WATERFORD — The Waterford Library, 663 Waterford Road, routes 35 and 37, will hold a free program, “The Inward Garden” or What’s the Big Idea? at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 26, as part of the Sheena Fraser Garden annual lecture series. Focusing on design ideas in Julie Messervey’s best selling book, “The Inward Garden,” Robert Spencer, […]
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Oxford County United Parish service schedule announced
The schedule for Sunday church services for the Oxford County United Parish, North Waterford and East Stoneham churches, is as follows: July 15: 10 a.m. at North Waterford Church on Route 35 opposite Melby’s Eatery. July 22: 9:30 a.m. at the Waterford World’s Fair. July 29: Hymn Sing at 9:30 a.m. at the Waterford Flat Congregational […]
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Waterford breakfasts start
The kickoff to the 65th season of Waterford Summer Breakfasts gets underway on Wednesday, July 4 at the Wilkins Community House at the foot of Plummer Hill Road, next to the Waterford Congregational Church. Breakfast of freshly baked muffins, eggs, pancakes, donut holes, coffee, tea, orange juice and real Maine Maple Syrup will be served […]
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Waterford camp burned
Waterford Fire Department members hose down a camp on Keoka Lake in South Waterford on Sunday evening. Fire Chief Adrien Morin said no one was at the Hamlin camp when flames were spotted by neighbors. The scene was across from the town garage on Routes 35/37. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause, […]
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Norway community garden goes high-tech
Earl Morse, left, and George Gallant install an Arduino in the shed Tuesday afternoon at the Alan Day Community Garden in Norway. Morse said an Arduino is an open-source microprocessor, or minicomputer, that allows those working the garden to automate when plants are watered or when air is vented into the greenhouses. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Music series to debut June 10 in Waterford
WATERFORD — Waterford Congregational Church is launching a new music series called “Sharps on the Flat” at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, June 10. Two groups will be featured — Vocal Solution, an eight-member a cappella group founded and based in the Oxford Hills area, and OHUG, Oxford Hills Ukulele Group. The concert will be held in […]
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Waterford Library Book Group announces upcoming titles
WATERFORD — Those who enjoy reading and talking about the books and looking for new recommendations may join the Waterford Library Book Group. New participants always welcome. Meeting once a month at the library on the fourth Wednesday of each month (the third Wednesday in November) at 10 a.m. for an hour and a half […]
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After 40 years an innkeeper, guests feel like friends
WATERFORD — Barbara Vanderzanden and her mother, Rosalie, were two New Jersey schoolteachers looking to upend their lives and start something new. After scouting New England, three rooms into the tour, they knew the old 1825 Chadbourne homestead was the place to do it. Two months after converting it into an inn, they opened for […]
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Pond construction, trout stocking workshop slated
WATERFORD — A Private Pond Construction and Trout Stocking Workshop will be held Saturday, April 14, at the Waterford Municipal Building, 366 Valley Road. Beginning at 9 a.m. Candace Gilpatric, Natural Resource Conservation Service Agricultural Engineer, will lead a workshop on Ponds — Planning, Design and Construction. Some of the topics covered will include water […]
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Rec programs offering trip to Red Sox game
WATERFORD —Waterford Recreation Director Jasmine Merrill has announced that the Waterford, Harrison and Bridgton Sports & Recreation programs will offer a community field trip to Fenway Park in Boston to see the Red Sox play against the Tampa Bay Rays. The event is set for Sunday, April 29. The game starts at 1:05 p.m. Seating […]