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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
Historical society president on a mission to preserve veterans’ gravestones in Hebron
Jim MacDonald found many stones in Hebron's 14 cemeteries were in poor condition and set himself a lofty goal.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
Pigeon Hill School relocated in Oxford, fulfilling a wish by a former student
Oxford's last standing one-room schoolhouse, built in 1867, is being restored by the Oxford Historical Society for use as a living history exhibit.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Rattlesnakes in Maine: The monster, the myth, the medicine
Unsurprisingly, the history is intertwined with mythic lore, persistently fed by generations of hardy yet suspicious settlers and their descendants.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Oxford Hills seniors complete projects for 1st time since pandemic
Senior project is a yearlong independent study program that combines community service with public speaking.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
Recovery Center open house draws political support
Supporters of the Western Maine Addiction Recover Initiative are joined by Gov. Janet Mills, State Sen. Rick Bennett and representatives of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, U.S. Sen. Angus King and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden to celebrate the opening of Oxford county's second addiction recovery center in Norway.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
Polly’s Variety now home to food pantry
The new location will provide cold storage and more efficient drive-through for clients.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
Otisfield students produce living history reenactment
Otisfield Elementary School teacher Pamela Marshall's fifth-grade class recently brought American history alive with a reenactment of the Continental Army's experience at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.
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PublishedApril 20, 2023
Oxford Hills senior charts a career with Maine Warden Service
About to complete his third year in Oxford Hills Technical School's law enforcement program, senior Emmett Hand is building experience that promotes the outdoors, earning key certifications and embarking on two years of community college. Post-college he plans to join the Maine Warden Service.
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PublishedApril 20, 2023
Norway’s historic Roberts Farm given new life
The historic structure provides for the local economy and community, 200 years after it was first built.
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PublishedApril 20, 2023
West Paris students help lobby for outdoor education
Two Agnes Gray students accompanied the school's Outdoor Education Coordinator Sarah Timm to the Maine State House in Augusta to promote outdoor education for all Maine students.
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