PARIS — Despite a sizable difference in penalties and shots, Oxford Hills stayed close with Cony through the first half and into the second, twice rallying from one goal down to knot the score. Eventually, the Rams had enough. Sam Hopkins set up Brendan Surette and Jon Saban for goals 10 seconds apart late in […]
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In the churches
Confirmation, Sunday School SUMNER — Confirmation Sunday will be held on April 29 during the 9 a.m. worship service at the Congregational Church of East Sumner. The church will be honoring women at the monthly First Saturday Supper on May 5, at 5:30 p.m. The meal will include casseroles, salads and desserts. There will be […]
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Harrison VFW holding dance HARRISON — The Harrison VFW Post on the Waterford Road will have a BYOB dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, April 21. Admission is $10 per person for 21 and over. The band will be The Rockin Roadrunners playing ’50s and ’60s rock. Call Ellen at 461-4558 for more information. […]
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Stencils from Holden homestead to be displayed in Otisfield
OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Historical Society will present a program on the stencils of Moses Eaton at 7 p.m. April 26 at the Town Hall. Polly Bartow, who has a master’s degree in decorative arts, will show the work of Eaton and demonstrate some of her stenciling techniques as well. Participants will be able to […]
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Veterans raffle winner PARIS — The South Paris Maine Veterans Home Easter basket raffle was won by the Naples VFW Post 11362. They in turn donated the basket to a local church food pantry. GLBT group forming AUGUSTA — Integrity, a national organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) Episcopalians, is forming a new […]
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Forum on food sovereignty will be held April 19
NORWAY — Food Sovereignty, a public interest forum, will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Fare Share Commons, 443 Main St. The discussion will be led by Scott Vlaun of Moose Pond Arts + Ecology. A billion people are hungry. Industrially produced food is not always safe. Conventional, large-scale agriculture often degrades […]
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Richard F. Cash
BIDDEFORD — Richard Franklin Cash, 76, formerly of South Paris, died Sunday, April 1, at Southern Maine Medical Center. He was born in Buckfield, June 21, 1935, the son of Prince Harold Cash and Ethel Bumpus Cash. He attended schools in Otisfield and had been employed at C.B.Cummings for many years. He was a member […]
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V. Rogers: A difference in justice
Trayvon Martin — that there is one “justice” for whites and another for blacks is definitely true. I read recently that someone witnessed Martin and George Zimmerman fighting. I wonder why that hasn’t been brought out before? It seems to me that Martin, feeling threatened, chose a non-deadly response, if the witness is telling the […]
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Ordination held at East Otisfield Free Baptist Church
More than 100 people attended. The choir was directed by Priscilla Delehanty. Rev. Barbara Adlard said the Prayer of Invocation. Rabbi Hillel Katzir of Temple Shalom led the traditional chant of the Ashrei, Psalm 145. He has been instrumental in helping Genise understand the Jewish roots of Christianity. Frank Blauvelt read the scripture 1 Timothy […]