NORWAY — The Norway Opera House has been awarded a grant to help fund its continuing rehabilitation. The $50,000 grant is from the Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Center. It will cover engineering plans to replace roof trusses of the building and signals the start of the fourth phase of a two-decade effort to completely […]
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In Maine or in the Bronx … food shortages being met without stimulus money
HARRISON — Sandy Swett of the Harrison Food Bank has a message for rural Mainers who are receiving their stimulus funds: you don’t need to spend your money on groceries. “The stimulus was meant for people’s bills,” she said. “They should come here first and not spend it on groceries. It’s meant to keep the […]
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Otisfield food pantry open April 24
OTISFIELD — The East Otisfield Baptist Church food pantry is open the fourth Friday of every month, for Otisfield residents only. Volunteers ask what it is needed, pack a box of what is available and load it in the car trunk. The church is located at 231 Rayville Road. The next dates that the pantry […]
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Harrison students present Abraham Lincoln’s barrier-breaking legacy
HARRISON — Harrison Elementary School sixth-graders Aiden Baker and Ronan Brown are breaking barriers during this history-making spring that’s kept them out of school. Separated by social distancing, the pair is making final adjustments to a history project they began last November. The two are competing at the state level of Maine’s National History Day, […]
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Mother Nature delivers a knock-out punch of snow
A spring storm dumped more than a foot of wet, heavy snow on the region and caused widespread power outages. Images contrast the storm’s stark beauty with its destruction to rural Oxford county.
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It’s a grass roots fight against COVID-19 hardships
Since closing her martial arts school in Norway because of the public health emergency, Leisha Labonte Petrovich has turned her volunteerism into a full-time job.
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SAD 17 observes spring vacation April 20-24
PARIS — As COVID-19 continues to require schools follow distance learning programs, SAD 17 will observe its regularly scheduled spring break the week of April 20-24. “It’s important for students and teachers alike to unplug and take a break for a week,” said Superintendent Rick Colpitts. “It’s been a marathon and we have a long […]
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COVID-19 impacting SAD 17 school improvement plans
Directors debate taking on $3.5 million worth of energy, security projects.
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Health crisis inspires eco-friendly food delivery
CEBE launched a local “Spoke Folks” charter to provide free food deliveries to help locals abide by social distancing mandates.