Rural hospitals, including Stephens Memorial, are overflowing with critically ill patients; new variant omicron is on the way. With Otisfield Community School reporting 70% of students in quarantine, administrators closed the doors Wednesday for remote learning.
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Ambulance service explores unionizing
NORWAY — A few union members not affiliated with Stephens Memorial Hospital held an informational picket on Main Street on Dec. 1, coming out on behalf of PACE Ambulance service. “Teamsters Local 340 is organizing PACE ambulance service,” said Jeff Joyce, vice president of the union. “The president of the hospital is trying to prevent […]
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Otisfield school closed due to COVID-19 infections, quarantines
Students will return to their classrooms Jan. 4.
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Overseers of the poor: Life on the farm
Municipal archives provide a wealth of information about poverty in Maine in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Overseers of the poor: Oxford letters portray the plight of town paupers
For centuries Maine communities relied on Elizabethan-era laws to determine support for poor residents and nonresidents.
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SAD 17 gains the upper hand vs. COVID-19
Staggered school start times began this week due to bus driver shortage.
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Forest classroom opens the door to learning in West Paris
A wooded hillside behind Agnes Gray Elementary School gives view of world civilizations.
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Rotarian memorialized through donation to Harrison Food Bank
Friend of the late Sheila Rollins has donated hundreds of pounds of food in her name.
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COVID-19 sweeps through SAD 17
PARIS — During the 2020-2021 school year Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris was largely COVID-free. Few students or staff spent time in quarantine. The school was only closed on one day because of the virus – and that was out of caution rather than an incident that threatened student safety. Now, that is […]
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Oxford Hills Tech students get a literal foundation to learn from
Building construction and plumbing technology students are building a residence that will be moved and sold at the end of the school year.