local host families wanted for exchange students
REGION — ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host high school exchange students aged 15 to 18 from diverse countries such as Australia, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Japan, and more. ASSE Exchange Students are carefully selected based on their academic achievements and personalities. […]
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Norway Savings appoints Garza as VP, Loan Op. Mgr.
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank is pleased to announce that Beth Garza has been named Vice President and Loan Operations Manager. In her new role, Garza will manage the Loan Operations team, which is comprised of the Retail Loan Center and Loan Servicing team. ‘Beth is known for her dedication, her coaching and mentoring, and […]
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Duguay to seek Senate seat
REGION — Dave Duguay, a Republican from Byron, has announced that he will seek election to the State Senate representing District 19. Senate District 19 includes: Oxford County – Andover, Bethel, Buckfield, Byron, Canton, Dixfield, Gilead, Greenwood, Hanover, Hartford, Lincoln Plantation, Lovell, Magalloway Plantation, Mexico, Milton Township, Newry, North Oxford UT, Peru, Roxbury, Rumford, South […]
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Erosion Control Practices workshop offered
PARIS — The Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District offers a Basic and Advanced Erosion Control Practices Workshop on Thursday, May 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oxford County Cooperative Extension at 9 Olson Road in Paris. The course is of primary interest to contractors but could also be helpful to […]
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This ‘n That
Meetings WEST PARIS — The Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine will be holding its Annual Membership Meeting and Members’ Potluck at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 21 at the FinnAm building at 8 Maple Street in West Paris. Bring a favorite dish to share and join us after another long winter. WEST PARIS — The […]
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Poet’s Corner
Summer Reading By Sally Holt, Norway When the sun comes out this summer I will bring out a new comfy chair with shaded cover. And book upon book. And place them on a side table. It will be calm til it’s not the chaos of my mind and life will quiet for a while. I […]