STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online class using an electric pressure cooker for winter holiday dishes from 6–7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18. Cooking for the Holidays with an Electric Pressure Cooker is a cook-along webinar that will feature bread stuffing and pumpkin pie. Participants can select a recipe to make, […]
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Hebron Society hears history of maple syrup production
HEBRON — Historical society vice president Robert Swift detailed the suspected origins of maple syrup production, beginning with native Indians and early settlers. Through local historical documentation, he provided the estimated annual production of numerous Hebron families. As most farms had maple trees it was common practice for families to boil down their own syrup. […]
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Extension creates edible gifts in Nov. 9 webinar
STATE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about preparing edible holiday gifts from noon–12:45 p.m. Nov. 9. Topics include cost-effective ways to make holiday gifts, food safety tips for giving food as gifts and using Maine foods in soup and baking mixes, as well as preserved foods. Recipes will be prepared […]
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November at Cancer Resource Center
NORWAY — The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine, (CRCofWM) located at 59 Winter Street, Norway, on the Stephens Memorial Hospital campus, announces its schedule of in-person and virtual classes and activities for the month of November. Anyone impacted by cancer (cancer survivors and caregivers) can participate. If you are new to the CRCofWM, please […]
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Waterford hires Rec Director, Community Coordinator
WATERFORD — The Town of Waterford is pleased to announce and welcome both a new Recreation Director and a Community Coordinator. The Board of Selectmen is enthusiastic that these new roles will bring much-needed activities and support resources to residents of all ages in the Town of Waterford. The Recreation Director role has been filled […]
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Heywood Club’s Lights of Love
NORWAY — The Heywood Club will again be setting up a Christmas tree at the Club House on the front lawn at the 4 corners of the Crockett Ridge Rd. to raise money for our building fund, to help maintain our building. A little history of the club: It was started in 1903 by a […]
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Elmwood Cemetery OTISIFELD — Annual Meeting of The Elmwood Cemetery Association will be held at the East Otisfield Baptist Church on Saturday, November 6 at 1:30 p.m. Halloween NORWAY — On Friday, October 29 at 5 p.m., after the Norway Downtown Trick or Treat Event, children of all ages and their grown-ups are invited to […]
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Giant fall closeout sale
NORWAY — Second Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 205 Main Street, Norway will be holding a Giant Closeout Indoor Yard sale on Saturday, November 6 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. This will be the final sale of the 2021 season. Every item will be deeply discounted and the church will provide bags, which may be […]
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Cancer Resource Center cancels signature fundraiser
NORWAY — The Board of the Cancer Resource Center of Western (CRCofWM) announced that it has canceled the 2021 Turkey Trot 4 Hope 4K Run/Walk, their annual signature fundraiser, due to the volatility of the recent COVID-19 variant surge and precautionary measures needed to keep cancer patients, adults, and children safe. “Funds raised from this […]
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Norway awarded MMA safety grant
NORWAY — Officials for the Town of Norway are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a Safety Enhancement Grant by the Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund in the amount of $1,171.09. This is a 2 to 1 match for the purchase of safety vests and LED safety road flare lights, which are […]