Mon, May 20, 2013

Community

  • Auburn Police providing crime mapping to the public

    AUBURN — The City of Auburn recently implemented an on-line crime map for its residents. Auburn partnered with Bair Software to provide the service and make it easier for their residents to keep track of crime in their area. BAIR offers the service at absolutely no cost to the department or the public as a way to give back to the community.

  • A 10,000-foot mountaintop, fast food in China, and living as a Chinese student

    Editor's Note: A group of students from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School spent two weeks traveling through China. In this series, we present some of the journal entries that the students produced while traveling. Part three of four.

  • Classes for caregivers

    NORWAY — “Maine Savvy Caregiver Project” is for family caregivers of people with dementia.

    This free 12-hour (six-week) course will start in Fryeburg at the Public Library and in Norway at Stephens Memorial Hospital on Thursday, June 9. This course trains family caregivers in how to assess the abilities of a person with dementia and feel more confident in the skills of caregiving.

  • Boxberry School cleans up neighborhood

    CLEAN UP – Students at Boxberry School in Oxford recently scoured the neighborhood for trash to make their community a bit cleaner and greener. From left, Mae Gosnell, Calvin Grover, Allison Gabriel, Oliver Barrett and CJ Cadman.

  • Elm Vale Chapter presents award

    EASTERN STAR — In Harrison at Elmville Chapter #105, the Order of the Eastern Star is presented by Norma Crabtree for 50 years of membership to Roberta and Daniel Scribner. Beverly Cobb read to the membership what it means to earn this honor. Star members have fun through fellowship, travel, and achieve pride in their ritual work. Eastern Star is a fraternal organization to which both master masons and women with Masonic relationships can belong. From left, Norma Crabtree, Roberta and Daniel Scribner, and Beverly Cobb.

  • June blood drives

    LOCAL — The following local blood drives will be held for the month of June:

    June 15 — Masonic Oxford Lodge 18 on 9 Temple Street in Norway, from 1 to 6 p.m.

    June 18 — Hannaford Supermarket on 109 Portland Road in Bridgton, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

    June 30 — American Legion Post 112 on 169 King Street in Oxford, from 1 to 6 p.m.

  • The Crag Ratz, biting the bullet and model airplanes

    HARRISON – Forty-five-year-old Lloyd Robinson was born and grew up in London. After traveling parts of Europe and the US, he decided to plant his roots in Maine.

    He recently took time to tell us about his life.

    Q: When were you born and where were you brought up?

    A: I was born on April 26, 1966 in Paddington, London. London is broken up into boroughs, but there are regions within those boroughs. Paddington is in West London.

  • Hooker guitar donation

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  • Dirigo Girls State Candidates

    DIRIGO CANDIDATES — The Dirigo Girls State candidates and alternates from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School are sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Foster-Carroll Unit #72. Girls State is an educational program that will take place from June 19 through June 24, at Husson University in Bangor. Front, from left, Ashley West, Senica Roussel, Olivia Floyd, all delegates. Back, Girls State Chairperson Joyce Linindoll and the alternates Kaylee Millett and Megan Keene. Not pictured is Alyssa Wyman.

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