LOVELL — The Lovell Historical Society will be hosting its eighth Historic House Tour on Sunday, August 13. Four Historic Houses will be open for the tour from 1 to 4 p.m. After all the tours have concluded, refreshments (hors d’oeuvres & cash bar) will be served at the Lodge at Pleasant Point between […]
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Summer used book sale
NORWAY — The Friends of Norway Memorial Library will sell used books on Saturday, August 12, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Gingerbread House, 500 Main Street in Norway. This sale is held outside and is weather-dependent. At this final sale of the summer, shoppers may purchase books as priced: .50 for children’s, […]
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Norway Center Church service
NORWAY — The Norway Center Church welcomes guest minister Pastor AJ Alexander on Sunday, August 13 at 10 a.m. Anna-Jean “A-J” Alexander is a Certified Lay Minister of the United Methodist Church. She is a member of the Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church in Harrison and is the Director of the Table Ministries in the […]
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Historical society to hear about hidden painting
HEBRON — “A mysterious painting hidden away in an old farmhouse near Hebron turns out to be the work of an internationally recognized artist, Mary Helen Carlisle. Free spirit and gifted painter, Ms. Carlisle studied in France, worked and traveled alone in England, The United States, and Mexico, and eventually established a studio in New […]
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Cookbook discussion planned
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library will host a cookbook discussion on Thursday, August 24, 6 – 7:30 p.m. The cookbook selected is The Blue Zones American Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 by Dan Buettner. Attendees will prepare and share a recipe from the cookbook and discuss the book and its recipes. The cookbook […]
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Norway Center Church service
NORWAY — The Norway Center Church welcomes guest minister Pastor Ron Blake on Sunday, August 6 at 10 a.m. Ron Blake was raised in Florida and retired to Maine in 2000. He was raised in the Lutheran Church because his mother was Norwegian and that was the national church of Norway. While serving in the […]
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Blacksmithing demo offered
OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Historical Society invites you to celebrate our 42nd anniversary by joining us for our last program of this year from 4-6 p.m. on Saturday, August 12. Our Program on the old fashion art of blacksmithing will be led by Ryan Adams of Bell Hill Forge. During his two-hour in-depth demonstration, Ryan […]
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Bishop celebrates 100th anniversary of Oxford church
OXFORD — Bishop Robert Deeley joined parishioners and community members for the 100th-anniversary celebration at St. Mary Church, located at 276 King Street in Oxford (pictured below), on Saturday, July 29. This special event was open to the public. The anniversary Mass, celebrated by Bishop Deeley, was held at 5:45 p.m., followed by a dinner […]
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Happy Summer from the Alan Day Community Garden
NORWAY — Everyone is cordially invited to visit the community garden. Friday Farmers’ Markets are 5-8 p.m. through August at 26 Whitman Street in Norway. There is wood-fired pizza available by donation and vendors with local fruits and vegetables and other local products for sale, and a children’s tent too. The mission of the […]
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Oxford Hills Bridge results
OXFORD — On Friday, July 28, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club declared the following winners: Placing 1st were Dick Allen of New Gloucester and Les Buzzell of Auburn; 2nd were Paul Kahl of Westbrook and Misha Tomic of Waterford; 3rd were Pam Shain of Naples and Mike Quinn of Otisfield; 4th were Georgette Jewell […]