NORWAY — Children and youth, ages 7 and up are invited to register for Community Children’s Theatre. Registration will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday, August 18, in the music room of the Second Congregational Church, UCC, 205 Main Street in Norway. If you plan to register your child, please email: 2ndcongomusic@gmail.com, or […]
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Grants available to support transportation programs
STATE — Grant funding for organizations and projects that provide community-based transportation, usually through volunteer drivers, is available from the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Maine Charity Foundation Fund. Eligible organizations and projects must provide transportation and/or delivery services to people with limited or no access to transportation. “Lack of access to transportation, especially in rural […]
Norway Center Church service
NORWAY — The Norway Center Church welcomes the music ministry of Don and Judy Mayberry on Sunday, August 7 at 10 a.m. The service will feature lots of music by The Mayberrys as well as the usual offerings of a service such as readings, prayers, and sermon. “Our hope is to present the message in […]
Waterford summer breakfast set
WATERFORD — Everyone is welcome to the much-loved Waterford Summer Breakfasts. They returned after 2 years of hiatus on July 4, with over 300 guests. The second breakfast was on Wednesday, July 20. Always smaller than the 4th, the second breakfast was nonetheless exuberantly enjoyed by guests and volunteers alike. Precautions were in place with […]
Come rock the night away in Norway
NORWAY — The Norway Maine Opera House is proud to announce the return of ‘Creation Completed’ for another street dance on Saturday, August 20 from 6:30-9:30, with a rain date of Friday, August 26. The dance will take place at Longley Square Park, across from the Opera House. Admission is free, but donations of any […]
Free suppers resume!
NORWAY — On Friday, August 19, The Second Congregational Church, UCC, 205 Main St. in Norway, will restart drive-through Free Suppers from 5-6 p.m. The menu will be homemade baked beans, hot dogs, coleslaw, and dessert. The monthly Free Suppers are a 14-year-old tradition at the Second Congregational Church, UCC. We frequently serve between 100-130 […]
Paris library story time set
PARIS — Paris Public Library invites you to a Saturday Storytime on August 6 at 1:30. Listen to two “Librarian’s Favorites”, You Get What You Get by Julie Gassman and Sarah Horne, and The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. A Gruffalo craft will follow. All ages are welcome.
This n That
Supper WATERFORD — A Public Supper will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 9, from 5-6:30 p.m. at North Waterford Congregational Church in North Waterford, on Rt. 35 across from Melby’s Market. On the menu is baked beans, American chop suey, casseroles, salads, brown bread, rolls, beverage, and strawberry shortcake, all served buffet-style. Takeout will also […]
Crockett Ridge erosion socks installed
NORWAY — The crew pictured here, had just installed (on July 22) erosion control “socks” on Crocket Ridge Road to help prevent erosion. The tubular socks are filled with mulch and installed on slopes where they help slow the flow of water down steep slopes, filter the water, and help reduce the entry of phosphorus […]
Otisfield Community Lunch is back!
OTISFIELD — After a nearly two-and-a-half-year hiatus, the Otisfield Community Lunch is back. Started in August of 2011 by the Social Outreach Committee, a community partnership initiated by the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, the lunch came in response to community needs assessment. The community needs assessment had been done by the church and identified […]