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Historical museum open MEXICO — The Mexico Historical Society Museum will be open on May 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the summer. The regular meeting will be held on Monday, May 21, at 12 p.m. in the Cal Lyons room with a potluck lunch. For more information call 364...

Connections • Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Historical Society meeting DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the museum house. Topics of discussion will be the Maine Memory Network Project and further discoveries in the group's vast collection of scrapbooks and eph...

• Connections • Thursday, May 10, 2012

Local post offices may have to cut hours

PARIS — Scores of area post offices, including some under consideration for closure, may have their hours cut under a plan to reduce the U. S. Postal Service deficit by nearly $500 million annually. The plan will keep post offices in Paris Hill, North Waterford, Danville in Auburn, S... 2

Leslie H. Dixon, Staff Writer • Lewiston-Auburn • Thursday, May 10, 2012

SAD 44 board adopts a $10 million school budget proposal

BETHEL — The SAD 44 board unanimously adopted proposed 2012-13 operating budgets of $9,989,269 for general education and $157,866 for adult and a community education Monday night.

Eileen M. Adams, Staff Writer • Oxford Hills • Thursday, May 10, 2012

Proposed SAD 44 budget up 2.69 percent

BETHEL — The SAD 44 Finance Committee presented the full board Monday with a proposed $9.98 million budget that is $261,969 more than this fiscal year. The 2012-13 spending plan is 2.69 percent higher than this year,  Superintendent David Murphy said. There is addition state aid...

Eileen M. Adams, Staff Writer • Oxford Hills • Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Joel Lincoln

ANDOVER — Joel Lincoln, 25, died Monday, April 9, at his residence in Andover after a life long battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born in Worcester, Mass., Aug. 28, 1986, a son of David and Robin (McFall) Lincoln. He was a graduate of Telstar High School, Class of 2005. S...

Obituaries • Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Andover Elementary School honor roll

ANDOVER — The third-quarter honor roll students for Andover Elementary School are as follows. Grade 4: Angela Cintron and Perry Morton.

Connections • Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Oxford GOP sets monthly meeting for Andover

ANDOVER — The Oxford County Republican Committee will meet Tuesday, April 10, at the First Congregational Church. Guests can arrive at 5:30 p.m. for social time. Light snacks and beverages will be available. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Discussions will be about the ...

• Oxford Hills • Thursday, April 5, 2012

Andover selectmen to meet today on school issue

ANDOVER — Selectmen have set an emergency meeting for 3 p.m. Thursday, March 22, at the Town Office to approve a check for $68,000 to try to keep the elementary school open. The action is the result of residents voting 210-97 Tuesday to raise the money. SAD 44 Superintendent D...

Eileen M. Adams, Staff Writer • Oxford Hills • Thursday, March 22, 2012

Andover voters OK talks with SAD 44 to keep school open

ANDOVER — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that a majority of residents back their proactive bid to leverage $68,000 to keep Andover Elementary School open. The results of town meeting balloting on the referendum question and municipal elections came after 308 residents voted from 4 t...

Terry Karkos, Staff Writer • River Valley • Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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