Oxford Hills veteran speaks to fourth-graders

Matthew Daigle

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November 20, 2018

Oxford Hills veteran speaks to fourth-graders

PARIS — An Army veteran who teaches law enforcement and military prep at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School spoke to fourth-graders November 9 about her military experience. Lynda Knowlton visited Marsha Wood’s classroom at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School. Knowlton, who was accompanied by ten of her high school students, said she served for five […]
Published
October 10, 2018

Waterford man still missing

WATERFORD — Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a man from Waterford who has not been seen since Friday, Oct. 5. Cpl. John MacDonald, spokesman for the Maine Warden Service, said in a statement on the evening of Oct. 7 that Ricky Howard, 49, was last seen at his Waterford home, 440 Norway […]
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October 3, 2018

Registry of Deeds wraps up five-year project to restore plans

PARIS — Oxford County Register of Deeds Pat Shearman said the Oxford County Registry of Deeds East is wrapping up a five-year project that involves restoring, recreating and preserving the 5,327 plans that have made its way into the Registry’s archives since 1805. The project began in 2014 after Shearman and the registry staff began brainstorming […]
Published
June 19, 2018

Stephens Memorial, Healthy Oxford Hills to kickoff patient-engaged research

NORWAY — Maine Medical Center, using funds from a five-year, $20 million grant, will take its first steps towards implementing a community-engaged research program in Western Maine, according to Jim Douglas, director of Healthy Oxford Hills. Douglas said that in 2017, the National Institute of Health awarded Maine Medical Center and the University of Vermont a joint […]
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June 19, 2018

Norway voters approve $4.97 million budget

NORWAY — Residents voted to approve a $4.97 million municipal budget at Annual Town Meeting, June 18, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School forum. The budget, which does not include the School Administrative District 17 assessment, is an increase of $98,387, or 2.82 percent, from current spending. Resident Cindy Reed asked Town Manager Dennis […]
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June 19, 2018

Buckfield voters approve $1.8 million budget

BUCKFIELD — Buckfield voters approved a $1.8 million municipal budget during their annual town meeting on Saturday, June 16. Town Clerk and Treasurer Cindy Dunn said that voters approve all but four articles, which resulted in a municipal budget $16,335 less than originally proposed by the Board of Selectmen. On Article 7, which asked if residents […]
Published
June 13, 2018

Oxford Hills student self-publishes first book on Amazon

PARIS – Brianna Chabe, a sophomore at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, has been fighting Type 1 diabetes since she was 12 years old, and in January, she learned from her doctor that she was suffering from gastroparesis, a condition that affects the nerve endings in her stomach. Gastroparesis is a complication of diabetes, Chabe […]
Published
June 6, 2018

Eight-year old Norway boy goes door-to-door for work

NORWAY — In early May eight-year-old Dominic Brochu of Norway came home from hanging out with his friends dirty and sweaty. Mom Savannah Martin’s interest was piqued. “I asked what he had been doing and he said that they had just gotten home from work,” Martin said. Unbeknownst to his mother, Martin’s son, still in second grade, had […]
Published
May 31, 2018

Memorial Day parade, service draws large crowd

PARIS — More than 100 people gathered for a Memorial Day parade and service May 28 that began in front of the Oxford County courthouse and ended at the Veterans Monument at Moore Park. State Rep. Kathleen Dillingham, R-Oxford, told residents that Memorial Day is a day “to remember the men and women who died […]
Published
May 23, 2018

Norway sends $4.97M budget to voters

NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday, May 17 to approve a $4.97 million municipal budget and to post the Annual Town Meeting warrant. Residents will be asked to vote on the spending plan at the Annual Town Meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, June 18, at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in […]

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