NORWAY — The Town of Norway proudly invites the public to tour the newly completed Highway Garage located at the end of Grove Street in Norway. The Chamber of Commerce will host a Business After Hours from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 14. Networking among Town officials and business people in a relaxed […]
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Quilters donate ‘HUGS’ to Cancer Resource Center
NORWAY — The Cross Country Quilters of Bethel recently stopped by the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine (CRCofWM) with fourteen “HUGS,” quilted shawls designed especially for patients undergoing chemotherapy. Each HUG is unique and all have inside pockets and warm linings which will keep a patient warm during the many hours that chemotherapy often requires.
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Native seeds workshop offered
PARIS — Did you know that now is the best time to plant many varieties of native seeds? Get your hands dirty with Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District on Friday, November 5 from 3-4 p.m. during our interactive webinar “Grow Native: Native Plants and Winter Seeding”. Learn about the importance of native plants […]
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Otisfield Historical Society program
OTISFIELD — On Saturday, October 16, the Otisfield Historical Society is sponsoring a guided tour of Elmwood Cemetery, located opposite the Free Baptist Church on the Rayville Road. Come meet our own astronomer, Professor Holden, who was born in 1816 and discovered that the earth is flat and stationary, and that the sun and moon […]
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Ladies’ Weekend Out is On!
BRIDGTON — Mark your calendar, round up your besties, and shop Bridgton’s town-wide event on the weekend of November 20 & 21 (the weekend before T-giving). Bridgton’s Ladies’ Weekend Out is bigger, better, and more diverse than ever – 31 restaurants and retailers scattered about Bridgton’s downtown are welcoming visitors with enticing discounts, drawings, gifts, […]
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Extensions offer webinar on holiday decorations
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar about creating winter holiday decorations from available natural materials from 6–7:15 p.m. on Nov. 1. “Tips and Tipping for Long-Lasting Holiday Decorations” will show how to harvest and handle evergreens, and how to create both traditional and […]
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Humanities programs offered
WEST PARIS — West Paris Public Library has been awarded a five-book reading and discussion program, “Re-imagining the American Family” sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council, beginning Thursday, October 21, at 6 p.m., on Zoom. Our discussion facilitator is librarian Jennifer Lance. This series offers a compilation of memoirs by contemporary American writers who imaginatively […]
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Emergency blood, platelet shortage
PORTLAND — The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood and platelet shortage and must collect 10,000 additional blood products each week over the next month for the blood supply to recover and meet hospital and patient needs. Donors of all blood types – especially type O – and platelet donors are urged to […]
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This n That
Parade HEBRON — Beth Francis will explain the production process of the town history panels displayed in the Maine Bicentennial parade, interesting things she may have discovered in the process, and the choosing of their permanent locations, for the future benefit of the town’s citizens. She will address the Historical Society at the town office, […]
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Rotary roadside cleanup
AREA — The Rotary Club of Oxford Hills recently did a roadside cleanup of Route 117 in Norway, aka The Lake Road, as part of a District 7780 Day of Service for the Environment, our Ocean, Lake, and River cleanup. Every Club was invited to organize an ocean, lake, or river cleanup in their community. […]