NORWAY — The Christ Episcopal Church will host a Blue Christmas service at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the church, 36 Paris St. For those who have experienced loss or trauma, Christmas can be a difficult time of year. The messages of joy and cheer can exacerbate the grief, depression, anger and sense […]
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Legion Christmas party is Dec. 13 RUMFORD — American Legion Auxiliary Unit 24 will have its Christmas party on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the post, 184 Congress St. Social hour starts at 5 p.m. with dinner and music to follow. A pork loin supper will be served. Music will be provided by Eric Shooter Lane […]
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Apply now for Master Gardener volunteer training
Applications are available for the 2015 University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program in Androscoggin, Sagadahoc and Oxford counties. Oxford Jan. 9 is the deadline to apply for training offered this winter and spring at the Oxford County UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road, South Paris. The first of the 14 sessions, held […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
NEW LONDON, N.H. — Jillian Jacobs of Otisfield was inducted into the Colby-Sawyer College chapter of Alpha Chi on Sunday, Oct. 19. Jacobs is a member of the class of 2016 majoring in business administration. The Alpha Chi national honor society promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students. — BEVERLY, Mass. […]
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Parking restrictions on Norway board’s radar
NORWAY — Selectmen will determine this month whether to remove the two-hour parking limit on Main Street. The town’s eight-page parking ordinance, in part, calls for a $25 fine for those who violate the 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. two-hour limit. The ordinance, which covers parking issues townwide, was enacted in 1978 by voters and […]
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Snowshoe walk at Witt Swamp NORWAY — Join the Western Foothills Land Trust at 9 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, for a one-mile snowshoe walk on the Witt Swamp Trail in Norway. Meet at the Witt Swamp trailhead on Pleasant Street, opposite Emerson Road, approximately one mile north of Main Street. Wear cleated snowshoes or cleats. […]
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Norway selectmen order barriers around damaged store
NORWAY — Selectmen have ordered that barriers be placed in front of the damaged L.F. Pike & Son store on Main Street. The temporary measure was approved at Thursday night’s board meeting. The barriers are to protect pedestrians should the large storefront windows blow out if the building collapses. Construction barrels were placed in the […]
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Public hearing to be set regarding the L.F. Pike and Son building
NORWAY — Selectmen on Thursday are expected to set a public hearing to force the immediate razing of the damaged L.F. Pike & Son store on Main Street. Town Manager David Holt said because of the public notice requirement, the hearing will not be held until at least Dec. 18. Construction barrels have been placed […]
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Ending Hunger walk to finish up Dec. 3
LISBON — Recently, the 13th annual Maine Credit Unions’ Ending Hunger Walking Tour made a stop in Lisbon, one of nine communities in Androscoggin and Oxford Counties that was visited. Brenda Davis, one of the state’s leading ending hunger advocates, has been partnering with Maine’s credit unions to coordinate the Ending Hunger Walking Tour for […]