Oxford Town Manager Butch Asselin said he received several phone calls Thursday about lower
Dee Menear
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Dee Menear is an award-winning journalist and photographer with over a decade of experience in community news. She is the editor and staff writer for The Rangeley Highlander. She has worked for the Franklin Journal, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Advertiser Democrat, Daily Bulldog and Original Irregular. Dee enjoys live local music, cooking, hunting, fishing and hiking.
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Wandering: Heritage
There is something to be said about providing for yourself. Plant a few seeds and you can have a garden full of fresh produce. Tap a few trees and you have maple syrup. Keep a few bees and you get honey. Learn to hunt and, if you are lucky, you can fill a freezer or […]
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New education laws could have local cost impact
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts told directors Tuesday night, Sept. 17, that a number of new laws affecting school districts would be going into effect Thursday, Sept. 19. “Many of them have some far-reaching costs that likely will hit the district and probably not be contributed to by the state,” he […]
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Oxford Board of Selectmen Agenda – September 19
Public Hearing – Acceptance of CDBG Public Hearing – General Assistance Ordinance Amendments September 19, 2019 6:00 PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER and FLAG SALUTE Chairman Scott Hunter will preside. ACTION ON MINUTES Action on minutes dated September 5, 2019 and September 12, 2019. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA – PUBLIC COMMENTS – Please state your name […]
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Arrests made in SAD 17 laptop theft
Superintendent Rick Colpitts said two males, ages 17 and 22, have been arrested and charged in the June theft of six laptops.
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Adopting Agnes Gray
“When in doubt, do something good,” said Rob Pierson, president of Grover Gundrilling of Oxford.
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Walking School Bus rolls on
NORWAY —When grant funding for Guy E. Rowe Elementary School’s Walking School Bus ran out at the end of last year, it was unclear whether the program would continue. Thanks to parent volunteers and financial support from the community, students were able to board the Walking School Bus without any lapse in service. “We didn’t […]
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A decade of rehabilitation for Norway’s Gingerbread House
NORWAY — Rehabilitation of the iconic 1851 Gingerbread House has been 10 years in the making, said Andrea Burns of the Norway Landmarks Preservation Society, which functions locally as Friends of the Gingerbread House. Yet, the work is far from complete. The building, originally known as the Evans-Cummings House, has graced the north entrance to […]
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Oxford selectmen set tax rate, up only 30 cents
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved using $400,000 from the undesignated fund account and setting the 2019-20 tax rate at $15 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The rate is 30 cents more than it was last year. Assessor agent Donna Hayes presented several options to the board. “Using the revenues that budgeted […]
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Oxford selectmen raise property tax rate by 30 cents
The board voted to use $400,000 from surplus for tax relief.