BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Arts Council will host its 26th annual Art Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at the Bethel Common. Executive Director Aranka Matolcsy said the fair will feature “a tempting buffet of paintings, weavings, sculptures, wood carvings, glass art, gourmet preserves, handmade jewelry,” and a variety of community […]
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Parents object to planned changes in Telstar H.S. schedule
BETHEL — A contingent of Telstar parents and students attended Monday’s SAD 44 School Board meeting to express their concerns about scheduling changes proposed at the high school for the 2015-16 school year. According to a handout provided to parents at a meeting with high school administrators last week, the academic day would be divided […]
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Oxford County Sheriff’s Office calls
PARIS — Oxford County sheriff’s deputies responded to 198 calls June 16-20, including: * At 9:54 p.m. June 20, Deputy Nathan Bowie investigated a complaint of someone using a chain saw after 9:30 p.m. in West Paris. Bowie said he found the operator on Allen Road, who told him they had to remove a fallen tree […]
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Woodstock Bicentennial Celebration attracts hundreds
WOODSTOCK — Hundreds of people of all ages lined Main Street on Saturday morning to enjoy the town’s Bicentennial Celebration Parade before dispersing to the many venues and socializing with family and friends. They enjoyed a spectacular bluebird sky with temperatures in the 70s and a light breeze to keep the bugs away. Co-organizer Jane […]
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Oxford County log
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 249 calls from June 8 to 16, including the following. * At 8:57 a.m. June 16, Deputy Danielle Welch responded to a complaint about a farmer on Jim Warren Road in Buckfield whose pigs keep escaping from their pens. Welch said she issued the owner a […]
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3 paraplegic handcyclists make history with Trek Across Maine
NEWRY — After an unexpected downpour early Friday morning, three paraplegic bicyclists pedaled into history with their hands on the first leg of the three-day American Lung Association’s annual Trek Across Maine. Kenny Young of Newry and Springfield, Vt., Chris Collin of Hollis and Larry Nadeau of Springfield, Vt., rode out of the Maine Adaptive […]
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Rumford court to begin handling felony crimes July 1
RUMFORD — Starting July 1, all felony crimes committed in central and northern Oxford County will be heard in 11th District Court in Rumford instead of Oxford County Superior Court in Paris. Rumford Clerk of Courts Darlene Richards said Friday that Lewiston, South Paris and Rumford courts will switch to a Unified Criminal Docket. Franklin […]
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DEP commissioner meets with Woodstock board about dam
Woodstock selectmen Tuesday voiced their frustrations to Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho over how the town was treated regarding the reconstruction of the Lake Christopher dam two years ago. Aho attended the meeting after Town Manager Vern Maxfield wrote a letter to her in March. Two years ago, after the town was […]
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Andover Planning Board seeks audience with business owner
ANDOVER — Planning Board Chairman Mark Thurston told selectmen Tuesday night that the board should review Norman and Marc Gagnon’s proposed alterations to the Andover General Store & Diner on Main Street. The Gagnon brothers told selectmen June 9 that they had applied to town officials for an on-premise liquor license. Norman Gagnon described what […]
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Newry selectmen consider adding to board
NEWRY — Selectmen on Tuesday night took under advisement a request to consider increasing the number of board members from three to five. Chairman Gary Wight said he wanted to know what was next since Virgil Conkright didn’t provide any reasons for his request, other than to say that the board might have trouble with […]