OXFORD — Included in the Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education Fall Catalog is the upcoming Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training. October 7 – December 19, 2024. Classes are on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 – 7 p.m. Clinicals will be in Paris and are scheduled on Thursdays from 3:30 – 8:30 p.m. Students will complete the […]
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Poets and Pizza at Alan Day Garden
NORWAY — On Friday, at 5:30, September 6, four poets will share their work at an outdoor reading at the Alan Day Community Garden at 26 Whitman Street in Norway. Each poet will read for about 20 minutes. The event is free and open to the public and will happen rain or shine. Local […]
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Maine launches immunization record app
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has partnered with a new, free, mobile application, Docket, to allow Maine people to opt in to easily, quickly, and securely access their vaccine records through their smartphones and other mobile devices. Once an individual’s identity has been verified through the Docket app, […]
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What I’ve learned
Some humanitarian aid workers and I were in a seventeen-passenger bus. We were in Kenya, traveling on a dirt road across the Tsavo Game Reserve. Suddenly the driver stopped, shifted into reverse, and backed up. “What’s wrong?” we asked. “There’s a cobra in the road,” he said. We gathered at the front of the bus […]
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Swinging’ Bears celebrate 60 years of Square Dancing
PARIS — The Swinging’ Bears Square Dance Club celebrated 60 years of dancing at the Paris Fire Department on August 10 with seven squares of dancers and many visitors watching. Former and current callers, cuers, and members were in attendance celebrating with the current club members and visiting dancers from Maine and surrounding states. The […]
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Bruce Bryant for District 19 seat!
To the Editor: I have worked with Bruce for several years and have happily committed to helping to elect him. We need his knowledge about Western Maine as well as his extensive experience serving our State. Political record: • 3 terms in the Maine House of Representatives • 4 terms in the Maine Senate […]
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Mahoosuc Art & Agriculture Tour is back
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Art & Agriculture Tour is back for its 4th year on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come support our local farms and artists. Drive to the farms to see the baby animals, enjoy special attractions such as wood-oven pizza, gluten-free baked goods, fresh produce, and barnyard […]
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Martin needed in Senate for District 19
To the Editor: Joe Martin is from Rumford. He was born in Rumford and attended Rumford schools. He went on to become an international CEO and lead companies around the world. Joe has served the greater Rumford area for many years. His conservative values and his predictable leadership abilities are highly valued by his neighbors […]
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Movie Review: ‘It Ends with Us’
I was on vacation two weekends ago, so I missed the chance to review this movie when it nearly took down “Deadpool & Wolverine” for the #1 spot at the box office. Two weeks later, the film has dropped to #3, but it still outperformed everything that opened this past weekend, not to mention racking […]
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Free movie shows how addiction impacts families
PARIS — There will be a free public showing of the film “Our American Family” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. This film shows the experience of a family working through addiction and recovery in a powerful, intimate, and unfiltered way. It clearly portrays how addiction impacts an […]