STATE — The Maine Community Foundation offers two funding opportunities for organizations and projects dedicated to helping Maine people access and connect to the outdoors. MaineCF’s Maine Land Protection grant program provides general support grants to organizations and projects that build strong connections between people in Maine and our land and water through land acquisition, […]
Democrat Community
Used for Advertiser Democrat content
advertisement
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Historic Scribner’s Sawmill to be open
HARRISON – The Historic Scribner’s Saw Mill and Homestead site will be open for tours on Saturday, August 20 from 1 – 4 p.m. Spend the afternoon touring the mill where you learn about the “Sash” saw used to cut lumber & how to make a barrel; view the exhibits in the Long and Exhibit […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Recovery initiative gets award to expand strategies, resources
COUNTY — The Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative (WMARI) and its consortium partners, River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition, the Larry Labonte Recovery Center, Common Ground Counseling, the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department, the Oxford Hills School District-MSAD 17, and MaineHealth/Western Maine Health (Healthy Oxford Hills), are pleased to announce that we have been selected as a […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
This n That
Suppers WATERFORD — At North Waterford Congregational Church (North Waterford, Me. Rt. 35 across from Melby’s Market) on Tuesday, July 26, from 5-6:30 p.m., a public supper will be served with baked beans, American chop suey, casseroles, salads, brown bread, rolls, beverage, and strawberry shortcake. The supper will be served buffet-style, with takeout available. Adults […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Paris library plans used book sale
PARIS — The Paris Public Library, located at 37 Market Square in Paris, is holding a used book sale on Saturday, August 27. The sale will be from 8 a.m. to noon, and will be held in the driveway between the library and the Paris Town Office. In case of bad weather, the sale will […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Final Waterford Summer breakfast set
WATERFORD — Everyone is welcome to the much-loved Waterford Summer Breakfasts. Over 500 diners have taken part in the first three breakfasts this summer. The third breakfast welcomed 165 diners and 45 volunteers. Each breakfast is exuberantly enjoyed by guests and volunteers alike. Precautions remain in place with spacing of tables and masks available. Hosted […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
NORWAY — The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 Hannah F. Richardson Tent #19, Stoneham held their monthly meeting on July 25 at the home of “sister” Carlene Gavin on the shore of Norway Lake. The Charter was draped in memory of “sister” Brenda Filer, who recently passed away. She had been […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Norway Center Church welcomes guest minister
NORWAY — The Norway Center Church welcomes guest minister Pastor Tom Beckstrom on Sunday, August 14 at 10 a.m. Tom is a retired pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church. He grew up in Upstate New York on the shores of Chautauqua Lake. He graduated from S.U.N.Y. Fredonia as an English Literature major, with an Art […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Bridgton recieves first-of-its-kind grant
BRIDGTON — The Town of Bridgton is the first in Maine to receive a Community Heart & Soul seed grant to ensure residents and stakeholders alike have an opportunity to voice their opinions, which will help shape the town’s future. Community Heart & Soul is an engagement process that strives to involve the town’s entire […]