NORWAY — The Maine Dragon Boat Club will team up with the Cancer Resource Center of Maine in October to promote breast cancer awareness. On Saturday, October 7, from 1-3 p.m., the public is invited to gather at Lakeside Norway’s boat dock, 61 Lake Road, Norway, to ‘paddle for a purpose’ and ‘slay the dragon’ […]
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Students explore careers at Sunday River
NEWRY — On Thursday, September 21, the Maine Tourism Association (MTA) and Sunday River hosted 175 students from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Buckfield Junior – Senior High School in Buckfield, and Telstar High School in Bethel. Throughout their visit, students were grouped together for a guided tour of Sunday River, immersing themselves in […]
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Community astronomy event at library
WEST PARIS — West Paris Public Library will host ‘Star Party.’ a free astronomy evening for all ages on Saturday, October 14. We are thrilled to welcome Rick Chase of Waterford and Terry Robinson of Paris as our facilitators. Terry and Rick have observed and offered programs at the Twitchell Observatory, now located at Robert’s […]
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Green Burial BETHEL — Green Burial? Is it a good thing? What is it? Senior College is sponsoring a presentation by Chuck Lakin, who is a very knowledgeable source of information on this subject. Chuck is fun to listen to, but serious about the subject of Green Burials. He cares and can answer almost any […]
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September Derby winners
WEST PARIS — The West Paris Downhill Derby held its last race of the season on Saturday, September 9. The winners of the race were Sawyer Bisson – third place; Steven McCann – first place; and Liam Preo – second place. If your child is interested in racing next year, racing is free to any […]
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Kids’ Book Review: ‘The Baddies’
The Baddies Written by Julia Donaldson; Illustrated by Axel Scheffler If you are a fan … or not … of ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘Room on a Broom’, you will likely like ‘The Baddies’, newly published in July of 2023, and written by the same author and illustrated by the same illustrator. The tale is written […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
And now some thoughts from our adolescent adoptable, Boris: Yo, peeps! So, I was straight-up lost one day, and I ended up at this dope shelter, yo. Now, I’m on the hunt for some fresh new digs, ya dig? The name’s Boris and I’m one hecka handsome doggo with the fluffiest hair you could ever […]
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Green burials
To the Editor: Ever since I was a young person, I told people that when I grew up I wanted to be a conservationist. Living here with my husband for over 45 years has given me many opportunities to be involved with conserving beautiful land, most recently Buck’s Ledge Community Forest. Now, as I am […]
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Land trust’s fall schedule set
NORWAY — As the vibrant foliage of autumn begins to blanket the western Maine landscape, there’s no better time to embrace the great outdoors and nourish both body and soul. This fall, Western Foothills Land Trust is offering a variety of wonderful opportunities to prioritize our well-being. Amidst the crisp, invigorating air and the […]
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Ladies’ association presents check
NORWAY — The Norway Country Club Ladies Golf Association recently presented a check for over $18,500, the proceeds from the Drive Out Cancer Golf Tournament held in August, to Diane Madden, Executive Director of the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine. The 10th Annual Drive Out Cancer Tournament, organized by the NCC Ladies Association was […]