OXFORD HILLS — October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Safe Voices will host its annual memorial vigil Monday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. at the Norway Town Office and will include a short candlelit procession to the Advertiser Democrat office. Safe Voices will hold vigils throughout Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. The goal of […]

PARIS — The Progress Center needed a new horse farm for its clients to volunteer at and Gerald Kilgore needed help himself and had just the spot for them. It’s late Friday morning and a dusty dirt road leads down to the horse barns on Kilgore’s Paris property. Clients Darren Buker of Newry – who goes […]

BUCKFIELD — Those who participated in the government analysis project hearing, agreed communication and economic development were the names of the game. There were nearly 20 people who attended the hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Buckfield Town Office. Interim Town Manager Brad Plante opened the hearing by telling residents, committee members and business owners […]

HARRISON — After seven years at the helm of the “Friendly Village,” Harrison Town Manager George “Bud” Finch has decided to retire once again – and hopefully remain retired this time around. Finch made the announcement of his intention to retire as of Sunday, Dec. 31, at the Tuesday, Sept. 19 Harrison selectboard meeting. He noted […]

PARIS — Cathy Kloetzli wants Oxford County residents to know that the University of Maine Cooperative Extension does more than just focus on food. Kloetzli is the agricultural and food systems professional at the county’s Cooperative Extension office located in Paris. There, seven people are employed whose jobs range from overseeing local 4-H programs to teaching […]

BUCKFIELD — At their upcoming meeting, selectmen are expected to send a funding request for the Shed Hollow Road Bridge replacement project to town meeting which, once fixed, will improve the road and open access to a large trout habitat. The Buckfield Board of Selectmen are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at […]

WEST PARIS — After being stuck in a slump following his multiple sclerosis diagnosis last year, disabled veteran Will Rolfe discovered the sled hockey team, the New England Warriors, which gave him a new lease on life. The 28-year-old West Paris resident learned in June 2016 that he had MS, which “is an unpredictable, often disabling […]

PARIS — Cuts in the Fire Department budget have resulted in layoffs for the town’s 18 per diem firefighters who will lose their jobs at the end of September and a Teamsters Local 340 official, who is negotiating on behalf of the per diems, is not happy about it. Town Manager Vic Hodgkins, in an […]

PARIS — Despite Norway-Paris Solid Waste Board Chair Janet Jamison’s request to finish her term, selectmen voted 3-2 to remove her from all boards and committees she serves on after receiving two complaints about her. Selectboard Chairman Scott Buffington, Gary Vaughn and John Andrews voted to remove Jamison, while Vice Chairman Chris Summers and Rusty Brackett voted […]