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Published
November 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.
Published
November 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.
Published
October 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.
Published
May 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.
Published
April 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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Published
April 27, 2023

Polly’s Variety now home to food pantry

The new location will provide cold storage and more efficient drive-through for clients.
Published
April 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.
Published
April 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.
Published
April 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.
Published
April 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.