Rumford Seniors meet Nov. 20 RUMFORD — The Rumford Seniors membership meeting will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, because the regular date falls on Thanksgiving. The Board of Directors will meet at 9:30 a.m. Please note the time change. The seniors’ Christmas party will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]
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Welfare and tax reforms on minds of Oxford, Cumberland legislators
Newly elected state legislators in southern Oxford and northern Cumberland counties said they have their sights set on welfare reform, tax reform and jobs when the 127th Legislature convenes Dec. 3 in Augusta. District 19 Sen. Jim Hamper, R-Oxford, said he returns to the Senate floor with the goal of readdressing issues such as welfare […]
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The Weary Club to meet Nov. 15 NORWAY — The members and friends of The Weary Club will meet for coffee Saturday, Nov. 15, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Members and others are invited to meet at the club for coffee, doughnuts, conversation and an opportunity to look at the club’s new roof. Free community […]
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Craft fair Nov. 15 at Telstar High BETHEL — A craft fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Nov. 15, at Telstar High School cafeteria. It benefits the Telstar Alumni Association. There will be crafts, a Chinese auction and a bake sale. To rent a space or for more information, call Sally […]
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Korean War photos exhibited in Norway gallery
NORWAY — After laying dormant for nearly six decades, a curated selection of photographs from the Korean War made their debut at the Lajos Matolcsy Arts Center in September of this year. Galen Leavitt may already be known for the two days he spent photographing Marilyn Monroe, but daughter Margo Pullen long knew his legacy lay […]
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Bruce Fox, the “Ice Man,” remembered in Norway
NORWAY — A local man whose work is being called the “epitome of volunteerism,” will be honored at the Norway ice skating rink he maintained for years. Bruce W. Fox, 64, an Oxford Hills Technical School director, died unexpectedly on Oct. 30 at his home in Norway. “We lost our ice man,” Recreation Director Deb […]
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Demolition permit issued for former Norway store
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday unanimously approved issuing a demolition permit for the former L.F. Pike & Son clothing store on Main Street. “None of us takes any joy in this. I hate to see it go but in my opinion it needs to be done,” Town Manager David Holt said at […]
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Norway Opera House hall to bloom once more as arts, performance, community space
NORWAY — Plans to implement a $4 million renovation of the second-floor stage area of the 1894 Norway Opera House continue, Norway Opera House Corp. President Dennis Gray said. The goal is to create an arts, performance and community multiuse space. “We are planning on going forward and utilizing tax credits, Gray said. It will […]
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Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited to host public presentation on Nov. 13
BETHEL — The Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting its first public presentation of the 2014-2015 season at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, on the second floor of the McLaughlin Science Center at Gould Academy. President Lee Margolin, who founded the Mollyockett Chapter of Trout Unlimited in 1998, said that the program will be […]