ANDOVER — Jane Rich has announced her candidacy for the District 2 position on the three-member Oxford County Commission. Rich, the pastor of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in Andover since 1991, served in the Oxford County Register of Deeds East Office in Paris for 20 years. Prior to that, she served […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Troy J. Blanchard, 22, of Mexico, March 21, probation violation, Mexico Police Department. * Tristin J. Dayon, 31, of Dixfield, March 21, fugitive from justice, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Kevin B. Haines, 52, of Norway, March 22, operating under the influence, […]
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Lots of questions raised at Canton wind farm hearing
CANTON — About 60 people from five towns attended Thursday night’s hearing by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection on an application for developing a wind farm on Canton Mountain. A number of them posed questions about the impact of the $44 million project on the environment, wildlife and who was going to buy the […]
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Firefighters douse garbage fire at transfer station
MEXICO — Eric Schmersal said in his 17 years as director of the Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Transfer Station he never had a fire there until Thursday. Mexico and Rumford firefighters battled a messy blaze for more than an hour. It started in a compactor and spread to a trailer. About 20 firefighters with […]
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Rumford board struggles with General Assistance budget
RUMFORD — Emotions ran a bit high at times during Thursday night’s attempt by selectmen to settle on a final budget recommendation for town meeting in June. By 9:30 p.m., they had only worked through a third of the departments and accounts, stumbling for about an hour over the General Assistance budget. Like she did […]
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Special school district withdrawal committee to meet Tuesday in Byron
BYRON — Selectmen have set a special meeting of a new committee to study the possibility of withdrawing from RSU 10 for 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 27 at the Town Office. Selectman Anne Simmons-Edmunds said the committee will look into a variety of questions and issues facing towns that want to withdraw from their local […]
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UPDATE: Police recover stolen wheelchair
UPDATE: 4:10 p.m. Lewiston Police found Dana Huard’s stolen wheelchair an will be returning it to him. It is in working order, according to Huard’s daughter Wendy Demar. LEWISTON — When Rumford’s Tom Fallon read Thursday’s Sun Journal story about a Lewiston man who had his electric wheelchair stolen from his porch he knew he […]
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Vehicle thefts continue in Mexico area
MEXICO — Two more thefts from unlocked vehicles were reported this week, along with two home burglaries. Police Lt. Roy Hodson believes the vehicle thefts reported over the past several weeks are related. The department has several leads but has not made arrests. * A Whitman Street woman reported at 8:51 a.m. March 17 that […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: Christopher R. Francis, 20, of Norway, March 20, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, Maine State Police. Peter H. MacCulloch, 70, of Upton, March 20, operating under the influence, operating after suspension, illegal attachment of plates and operating an unregistered motor vehicle, $1,000 unsecured […]
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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 David Murphy said earlier that representatives […]