AREA — Paris Public Library and Dirigo Federal Credit Union are hosting a series of visits from children’s authors and illustrators on Wednesday afternoons this summer at the Deering Memorial Community Center. The presentations will begin at 1 p.m. The guests will be reading from their works, explaining their personal creative processes, and talking about […]
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Gingerbread House moves forward with Davis Grant, Maine Preservation
NORWAY — The Friends of the Gingerbread House are very grateful to have received a $20,000 grant from the Davis Family Foundation to help fund the restoration of the house’s historic porch. The distinctive porch, which once traversed the side of the building, will be reconstructed for one floor, using salvaged pieces of the […]
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New library nonfiction and media
Norway Memorial Library’s June 2022 New Nonfiction and AV List CDs: Lescroart, John – The Missing Piece DVDs: Adult World Agatha Raisin Season 4 The Batman Blacklight Cinderella Coda The Contractor Cyrano Death on the Nile Dog The Dry Fatherhood Father Stu The Humans I’m Your Man Licorice Pizza Luca Marry Me The Matrix: Resurrections […]
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LELT upcoming events
BRIDGTON — Loon Echo Land Trust has several events planned for the coming weeks. All LELT events are open to all and are free of charge or have a suggested donation that supports LELT’s conservation work in the Lake Region. For more information and a full calendar of events, visit LELT.org/events or call 207-647-4352. History […]
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Boothbay trip, Community Day set
OXFORD — The Oxford Rec Department is having a trip to Boothbay Harbor – Cabbage Island Clam Bake on August 9. The cost is $130 per person and includes transportation, boat trip, and lobster feed on the island. I am waiting to see if I will be getting the larger bus. If I do I […]
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County Conservation Photo Contest opens
PARIS — Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District (OCSWCD) would like to announce the 2022 Conservation Photo Contest. We are looking for your best photo related to Agriculture, Forestry, Soil & Water, or Wildlife to grace the cover of our 2022 Annual Report! A prize package of local goods will be awarded to the […]
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This n That
Breakfast BRIDGTON — The Delta Masonic Lodge Brethren will offer a Public Breakfast on July 16 from 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. in conjunction with Lovell Old Home Days. The menu will be scrambled eggs, sausages/bacon, home fries, french toast, pancakes, blueberry or plain, sausage, and gravy, with biscuits, baked beans, orange juice, and coffee. […]
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Winners of duck race’ announced
BRIDGTON — The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club hosted its 23rd annual Great Bridgton Duck Race at Stevens Brook Bridge on Main Street in Bridgton on July 4. The lucky winners were Kara Wood with first place for $500; Wells Carr with second place for $250; and Hannah Doyle (plus Hazel) for third place for […]
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Famous chicken pies for sale
HARRISON — The Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church will be selling our famous chicken pies and gravy on the third Saturday of the month until further notice. This month’s sale will be on Saturday, July 16. Orders for pies will be taken only on the morning of July 16 by calling the Church between 9 […]
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Ornithologist William Brewster subject of lecture
BETHEL—On Thursday, July 21, at 7 p.m., veteran birder Dana Duxbury-Fox will speak about her research on famed Massachusetts ornithologist William Brewster (1851-1919). Her talk will be held in the Reading Room of the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society’s O’Neil Robinson House at 10 Broad Street. Brewster, a co-founder of the American Ornithologists’ Union, […]