PARIS — County commissioners Tuesday approved a plan to finance the purchase of 10 new vehicles for the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office with money received by statute from Oxford Casino. The county will repay the money to the casino fund over three years. In November, the county budget committee approved up to $275,000 from the […]
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Peru board elects leaders, begins budget work
PERU — Jim Pulsifer was elected chairman of the Board of Selectmen on Monday and Danny Wing vice chairman. The board first worked on setting the town budget for 2013-14, with Pulsifer saying he wanted to cut the proposed spending by $50,000. That would cover about half the amount the town is expected to lose […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Hanover: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Newry: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., Oxford County Courthouse Rumford: Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Board, 5 p.m., Municipal Building Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday […]
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Top Telstar students say hard work brings success
BETHEL — For the first time since anyone can remember, Telstar Regional High School’s Class of 2013 has a tie for salutatorian. Valedictorian is Richard James III, 18, of Bethel, and salutatorians are Colton Davis, 17, of Woodstock, and Jessica Casey, 17, of Upton. All three emphasized that the hard work they did during the […]
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Rumford selectman resigns, cites budget matters
RUMFORD – Selectman Jeremy Volkernick resigned April 10, citing his frustration with no reduction in the town’s upcoming budget. Volkernick said Monday evening that he made up his mind to submit his resignation to Town Manager Carlo Puiia after he read an article in Wednesday’s Sun Journal, which described how the Finance Committee approved several department […]
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Andover to vote on money to keep school open
ANDOVER — Nearly three dozen residents attended a public hearing on raising an additional $72,000 to keep the Andover Elementary School open another year. A special town meeting is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at the town hall to vote on the proposal. At last’s month’s town meeting, residents agreed to raise another […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: Brian J. Goodrich, 42, of Bethel, April 12, domestic violence assault, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Andrew Cooper, 56, of Sumner, April 13, domestic violence assault, Oxford Police Department. Jacob A. Goggin, 21, of Livermore Falls, April 13, operating without a license and possession […]
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Oxford County Commission to meet Tuesday
PARIS — The Oxford County Commission will discuss the casino reserve and its use in financing the purchase of Sheriff’s Office vehicles when it meets Tuesday at 9 a.m. Last fall, commissioners agreed to withdraw $275,000 from the casino reserve account to finance the one-time purchase of 10 replacement vehicles for the Sheriff’s Department. The […]
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Telstar student’s photograph chosen by Maine Learning Technology Initiative
BETHEL — Nicholas Johnson loves both visual and the performing arts, particularly photography. The Telstar Regional High School sophomore’s photograph of the ocean reflected in an eye was recently chosen by the Maine Learning Technology Initiative as a screensaver. It is one of fewer than two dozen chosen from around the state. Nick’s photograph was […]