OXFORD — A plan to activate the traffic lights at the Oxford Casino intersection on Route 26 is scheduled as part of a road project set to begin in April. The state road project in Oxford and Poland is scheduled to take place from April 1 to early October, Maine Department of Transportation spokesman Ted […]
Leslie H. Dixon
Advertiser Democrat staff reporter Leslie H. Dixon came to Maine in 2007 as a Sun Journal reporter in the Norway bureau following more than 30 years as a reporter for newspapers in the Boston Metro West area. She currently covers education and business news in the Oxford Hills and the town of Oxford.
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Casino intersection lights may happen this summer
State officials say the traffic light at the Oxford Casino on Route 26 may be activated this summer.
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Old school house ‘up for grabs’
The town of Norway is looking for options to reuse the former Streaked Mountain School building on lower Main Street.
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Candidates scarce for teaching position
The search to fill a newspecial education teaching position midyear proves difficult for SAD 17.
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Oxford gets $1.9 million from casino
Oxford reaps almost $2 million from Casino in 2018
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SAD 17 may adopt ‘walkout’ policy
After last year’s student walkout in support of the Parkland victims, SAD 17 is working on a “walkout’ policy.
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Flooding damages Paris Fire Department
Last week’s flooding caused extensive damage to the Paris fire station
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Paris Fire Station damaged by rainwater
PARIS — A section of the Fire Station was damaged Thursday afternoon when rainwater poured into the building at 137 Western Avenue. Deputy Fire Chief Mark Blaquiere said the rain and ice on the ground caused water to back up between the fire station and the adjacent Rush Fitness gym and rush under the door by the meeting room, […]
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SAD 17 board moves to make up snow days
PARIS — The School Administrative District 17 board of directors voted Tuesday night to extend early release Wednesdays districtwide by an hour through the remainder of the current school year. The move will make up three of the five snow days the district has had so far and restore Wednesdays to a “regular” school day. The revised […]
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Repairs to begin on Norway's historic belfry
NORWAY — Restoration of the historic 1828 belfry on the First Universalist Church in downtown Norway is getting underway. Joan Beal, chairwoman of the Save the Belfry Committee, said the Berwick-based Preservation Timber Framing Inc., which specializes in historic timber framing projects, is the contractor. “Two hundred years of continuous use have taken a toll and […]