Community meeting planned

NORWAY — Alan Day Community Garden will hold a community meeting on Sunday, November 13 from 2-4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Norway.

As the economy continues to show no new signs of life, and the era of cheap fuel draws to an end, we are all wondering what the future will look like. Locally-grown food is the future for Maine. The Alan Day Community Garden exists to help transition into a local food economy, to educate people about growing food, to strengthen community bonds, feed Maine families and improve health naturally.

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Holiday fairs

FRYEBURG — A Christmas Cupboard will be held Saturday, November 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Fryeburg New Church on 12 Oxford Street in Fryeburg. Upstairs and downstairs there will be handmade items, crafts, candy, baked goods, Christmas wreaths and white elephants. Coffee and donuts will be available while you shop. A raffle will be drawn at noon.

What is the solution to poor rental housing conditions in our community?

Certainly, we need the town to enforce and put regulations on the landlords. It's tough, because there's not a lot of money right now. It would start with the town's, and then the landlords' responsibility.

Jeff Laughton

West Paris

Hope amidst despair

AIDS HOPE — Author and Professor Susanna Grannis, left, displays a copy of her latest book, "Hope Amidst Despair" at a book-signing at Books N Things on Monday. Grannis founded the group Children Affected by HIV/AIDS, and her experiences in Africa are part of the basis for the book. "It's really hard for people to connect with children with AIDS," said Grannis. "They find it depressing. It's a downer. But we've found that there's reason for hope, and that's the story I tell."