PARIS — A few more details have begun to emerge about the somewhat mysterious Bernard McLaughlin as volunteers and staff at McLaughlin Garden begin to embark on their new oral history project, “People Past and Present at the McLaughlin Garden & Homestead.” On Aug. 4, Pauleena MacDougall, the director of the Maine Folklife Center, traveled to […]
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Foothills Food Fest in Norway promises something for everyone … especially mooers and crowers
NORWAY — Food and farming and culture, oh my! At least that’s what the organizers of the first-ever Foothills Food Festival hope attendees will exclaim when they visit the event this weekend. The festival is set from 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, in downtown Norway. Many of the events will take place in […]
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Homesteading workshops at Alan Day Community Garden in Norway this weekend
By Christopher Crosby NORWAY — Seed saving? Scything? Solar power? Community Roots has the answer. The local agricultural group is teaching farm and homesteading skills through free demonstrations from practitioners at the Alan Day Community Garden this weekend. Founder Christopher Easton said the workshops target people with a backyard who don’t quite know what to do […]
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SAD 17 part of Summer Melt pilot
By A.M. Sheehan OXFORD HILLS — Summer Melt. No it’s not a dripping ice cream cone on a hot day. It is a phenomenon educators call the summer melt when high school graduates who plan to go to college never make it. The term has been long used by college admissions offices, according to the Harvard University Center […]
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Inspiration from the ordinary … young writers explore Norway and Paris
OXFORD HILLS — Brandi Farnum whips out her cellphone from her jean shorts pocket and pulls up a photo she took at the Norway Veterans Memorial, dragging her finger across the screen as she reads the name, “Ellsworth G. Farnum.” Farnum, who’s entering ninth grade next month, has stopped in the Advertiser Democrat office with four […]
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Oxford County prepares for major improvements at airport
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — County Commissioners have been awarded a $180,000 Federal Aviation Administration grant to update the county airport 13-year old Master Plan. The award will allow Oxford County to open up its nearly $500,000 reserve fund to begin major improvements to the airport once the Master Plan update is completed in about […]
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Paris selectmen to hire new town manager
PARIS — After seven months without a town manager and two interim town managers later, selectmen will vote on a permanent replacement at their Monday, July 25 meeting, according to two selectmen. Selectmen Chairman Mike Risica confirmed Thursday, July 21, the board will vote on a new town manager on Monday. Selectman Vic Hodgkins announced publicly […]
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Ari’s Pizza in Norway staying open
NORWAY — When Ari’s Pizza and Subs abruptly closed its doors after 29 years in business on Friday, July 15, many in the greater Norway community were shocked and saddened to hear the news. After a tremendous outpouring of support from the community, owner Chris Farrar and his wife, Josee, decided to reopen the Main […]
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Oxford Plains Speedway, dragway opt for ‘in-house’ rescue coverage
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — After decades of working together, Oxford Rescue will no longer be providing coverage for the Oxford Plains Speedway and the Oxford Plains Dragway, but owners of both race tracks say they have put in place an emergency personnel plan that will provide race drivers and fans with a safe experience. […]
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Hampton Inn build in Oxford to be finished by summer’s end
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — Completion of the Hampton Inn on Route 26 is set for the end of the summer despite an on site union rally held last week to protest hiring practices of a project subcontractor and delays caused when a project framing company had to be replaced and by occasional depletion of […]