United Way of the Tri-Valley Area held another successful Color Me United 5K in Farmington
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Photos: Spruce Mountain students begin new year
Family and friends gathered Thursday morning to see students attending Spruce Mountain schools head off for the first day of school.
Bethel artist paints working-class heroes
WEST PARIS — Bethel artist Ava Jackson recently completed a painting of a West Paris woodworker, Nicholas Kontos, outside of his home on Route 26, and she wants locals to enjoy it. “I spent over 250 hours painting this piece over the past four months,” Jackson said. “You sit alone, late at night, working on […]
First Universalist announces September services
WEST PARIS — Sunday worship services resume at the First Universalist Church of West Paris after summer break. We’ve planned an exciting lineup of themes and speakers, including a poetry series and a concert series, both starting in September, see details below. Please join us at 9 a.m. Music will be performed by guitarist Davy […]
OCSWC Food Forest Tour in Hiram
HIRAM — Join Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District on Friday, September 20 from 3-5 p.m. for a tour of our Food Forest Project at the Tenmile River Demonstration Forest, located on the Hiram/Brownfield town line! Project Manager Michele Windsor will guide a “walk ’n talk” style tour along our new “Food Forest” trail […]
Save money with window inserts
HARRISON — Window Dressers will present information about its “Insulating, Lightweight, See-through, Removable” window inserts to Harrison residents on September 10, from 6-7 p.m. at United Parish UCC Church, 77 Main St. Harrison. Jessica Williams, executive director of WindowDressers, will discuss how they work, and how to order. There will be a Q&A time and […]
Concert announced at North Paris Homestead
WEST PARIS — North Paris Homestead, LLC invites you to join us for a concert featuring Cynthia MacLeod and Gordon Belsher. Cynthia MacLeod is one of Prince Edward Island’s finest ambassadors of traditional music, with a distinct style of fiddling that embraces both her local roots and her ancestral connection to the Scottish highlands. Since […]
What I’ve learned
In 2009, a writer took information from a government report and wrote about it, calling it “this grim statistic.” Her article was referenced time and again on website after website. Some places began citing, not that first article, but articles that had been written about it, getting further and further away from the original source. […]
Free website development courses
STATE — New Ventures Maine is offering an online class this fall, Build Your Business Website, designed to empower small business owners to create a website that fits their business model. The class will be free for participants and is made possible through Empower by GoDaddy in partnership with New Ventures Maine. Build Your Business […]
SeniorsPlus announces September classes
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus will offer the following classes in September. Classes are held in person at its Lewiston, Wilton, or Norway locations; online; or hybrid. Class locations are 8 Falcon Road, Lewiston; 9 Marston St., Norway; and 284 Main St., Suite 100, Wilton. Classes are free unless noted. Locations are fully accessible. Hearing assistive equipment […]