Supper cost is donations NORWAY — The First Saturday Community Supper will take place at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Congregational Church of East Sumner, Route 219. Menu includes American chop suey, rolls, biscuits and desserts. Donations requested. There will also be raffle items. For information, call Linda at 388-2263. Blood drive was […]
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Hearing set on lowering level of Thompson Lake
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen agreed Thursday night to host a joint public hearing with the Thompson Lake Environmental Association on the need to lower the level of Thompson Lake each October to prevent spring flooding. The Dam Advisory Committee, which includes members from Casco, Oxford, Poland and Otisfield, recommended a public hearing on […]
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Jones Dance Band at Legion PARIS — Jones Dance Band will perform old-fashioned dance music from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturdays, Aug. 4, 11, 18 and 25, at the Legion Hall. The cost is $5. Historical Society sale Aug. 4 WEST PARIS — The West Paris Historical Society will have another sale on Saturday, […]
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Gertrude Hesse
NORWAY — Gertrude Elizabeth (Steele) Hesse, 107, of Oxford, formerly of Enfield, Conn., passed away at Norway Rehabilitation and Living Center on Wednesday, Aug. 1. She was born in Enfield, Conn., Jan. 11, 1905, daughter of James and Sophie (Bennett) Steele of Connecticut. She was married to Carl E. Hesse, who passed away in 1968. […]
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M. Vanderwood: Tax rate hike irresponsible
Among the factors aiding the rebuilding of the American economy is the current 15 percent tax rate on dividends — payments taken out of the profits a company makes, which are then distributed to shareholders. Dividends attract and keep more investors and their capital and, in turn, drive growth and create jobs. But that rate […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Robert E. Bryant, 44, of Minot, July 30, domestic violence assault, Maine State Police. * James T. Devlin, 31, of West Paris, July 30, cultivating marijuana, tampering with evidence and two counts of possession of scheduled drug, Maine State Police. * Jody L. Hall, […]
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Artist creates ‘In Praise of Water’
OXFORD — Nikki Millonzi is showing her paintings and artwork — inspired by our most valued resource, water — at The Maine Bookhouse. Working with the Natural Resources Council of Maine, she hopes to remind viewers of the need to protect rivers, lakes, ponds and aquifers. Millonzi said she is fascinated by water, especially the way light dances on it. […]
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Butterflies emerging WEST PARIS — A dozen active and hungry monarch butterfly caterpillars were given to the West Paris Library on July 23. They came with a lifetime supply of their food, milkweed leaves. By July 25, all but the very smallest caterpillar had entered its chrysalis stage. A monarch chrysalis looks like a pale […]