To the Editor: Senator Rick Bennett (R-Oxford) today released the following statement: ‘Yesterday, a lawsuit filed by State Representative Jane Pringle and four other Maine voters seeks to stop the recent campaign finance reform law, Question 2 on last month’s ballot, enacted with an unprecedented 86% support of Maine voters. ‘The newly enacted law bans […]
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Library’s new nonfiction and AV list
NORWAY — Norway Memorial Library’s updated Nonfiction and AV List, as of November 2023, includes the following: Biography: Graydon, Samuel – Einstein in Time and Space: A Life in 99 Particles Hutchinson, Cassidy – Enough Land, Stephanie – Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education Lewis, Michael – Going Infinite: The Rise and […]
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Mountain Valley Rec Basketball
The second week of the Mountain Valley Rec Basketball League was completed on Sunday 12/10/23 with a couple of competitive games and a couple of lopsided victories. There is also a surprising eerie shakeup change on top of the standings. Game 1 at MVHS saw Hotel Rumford (2-0) hand an early season loss to Smart […]
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Christmas Services
No. Waterford North Waterford Congregational Church will hold a Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m. on Dec. 24. At the North Waterford Congregational Church, 15 Irving Green Rd. in Waterford. There will be no morning service that day or on Dec. 31. For more information, call Milly Millett at 207-583-2822.
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Toy Drive successful
OXFORD — Oxford Director of Oxford County United Bikers of Maine, Patrick White, and club member Mike Lheureux met recently with Rightstart Christmas for Kids Chairperson, Janis Hutchins, and Christmas for Teens Chairperson, Carol West to donate toys and gifts from their annual toy drives. UB of ME helps support programs that help children and […]
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Births
Octavia May Best WEST PARIS — Shelbi and Steven Best of West Paris are pleased to announce the arrival of a daughter, Octavia May Best, born at 8:27 a.m. on December 14, 2023, at Stephens Memorial Hospital, weighing 8 pounds 15 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Toby and Shari Whitman of West Paris. Zoe Sadielee Facey […]
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Are we as wise as the wind?
To the Editor: I’ve been sailing boats since I was 16 years old. I volunteered to take Midshipmen on their offshore cruise from Annapolis to St John’s twice. I know the power and simplicity of wind. Offshore wind power is a significant component of the future domestic and international energy supply. It’s clean, plentiful, easy […]
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Backyard Reflections
For Love of Partridgeberry Whenever I am in the forest lowlands during the spring, summer, or fall, I seek out partridgeberry, one of my favorite Earth-loving creepers. Each leaf is oval to round, painted a deep forest green, and if the vine is moved gently, thread-like rootlets can be seen running along the surface of […]
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Therapy dog to visit teens at library
NORWAY — The Norway Memorial Library teen room will host Buck, a therapy dog, on Tuesdays, January 9 and 23, 2024. These visits will last from 2-3 p.m. Teens ages 12-18 are invited to spend quiet time petting and relaxing with the dog. Norway Memorial Library is located at 258 Main Street in Norway. The […]
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Do you have room in your heart?
Ladies and gentlemen, after what feels like forever, our beautiful “Brandy” is ready for adoption! She came to us back in October of 2022. She is approximately two years old and very full of love and affection. Good with other cats, she would be happy as an only cat as well. Brandy has a small […]