Harrison selectmen will ask voters to approve changes to the Mass Gathering Ordinance in June.
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Christmas and kindness go hand in hand for Piper
HARRISON – Christmas Angels come in all forms in Harrison and this year residents, young and old, gathered at the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on November 28 to watch as Santa sprinkled seven-year-old Piper Cleveland with his magic dust as she touched the tree to light it. The Harrison Elementary School first-grade student, was […]
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Church program seeks donations of children's winter boots
HARRISON — Papa’s Boots is a mission from the Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church. The mission was formed in the memory of Bruno Leino. Leino was one of 14 children of Finnish immigrants, a WWII veteran, husband of 61 years and father of five who always said at Christmas as he gazed at all the […]
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Teens injured in Harrison car crash
A 16-year-old Harrison girl was airlifted to a hospital after she lost control of her car and struck a tree Thursday afternoon. Police say the teen was driving a Toyota Rav4 south on Summit Road in Harrison around 3:20 p.m. when she lost control of the car, which went off the right side of the […]
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Harrison voters OK law to share animal officer
HARRISON — Voters approved an ordinance Tuesday to share an animal control officer with neighboring Bridgton. The vote was 1,008 to 207. Selectmen were authorized to enter into a three-year agreement for joint funding of salary, benefits and expenses for the officer. Town officials have said it is challenging to find someone with a flexible […]
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Voters to approve three amendments, OK new ordinance Tuesday
HARRISON — Voters will be asked to approve amendments to three town ordinances and OK a new ordinance to create a Interlocal Agreement that will allow a shared animal control officer with Bridgton. Voters will act on the local referendums at the November 6 General and Referendum Election on a separate municipal ballot. Voting will take […]
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'3-T' auction to benefit Papa's Boots
HARRISON — The Bolsters Mills United Methodist Church will hold an auction of homemade foods, handmade crafts and household treasures Saturday, Oct. 27, to provide area children who need winter boots. A free meal of beans, hot dogs, coleslaw and bread will be served at 5 p.m. The 3-T auction — Talents, Treasures and Treats […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Officials ask for help to find Waterford man
WATERFORD — Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies and state game wardens are asking for the public’s help in locating a Waterford man who has been missing for more than a week. Warden Service Cpl. John MacDonald is asking Waterford, Stoneham and Harrison area hunters for help in finding Ricky Howard, 49, of 440 Norway Road. Howard […]
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Harrison auxiliary holds last fundraiser
HARRISON — The last fundraiser for the Ronald G. St. John VFW Ladies Auxiliary will help pay to send 44 Maine veterans to Washington D.C. to experience their National Memorial through the Honor Flight Maine program. It is a bittersweet moment for the organization that will dissolve in December after 50 years of service. “The ladies […]
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Boxberry School adds sustainability curriculum
HARRISON — The Boxberry School is utilizing a new curriculum framework this year as staff work toward educating for sustainability. Seal Rossignol, administrative coordinator for the school, attended a weeklong summer institute at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, Vermont, in July. She received training in understanding the tenets of educating for sustainability, which include place-based education, project […]