Flea market, bake sale March 16 LOVELL — A flea market and bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Lovell United Church of Christ, Route 5, Center Lovell. There will be lunch, baked goods, crafts, flea market items, antiques and furniture. For table rental or information, contact […]
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Otisfield town house move expected soon
OTISFIELD — The Old Town House may be moved back onto a foundation this week. Henry Hamilton, president of the Otisfield Historical Society, said if road conditions are good, the building will be moved Thursday. The 1905 building on Bell Hill Road was moved to the side several weeks ago to have a foundation poured. […]
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Church plans public supper SUMNER — A community supper at the Congregational Church of East Sumner will take place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2. The menu will include chicken and gravy on biscuits. Donations. For more information call 388-2263. Church sermon on body image NORWAY — Join the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Norway […]
Otisfield Town House moved aside for foundation
OTISFIELD — A major hurdle has been accomplished in the Otisfield Historical Society’s attempts to renovate the historic Otisfield Town House. Society President Henry Hamilton said the 1905 building was recently raised using wood cribbing and steel beams in preparation for moving it aside for a new foundation. He called it “a big step” in […]
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Food Pantry is open Friday OTISFIELD — The Food Pantry will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, Rayville Road. The pantry is open on the fourth Friday of every month. For more information, call 539-4619. Ski talk, slide show at church BETHEL — West Parish […]
Car hits tree, rolls over in Otisfield
OTISFIELD — Slushy roads and over-correction caused a rollover on Route 121 that sent one person to the hospital Sunday afternoon. According to Oxford County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Nate Bowie, Dorothy Brooks, 57, of Casco was traveling southbound on Route 121 at 3:08 p.m. Sunday when she saw an oncoming vehicle. Bowie said Brooks attempted […]
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ONEONTA, N.Y. — The following area students have been named to the fall term dean’s list at Hartwick College. Ashley Hunt of Naples, daughter of Barbara and Darryl Hunt. Hunt, a senior, is majoring in biology and anthropology. Jennifer Foss of Livermore, daughter of Glen Foss and Sandra Foss. Foss, a first-year student, is majoring in anthropology. […]
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Legion supper info updated PARIS — A public supper and dance will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Foster-Carroll American Legion Hall. The Auxiliary will serve a ham dinner from 5 to 6 p.m. Music will be provided by the Jones Band from 7 to 10 p.m. Dinner is $8 for adults, $4 for […]
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BRUNSWICK — The following students of the Brunswick Maine Center for Continuing Education of Southern New Hampshire University have been recognized for academic achievement for terms in fall 2012. President’s list: Chamberlin Baerd, Lewiston; Marilyn Brinnick, New Gloucester; Cynthia Brown, Oxford; Dale Erdmann, Topsham; Nickole Leveille, Topsham; Kevin O’Banyel, Monmouth; Jeffrey Parent, Lisbon; Nissa Spaulding, […]
Court rules against two plaintiffs in cellular tower case in Otisfield
OTISFIELD — Oxford County Superior Court has ruled that The Friends of Scribner Hill and plaintiff John Poto have no legal standing to force a reconsideration of the Otisfield Planning Board’s approval of a cell tower. The ruling leaves three remaining plaintiffs active in the case. A little more than a year after the Planning […]