Take action to foster better futures  BRIDGTON — Join us for free family fun! Wednesday, August 23 from 4-7 p.m. Rain or Shine at Magic Lantern Theater in Bridgton. Join us for free family fun and learning about becoming a resource family in Maine and New Hampshire. Free showing of “Minions” and “Foster” (PG 13), […]

STATE — Researchers at the University of Maine are seeking public input on browntail moth control methods.  Devin Rowe, a Ph.D. student in the lab of UMaine forest entomologist Angela Mech, and McKenna Mollner, a master’s student in the lab of UMaine economist Mariano Teisl, developed the survey to help researchers, as well as government […]

PARIS — The Paris Public Library is holding its traditional “last Saturday of July” used book sale on Saturday, July 29, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., downstairs at the Deering Memorial Community Center, which is located at 39 Main Street in Paris. The community center is across Church Street from the library. The sale […]

AREA — The Androscoggin River Watershed Council (ARWC) plans to conduct a barrier assessment in the Ellis River Watershed during the summer and fall of 2023, starting in mid to late July. The Ellis River Watershed includes portions of Andover, Rumford, and Roxbury. The purpose of the assessment is to document conditions at road crossings […]

NORWAY — The Norway Museum and Historical Society (NMHS) is hosting its next program on Tuesday, August 8 at 7 p.m. in their meeting room at 471 Main Street. Susan Denison of NMHS will talk about a few of the many social clubs from Norway’s past. Some clubs were very popular and well-known in their […]

Yard Sale PARIS — Yard sale and coffee table on Saturday, July 29 from 9-12 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 34 Buckfield Road in Paris. If it’s raining, the sale will be held inside. Please call 739-9097 with any questions.   Waterford Summer Breakfast WATERFORD — A summer breakfast will be held at the Wilkins House, […]

OXFORD — On Friday, July 21, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club announced the following winners: 1st: Dick Allen of New Gloucester and Les Buzzell of Auburn; 2nd: Janice Wolf of Oxford, New York; and Marta Clements of Bryant Pond; 3rd: Henry Deutsch of Lovell; and Mike Quinn of Otisfield; 4th; Paul Kahl of Westbrook […]

PARIS — Paris Public Library’s Summer Program, Passport to the World, invites everyone to a musical presentation by OHUG (Oxford Hill’s Ukulele Group) at the Deering Community Center on Thursday, August 10, at 2 p.m. Listen to songs that most of us are familiar with,  learn from what countries the tunes and words originated from, […]

NORWAY — The Norway Center Church welcomes guest minister Pastor Ron Blake on Sunday, July 30 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 […]