WESTERN MAINE — April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services has scheduled activities to honor survivors of sexual assault and to educate their community. Androscoggin County Sexual Assault Response Services is known in Androscoggin County as SACC. Events scheduled in Androscoggin County include: * Awareness activities at LA College […]
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Gallery exhibit opening tonight BETHEL — Gould Academy will host the work of Niccole Ugay at the Owen Art Gallery this spring. The show, called “Reflections of the Dreamt Self,” will open Thursday, April 5, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Ugay hails from Fullerton, Calif. She is the senior textile and graphic designer at Kellwood, […]
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Benefit supper PARIS — A benefit turkey supper will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at the South Paris Fire Station, Western Avenue. The menu will include turkey, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, squash, peas, carrots, cranberry sauce, rolls, pies and beverage. Proceeds will help Norma and Sheldon Campbell, who lost their home due to […]
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High winds cut power to thousands in region
The numbers continued to climb Monday night as high winds and falling trees limbs knocked out power throughout Androscoggin, Cumberland and Oxford counties. More than 9,000 customers were without power throughout the tri-county region as of 8:30 p.m. John Carroll, a spokesman for Central Maine Power, said a majority of the outages stemmed from high […]
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Let’s Talk About It series to focus on Irish literature
HARRISON — The Waterford Library, the Harrison Village Library and the North Bridgton Library have been selected by the Maine Humanities Council to offer “Let’s Talk About It,” a free reading and discussion group with copies of books available through the libraries. The program is provided by the Maine Humanities Council’s Harriet P. Henry Center […]
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Schools seek to merge Waterford, Harrison elementaries
PARIS — School Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Oxford Hills Board of Directors Monday night that a proposal to merge the Waterford and Harrison elementary schools to save the district about $95,000 has been approved by teachers. The plan would bus prekindergarten-through-second-grade students to the Waterford Elementary School and third-to-sixth-grade students to the Harrison Elementary […]
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Andre Villoch will perform at Village Coffee House
HARRISON — Nationally known singer-songwriter Andre Villoch will perfom in concert Wednesday, March 21, at the Village Coffee House at Bolsters Mills Village Library. Famed for his dynamic vocal range and on-stage wit and charm, Villoch is authentic, soulful and gritty. With roots in opera, pop, gospel, bluegrass and folk, he delivers melodies about life, […]
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Sunday sermon PARIS — “The 10 Commandments of Promise?” is the title of Silver Moore-Leamon’s sermon on Sunday, March 18, at the First Universalist Church, Pine Street. Music for the 10 a.m. service will be under the direction of Joyce Franklin and Sunday school under the direction of Renee Wales. Coffee and fellowship will follow […]
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Seniors enjoy March Madness lunch at Harrison
HARRISON — Seniors from town and surrounding communities recently celebrated the impending arrival of spring during the Recreation Department’s annual Senior March Madness luncheon. The event at the Fire Station began with a roast turkey dinner and all the fixings followed by bingo. Recreation Director Paula Holt said Beulah Holden was the lucky winner of […]
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Boiled dinner HARRISON — The Waterford World’s Fair will serve a boiled dinner with either ham or corned beef from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 17, at the United Parish Congregational Church, 77 Main St. The menu will also include potato, cabbage, carrots, onion rolls, drink and homemade pies for $8 for adults and […]