NORWAY — Debi Irons will be dancing while Danielle Tran plays the keyboard during the annual fundraising gala. Cottage Street Creative Exchange brings dancers from around the neighborhood and the state of Maine together for an evening of music, dance, and reverie to raise money for the Globalocal non-profit. Gala favorites Cait Bushnell Catering and […]
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Extension offers free farm finance workshop
STATE — Farmers with at least five years of experience are invited to participate in a free, two-hour workshop focused on how individual financial values impact business planning, with opportunities to attend on Nov. 15, Dec. 5, and Jan. 24. Titled “Communicating about Personal Money Values,” the workshop will introduce farmers to a variety of […]
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Guest Op/Ed: Maine cannot afford to not invest in its public university infrastructure
For decades, the University of Maine System has seriously underinvested in its statewide physical plant. More than half of academic spaces and three-quarters of residence halls have not undergone real renovation since students used slide rules. Classrooms are not conducive to 21st-century workforce preparation. Research labs lack the capacity to meet industry innovation needs. And […]
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New items at Paris Library
PARIS — The Paris Public Library added the following books to its collection in September 2023. For more information, or to reserve a title, please call the Paris Public Library at 743-6994 or email [email protected]. Fiction: Mary Kay Andrews – Bright Lights, Big Christmas; Jeffrey Archer – Traitors Gate; Jennifer L. Armentrout – Soul of […]
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What I’ve learned
I like salt. How much do I like it? I sprinkle it on almost everything: vegetables, oatmeal, fruit (not just citrus and apples, but even berries, watermelon, and bananas), and, of course, on eggs and meat. If medical research is correct, my blood pressure should be higher than Mount Washington. Fortunately for me, I’m blessed […]
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Inaugural Pleasant Mt. race a success
BRIDGTON — Fifty-six runners from around New England took to the trails on Pleasant Mountain on Saturday, Oct. 7 to participate in the inaugural Pleasant Mountain Race. The 20k trail running race featured technical trails that were wet and slippery from recent rain and over 3,600 feet of elevation gain. Runners began at Pleasant Mountain […]
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Kids’ Book Review: ‘Hilde Cracks the Case: Fire! Fire!’
Hilde Cracks the Case: Fire! Fire! By Hilde and Matthew Lysiak Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff There is a new kid on the block in libraries and bookstores for early chapter book readers. Nine-year-old Hilde Lysiak is a serious newspaper reporter roaming her neighborhood to investigate strange things that are happening. She uses her observational and […]
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This n That
Halloween NORWAY — When your kiddies are downtown for the Norway Halloween event be sure to stop over to the American Legion 212 Main Street for games and goodies 2-4. If you’re really brave then you need to visit our Haunted House Stranger things upside down world. Oct. 27-28 6-9 p.m., $5. As always, all […]
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Former students at Frost Hill Country School
To the Editor: As old folks do, I recently was looking at old photos and family memorabilia and suddenly realized I may be the last person alive who got most of my education at the one-room country school at Frost Hill. The school was closed when I finished the 7th grade, which would have been […]