Category: Western Maine Foothills
Western Maine Foothills
Rumford homeless shelter looking to support 15 families
RUMFORD — Rumford Group Homes Inc. offers three emergency shelter programs serving homeless individuals and families in Oxford County. Homelessness is not an easy problem…
Central Maine Med, Rumford, Bridgton hospitals visiting policies updated
LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare has updated its visiting policy to protect the health and safety of patients, staff and the greater community during the…
Rumford’s Advantage Insurance donates to area schools
PHOTO: From left, office manager Becky Dollof representing Advantage Insurance, and Erin Wainwright, school nurse, Dirigo Elementary School. (Submitted photo) RUMFORD — Advantage Insurance recently…
Hope Association holding Wreath of Hope, resusable bag fundraisers
RUMFORD — Hope Association is holding a Wreath of Hopes light fundraiser for the Team Leaping Lizards Special Olympics team, as well as selling resusable…
Educator with roots in central, western Maine named Superintendent of the Year
AUGUSTA — The Maine School Superintendents Association has named Yarmouth School Department Superintendent Andrew Dolloff as the 2021 Maine School Superintendent of the Year. A…
Telstar October Students of the Month announced
Telstar High School has named its October Students of the Month. Students of the month are Freshman, Nyla Scott; Sophomore, Mia Johanson; Junior, Leah Kimball;…
Newry artist donates paintings to support Mahoosuc Land Trust
PHOTO: “Farm in Winter Evening,” by Maria Zodda. (Submitted photo) BETHEL — Mahoosuc Land Trust member, and artist, Maria Zodda has donated 10 framed paintings…
Five Maine counties eligible for USDA loans related to drought
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Maine counties have been designated as primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Producers in Cumberland, York, Androscoggin,…
Mahoosuc Land Trust gets grant to project NH Androscoggin stretch
PHOTO: A quiet paddle along the Androscoggin river in the Shelberne Riverlands project area. (Ecophotography photo) BETHEL — Mahoosuc Land Trust has received a $200,000…
Wobble & Gobble, benefitting Bryant Pond Learning Center, is virtual this year
BETHEL — The annual Wobble & Gobble, usually held Thanksgiving Day, has gone virtual this year. This year, the Bryant Pond Learning Center, which hosts…
