For a franchise that has been fairly consistent with its style of PG animated humor, the “Despicable Me” movies are kind of all over the place for me. I couldn’t stand the first one, loved the second one, thought the first “Minions” spinoff had its moments, felt the shtick was stale for the third one, […]
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Big-Band Jazz is coming to Norway
NORWAY — On Sunday, July 28, The Bridgton Jazz will perform at the Second Congregational Church, 205 Main St., Norway, from 2-4 p.m. The public is invited to delight in the sights and sounds of big-band jazz presented by these extremely talented musicians from Western Maine and Eastern New Hampshire. The members are Claudia […]
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Norway Savings names new Senior Human Resources Officer
NORWAY — Norway Savings Bank is pleased to announce that Jackie Curtis has been appointed Senior Vice President, Senior Human Resources Officer. Curtis succeeds Richelle Wallace, who recently retired after serving at NSB for over 19 years. Since her arrival as NSB’s Vice President of Human Resources in 2022, Curtis has been instrumental in […]
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Briefs
Chicken pie HARRISON — The Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church will sell our famous chicken pies and gravy on the third Saturday of the month until further notice. This month’s sale will be this Saturday, June 20. Orders for pies will be taken only on the morning of the 20th by calling the Church at […]
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Norway and Paris libraries to host Tim Caverly
PARIS — The Norway Memorial Library and Paris Public Library will be teaming up to welcome Maine author Tim Caverly for his ‘So You Think You Know Maine’ program on Tuesday, July 23 at 2 p.m. The event will take place at the Deering Memorial Community Center at 39 Main Street in South Paris. Watch […]
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4-H at Tanglewood announces full scholarship opportunity
LINCOLNVILLE, ME — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Tanglewood is currently accepting scholarship applications for youth in grades 6-8 to attend overnight summer camp for a week or a week-long Appalachian Trail trip. Session dates are July 21-26 or July 28-August 2. In addition to a full […]
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This ‘n That
Chicken Pie HARRISON — The Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church will sell our famous chicken pies and gravy on the third Saturday of the month until further notice. This month’s sale will be this Saturday, June 20. Orders for pies will be taken only on the morning of the 20th by calling the Church at […]
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What I’ve learned
What do hard times call for? If you said hard measures, you are wrong. Hard times call for silly songs. During the Great Depression and WWII, silly songs lifted people’s spirits, and few groups were sillier than the Hoosier Hot Shots. They tickled people’s funny bones when those bones were in sore need of tickling. […]
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OH Bridge results
OXFORD — On Friday, July 12, the Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club met and announced the following winners: 1st place: Teresa O’Clair of Lewiston and Michael Dixon of Auburn; 2nd place: Dick Allen of New Gloucester and Les Buzzell of Auburn; 3rd place: Nancy Farmer and Luke Merry of Norway; and 4th place: Denny Raymond […]
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Country Way All-Stars Basketball, remembered
This is an article to recognize the 50th anniversary of the Country Way All-Stars and their record-breaking 45-4 1973 Maine State Semi-Pro basketball championship season. Basketball has been essential for Mainers suffering through long, cold, and dark winters for decades. Maine basketball buffs are blessed with opportunities to see high-quality basketball in person and on […]