Paris Maine
Library to offer movies, discussion for teens
NORWAY — The Teen Services Department of Norway Memorial Library and R.E.A.C.H. in South Paris will bring two movies and discussions to teens. The discussions will be facilitated by Molly Nelson of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services. “The Other Sister” will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. Following the movie, Nelson will […]
Program for kids kicks off this week
PARIS — The L.O.O.K Program (Learning Opportunities for Our Kids) has been serving children in the Oxford Hills every summer for more than 20 years. This year, it will run during the weeks of July 15-19 and July 22-26, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. Teachers of all sorts are preparing to teach week-long […]
Retired French teacher recalls exchange trips between Oxford Hills and Lac-Megantic
PARIS — The high school where more than a dozen Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School students were welcomed in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, in the 1990s has become a Red Cross shelter for thousands after a deadly train derailment last weekend. For about five years in the 1990s, some 15 French-language students from Oxford Hills and English-language […]
Vacation Bible School offers variety of programs
PARIS — The First Congregational Church of South Paris offers Vacation Bible School. VBS is open and available to any child ages 4-12, free of charge. The 2013 VBS program, “God’s Backyard,” continues the church’s Sunday school focus of serving others. Children get involved in “campfire circle” discussions, Bible stories, skits and games. They make […]
Area residents graduate from Colby College
WATERVILLE — Area residents were among 502 seniors who graduated from Colby College on May 26, receiving bachelor of arts degrees at the bicentennial-year commencement. Brittney N. Bell of Poland, the daughter of Nancy Bell of Poland, majored in biology and is a graduate of Poland Regional High School. Makayla K. Brown of Carrabassett Valley, […]
Well done – Students named to dean’s lists
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield College has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the spring 2013 term. Timothy Andrews of Farmington, studying athletic training. Jordan Hersom of Turner, studying movement and sport studies. Michael Castonguay of Livermore, studying health science/pre-physical therapy. — CANTON, N.Y. — The following students have […]
University of Maine at Augusta dean’s list
AUGUSTA — Students at the University of Maine at Augusta who earned the dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester have been announced by Provost Joseph Szakas. Androscoggin Auburn: Anya Devoe Frahm, Stacie Gooldrup, Robert Kilgore. Leeds: Matthew Wise, Heather-Lyn Worth. Lewiston: Zachariah Beagle, Miranda Dixon, Cameron Lopez, Arika Olsen, Nicholas Whitmore. Lisbon: Libby Poulin. […]
Proposed PE curriculum in SAD 17 emphasizes fitness, not sports
PARIS — Physical education in SAD 17 will undergo a radical change, if a new curriculum developed by the district’s PE department is approved by the School Board next fall. Long gone are the days of dodging rubber balls and climbing ropes in school gymnasiums. Now, the focus is on physical fitness and giving students […]
SeniorsPlus holding focus group for Oxford County
PARIS — SeniorsPlus announces plans to host a focus group in Oxford County from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at the Veterans’ Home in South Paris, to discuss aging services in rural Maine. This is one of two focus groups the agency plans to hold in order to assess the needs of “younger older” adults […]