WESTBROOK — More than 275 bicyclists are heading out for a 350-mile ride across Maine. The seven-day BikeMaine ride begins on Sunday in Westbrook. Riders will stay overnight in several host communities along the way, including Norway, Gardiner and Boothbay Harbor. The trek ends Sept. 13 back in Westbrook. The ride, organized by Maine’s largest […]
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Golf: Title is gift that keeps on giving for Guenther
HEBRON — More than a month has passed since the biggest win of Leslie Guenther’s summer golf career. She has celebrated a milestone birthday. Returned to her busy life as an athletic director and coach at Hebron Academy. Yet every time she checks her phone or email, Guenther finds somebody who still wants to talk […]
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Dances set at American Legion PARIS — A dance with music by the Jones Dance Band will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 6, 13, 20 and 27, at the American Legion Hall, 12 Church St. Cost is $5. Remembrance ceremony NORWAY — The members of American Legion, Amvets, VFW and DUV […]
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Norway rec department gets grant for playground
NORWAY — The Norway Parks and Recreation Department has been awarded a $19,429 grant from New Balance Foundation to develop a playground at the Lovejoy Farm Sports Complex. Town Manager David Holt told selectmen at their Thursday night meeting that credit should go to Parks and Recreation Director Deb Partridge, who recognized that the small, […]
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BikeMaine tour arriving Sunday in Norway
NORWAY — When 350 bicyclists from across the country arrive Sunday afternoon, the tireless work of many to develop Norway into a business- and tourist-friendly community will be justified, Norway Downtown President Andrea Burns said. On Sunday, Sept. 7, 350 cyclists and 25 corporate sponsors will cycle into Norway as part of their weeklong, 340-mile […]
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Spectrum Generations receives Community Health Worker Grant
Spectrum Generations, central Maine’s Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center, in collaboration with SeniorsPlus, western Maine’s AAA and ADRC, was one of four from a diverse group of organizations to be awarded the Community Health Worker Pilot Project Grant through the Maine Centers for Disease Control. The Affordable Care Act recognizes […]
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AARP chapter to meet Sept. 8 PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chapter of AARP will meet on Monday, Sept. 8, at the First Congregational Church on East Main Street. Lunch will be served at noon and will consist of summer salads, chicken, potato and more. The cost is $6.50 and reservations are required by calling […]
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Western Maine barbershop chorus ramps up for 2014-15 season
BETHEL — Women ages 18 and older who are interested in learning to sing barbershop harmony are invited to join western Maine’s Mollyockett Chorus. It is starting back up from a summer break and three summer shows, member Jolan Ippolito of Bethel said Thursday by email. “We rehearse in Oxford and have about a 45-minute […]
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Missing Woodstock girl found safe in Norway
WOODSTOCK — A Woodstock girl who had been missing since Saturday morning was found safe, according to Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland. McCausland said that 15-year-old Kiiya M. Foster, who had been reported missing on Saturday after she left her guardians’ residence on Koskela Road, was found walking along a street early […]