BETHEL — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. The Mahoosuc Community Band has been practicing Christmas music since September. The Christmas Concert is Sunday, December 11, at 4 p.m. at Gould Academy’s Bingham Auditorium. The snowdate is Monday, December 12 at 7 p.m. Mahoosuc Community Band is joined with Gould Academy music students […]
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Horticulture apprentice program seeks hosts
STATE — Businesses and organizations interested in hosting a Maine Horticulture Apprentice are encouraged to sign up on the University of Maine Cooperative Extension website. The Maine Horticulture Apprentice Training is a three-part, comprehensive curriculum designed to supply learners with a foundational horticulture education suitable for skilled entry-level positions in the horticulture industry. Developed with […]
First Universalist Church of West Paris Christmas Ukulele Concert
WEST PARIS — On Sunday, December 4 at 2 p.m., the First Universalist Church of West Paris will host the Oxford County Ukulele Group Christmas Sing-a-long concert. In addition to the ukuleles, a percussionist has joined the group to add to the fun. There is no charge for the Sing-a-long, but donations to help with […]
Free WiFi Service in downtown Norway
NORWAY — Norway residents, shoppers in the downtown, and visitors have access to new free, public access WiFi internet service at Longley Square on Main Street in downtown Norway. This service is the result of a multi-organization partnership involving the Town of Norway, Norway Downtown and Lakeside Norway plus Community Concepts Finance Corporation, its contractor […]
Martin and Giving Tuesday
PARIS — Responsible Pet Care Shelter & Adoption asks for your support for this year’s worldwide non-profit “Giving Tuesday” on November 29. President Shirley Boyce states that “RPC” has again set a goal of $10,000 for this fundraising event to meet the needs of the ever rising numbers of animals coming into the shelter. With […]
Cancer Resource Ctr. November activities
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, (CRCofWM) located at 59 Winter Street, Norway, on the Stephens Memorial Hospital campus, announces their schedule of free in-person and virtual classes and activities for the month of November. They do ask participants of in-person classes to please wear a mask. Anyone impacted by cancer (cancer […]
Holiday help in the Hills
Thanksgiving meals St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic Church, 32 Paris St., Norway, will be serving a Free Thanksgiving Dinner at 12 noon for anyone who would like to come. This is a sit down meal served family style. Reservations and deliveries to the home bound are available by calling the office at 743-2606. Daddy O’s […]
Library offers new fiction list
NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library has released its October new fiction book list: Fiction Acampora, Lauren – The Hundred Waters Allen, Sarah Addison – Other Birds Ashley, Allison – Would You Rather Barrett, Andrea – Natural History: Stories Barry, Amy – Kit McBride Gets a Wife Bayard, Louis – The Pale Blue Eye Benn, […]
USDA reminds county farmers to vote
Paris — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started mailing ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the Oxford County FSA office or postmarked by Dec. 5, 2022. “FSA county committee members provide valuable knowledge […]