“It is a wonderful addition to our town. There are people who don’t have computer access at home so they come to us for access. This is going to be huge for our community.” Katie Clukey, director of Zadoc Long Free Library, Buckfield
Dee Menear
Staff Writer
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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Oxford addresses non-compliant trash bags
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen decided Thursday, Aug. 15, to table the issue of allowing white trash bags at the transfer station while they check with retailers about adding more clear bags to their inventory. “The operating manual for the transfer station says mass solid waste must be disposed of in clear bags,” Selectman […]
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SAD 17 projects ‘moving along nicely’
REGION — When the 3,400 or so students in School Administrative District 17 return to school next week, they can expect to see a few changes and improvements, as well as a few new faces. The first day of school for students in K-7 and 9 is Aug. 28. Grades 8 and 10-12 return the […]
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SAD 17 improvement projects will continue into school year
A heating and air conditioning upgrade a Guy E. Rowe School in Norway will not be complete before school starts Aug. 28, but plans are in place to get teachers and students in their classrooms.
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Oxford board addresses noncompliant trash bags
The transfer station rules require clear bags only for the solid waste hopper.
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SAD 17 Board of Directors Agenda – Aug. 19, 2019
OXFORD HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 743-8972 www.msad17.org www.msad17.org/District/School-Board DATE: Monday, August 19, 2019 TIME: 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Central Office, 232 Main Street, South Paris, Community Room #201 A G E N D A 1. CALL TO ORDER. Board Chair Diana Olsen will preside. 2. FLAG SALUTE. 3. WELCOME TO […]
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Oxford Selectboard Agenda — August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019 6:30 PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER and FLAG SALUTE Chairman Scott Hunter will preside. ACTION ON MINUTES Action on minutes dated August 1, 2019. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA – To accept the bid of $______________ from_______________ for the paving of Fore Street and to accept the bid of $______________ from_______________ for the paving […]
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Harrison updates sign policy
HARRISON — The Board of Selectmen Thursday, Aug. 8, accepted an updated sign policy that limits use of the sign in front of the town office to town business and non-profit organizations. The sign will soon be replaced by an electronic sign. By definition, the policy needed to be changed to include the new sign, […]
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Dam grant denied
OXFORD — An application for a grant which would help officials study, evaluate and implement a plan to deal with the deteriorating Welchville Dam did not receive funding, selectmen learned on Thursday, Aug 1. In December, selectmen authorized Town Manager Butch Asselin to apply for a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]
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Wandering: Perspective
As a writer, I spend a lot of time in my head. My brain forms and rejects stories as I go about the more mundane tasks of my day. As ideas begin to take shape, I envision what words I am going to use, what points will take precedence, and how I will tie it […]