By A.M. Sheehan Editor’s Note: On May 21 fire broke out at the Oxford Meadows apartment complex, in Oxford. Theresa Heino, 85, died as a result of the fire and Virginia Brown, 65, was hospitalized in critical condition. Brown has since been released. OXFORD — Oxford County Regional Communications Center Dispatcher Candice Jack got the call at […]
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Norway, Oxford won’t risk their towns to cover Paris
By Leslie H. Dixon AREA — Police chiefs in both Norway and Oxford say they would be hard pressed to respond to a mutual aid call in Paris if that town did not have an officer on duty. “Mutual aid means just that,” Norway Police Chief Rob Federico said. “It needs to be mutual. During the hours […]
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Cummings is Oxford County Teacher of the Year
By A.M. Sheehan Editor’s Note: When we went to meet the teacher behind the apple this week, we discovered he had just been named Teacher of the Year for Oxford County! PARIS — For 17 years, right out of high school, Joe Cummings sold washers and sofas. And handled customer complaints as the sales and operations […]
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Ben Andrews of Norway wins merit scholarship
By Leslie H. Dixon PARIS — Ben Andrews of Norway, a senior at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, has been named a Merit Scholar. The senior class valedictorian found out at a pep rally this week when the announcement was made. “It’s just a tremendous award. There’s very, very few [Merit Scholars] in the country,” Principal […]
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Paris paddling part of plan
PARIS — Although residents won’t be able to use a revamped boat launch at the vacant Paris Utility District property this year, officials working on the project believe they are paddling in the right direction. Earlier in April, Paris selectmen agreed to sign the 99-year lease with the PUD to allow the town access at 1 […]
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Here to help: Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine
By A.M. Sheehan NORWAY — One thing those who have or have had cancer seem to agree on – you hear the diagnosis and little else. “Everything moves so fast,” says Marilee Cooper of South Paris. “The first time I had it,” says Karen Fillebrown, 65, of Waterford, “everything I had to do and everywhere I had […]
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Oxford Hills middle schoolers take active role in community
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — A group of Oxford Hills Middle School students are on a quest to support the community-at-large and their own school. Thirty-four students from Michele Wood’s and Erica Rogers’ classes at the South Campus have been planning a huge community yard sale and vendor event plus a community dinner to raise […]
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Commute 20 miles? Save $6,600 a year in Maine
By Leslie H. Dixon REGION — Want to save money and lessen your carbon footprint? Carpool to work. Commuters can sign up with a statewide program to help them find a car pool, a bus or other means to get to work in an eco-friendly manner. The Maine Turnpike Authority and Maine Department of Transportation […]
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Gardens, learning, fun — new interactive center at McLaughlin Garden in Paris
PARIS — Learning can be fun and interactive and museums don’t have to be serious and stuffy – which is the mantra recently adopted by McLaughlin Garden and Homestead’s Board of Directors. To coincide with this new vision, the Curtis House on Main Street in Paris – which has sat quiet and vacant for several years […]
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Dreams, determination, dilligence: Streaked Mountain students are role models for us all
By A.M. Sheehan NORWAY — AS. AS could stand for Advanced Study. Or for Amazing Success. Or for Alternative School. At Streaked Mountain School, SAD 17’s alternative school, it stands for all three. Students privileged and lucky enough to attend Streaked Mountain are scholars in their own right. In fact, their path is, in many ways, […]