TOPSHAM Maine Coast Heritage Trust has named Otisfield resident Lee Dassler as recipient of the 2024 Espy Land Heritage Award, which recognizes an individual, organization, or coalition for exemplary conservation efforts in Maine. Under Dassler’s leadership, Western Foothills Land Trust has conserved more than 9,000 acres of land across eight communities, securing public access […]
To the Editor:Thank you to Lee Dassler and Janet Allen who both represented our community to the state and to the nation recently! Snowshoes and the Snowshoe Festival were highlighted on Maine Calling on public radio Saturday, Feb 9, and then, to my delight, Janet Allen, our very own librarian at Oxford Hills Middle School […]
100 Years Ago: 1923 The Lewiston-Auburn Rotary at the Dewitt hotel Friday noon heard Jeff Smith talk about boys’ work. E. Farrington Abbott presided. In executive session the Rotary club has appropriated $500 to send boys this summer to the Y. M. C. A camp at Cobbosseecontee. In addition to this, several well-known concerns will […]
NORWAY Western Foothills Land Trust and Stephens Memorial Hospital are launching a free weekly spring Nordic walking program. Scheduled to start Wednesday, April 19, participants can join in on guided walks through the Roberts Farm Preserve, 64 Roberts Road, and on the new Farm-to-Town trails linking Roberts Farm to downtown. Nordic walking is a […]