GOP Convention

It comes as no surprise that there were sharply divided opinions about the Republican convention. Dan Rather implied that the violence we’ve seen on the streets of Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and other Democratically controlled cities has been caused by the president. “Every example of violence Donald Trump decries,” Dan points out, “has […]

Oxford Hills grad’s lifelong love of horses leads to rescue work

Kristyne Holbrook provides foster care for neglected animals at her Bridgton farm.

Woodland owners, SWCD to meet

BROWNFIELD — On Friday, August 21 the Western Maine Chapter of Maine Woodland Owners and the Oxford County SWCD will be holding an in-person educational meeting at the Tenmile River Demonstration Forest in Brownfield from 9 until noon. Mike Richard, Oxford Co. District Forester with the Maine Forest Service, and Merle Ring, retired District Forester […]

Step Falls closed to public

NEWRY — Step Falls Preserve is closed to the public effective Saturday, August 8. According to the Mahoosuc Land Trust, it made the “difficult decision” to close the preserve because of concerns over a lack of preventive measures, over crowding and other concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Having monitored the area closely during July, on […]

Adapting

Norway school resource officer visits all ‘her kids’ this summer

Christina Sugars visited 440 students to deliver belongings, check on their well-being and support their parents.

Backyard Reflections: The Northern White Cedar

When I first moved to the mountains almost 40 years ago I was entranced by the beautiful Northern White Cedars that seemed to grow in such abundance here. On my property I have a number of these magnificent bell shaped trees with their fan-like fronds and clusters of budded green or brown cones that are […]

Area writers receive the Maine Literary Award

REGION — Kristen Case of Temple and Linda Britt of Wilton have been named recipients of the 2020 Maine Literary Award. The annual award is sponsored by the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, which selects one recipient per genre. Britt, who received the award for her play “I Smile, Of Course, And Go On Drinking […]

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Mother Prayer

A prayer for all the ways we are in relationship to the title and role of Mother. may our hearts and minds be spacious and awake as we hold them all in our awareness as equals. For the mothers among us and everywhere, who intimately know the dedication and reward, beauty and heartache of bearing […]