AREA — OCEA-R, Oxford County Educators Association-Retired, met at the South Paris First Congregational Church on April 19. President John Kimball called the meeting to order shortly after 11 a.m. The usual business was conducted. They were updated on the legislature’s consideration of issues affecting retired teachers. A discussion was held around the options for […]
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Extension offers sheep and goat school
REGION — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is partnering with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Animal Health Team and the Wolfe’s Neck Center to offer a Sheep and Goat School for new farmers on Saturday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. The full agenda […]
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What I’ve learned
I have touched on this several times over the years, but perhaps a refresher column is warranted. Let me answer the top five questions I am asked, which are: why don’t I write about news-worthy topics and current events, where do my ideas come from, how long does it take me to write a column, […]
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Paris library items added to CloudLibrary
PARIS — The Paris Public Library added the following items to its holdings on the CloudLibrary App in recent months. These specific items are only available when using a Paris Public Library account to log in to the app. Currently, the library owns 1250 items on the app with the Maine Download Library, providing 57,623 […]
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Summer Heat Pump Installer training offered
AUBURN — The Center for Workforce and Professional Development at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) is partnering with area employers and service providers to recruit candidates interested in completing their Heat Pump Installer Training. Information and registration for the free program are available at centralmaine.cc/workforceapply. This 40-hour course meets the Efficiency Maine Heat Pump Installer […]
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Oxford Bridge results
OXFORD — On Friday, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club met and announced the following winners: Coming in 1st place was Dick Allen of New Gloucester and Les Buzzell of Auburn; 2nd place were Nancy Farmer and Luke Merry of Norway; and 3rd place were Marta Clements of Bryant Pond and Bruce Clements of New […]
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Safe Voices promotes Austin to Executive Director
AREA — Safe Voices is happy to announce that Executive Director Elise Johansen will be succeeded by the agency’s current Director of Programs, Rebecca Austin, when Johansen steps down in June. Austin has been with the agency for 15 years, beginning first as an advocate based in Franklin County and most recently leading the programmatic […]
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Movie Review: ‘Abigail’
After last week’s heavy, serious, ultraviolent “Civil War,” I needed a movie like the lighter, sillier, also ultraviolent “Abigail.” Is this film as intelligent and thought-provoking as last week’s offering – a film that still rules the box office, by the way? No. Is this film going to leave much of an impact on popular […]
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Arts contest winners announced
POLAND — The Tri-Town Optimist Club of Mechanic Falls, Minot, and Poland held a visual arts contest with the theme of ‘Hope’. Entries were submitted for two age groups and were judged by club members at the April 25 meeting with the following winners being selected: These entries will be submitted to Optimist International […]