Norway board OKs move by farmers’ market

Matthew Daigle

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February 21, 2018

Norway board OKs move by farmers’ market

NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Feb. 15 to allow the Norway Farmers’ Market to use Witherell Park on Main Street for the coming season. Pat Martin, speaking for the market, said it would be the “same market that’s always been in town. We’re just looking for a better venue.” Last year, the […]
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February 14, 2018

Wrestling team takes first, gets police escort

PARIS — After winning the Class A crown at the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference on Feb. 3 at Cony High School in Augusta, Principal Ted Moccia decided to give the Oxford Hills Vikings’ wrestling team the champion treatment. Moccia said that after he heard that the Oxford Hills wrestling team had won in Augusta, he called […]
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February 14, 2018

James Theriault sworn in as Oxford County sheriff

PARIS — James Theriault was sworn in as Oxford County Sheriff Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Oxford County Commissioner’s Office, surrounded by friends, town officials, and former co-workers. Theriault, who retired in early 2014 after serving for 20 years as Mexico’s police chief, was sworn in by Dedimus Justice Rick Micklon, while Theriault’s son pinned the […]
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February 7, 2018

Norway cycling team to compete in 800-plus mile bike race in Iceland

NORWAY — During the last week of June, 10 people, many of them from the Oxford Hills, will depart for Iceland to participate in an 800-plus mile road race. Jesse Wall, owner of TruStrength Athletics in Norway, said that he and nine members of TruStrength Athletics will travel to Reykjavik, Iceland from June 26 to 30 […]
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January 17, 2018

Oxford County Sheriff’s Office seeking full-time patrol deputy

PARIS — Chief Deputy Hart Daley told the Oxford County Commissioners during their Tuesday, Jan. 16 meeting, that there are two full-time police officers who are academy graduates that have expressed interest in filling the department’s full-time patrol deputy position. Daley said that the position became open after a patrol deputy submitted his resignation. “One individual […]
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January 17, 2018

Courthouse expansion set for 2020 finish

PARIS — County Administrator Scott Cole said that the Oxford County Courthouse expansion and renovation is estimated to be complete by May 2020. The primarily state-funded project is part of a $90 million package funded by the Maine Legislature to make courthouses in Oxford, Waldo and York counties more secure. Plans for the project include the […]
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January 10, 2018

Healthy Oxford Hills holding input meeting on substance abuse, addiction

PARIS — Healthy Oxford Hills will host a community input meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School to discuss substance abuse and addiction with residents and figure out ways to address the issues with children at a younger age. Jessica Abbott, the substance use prevention coordinator for […]
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January 3, 2018

Snowmobile clubs fight frigid temps to prepare trails

OXFORD HILLS — Many snowmobile clubs in the Oxford Hills are fighting through debris-laced trails and frigid temperatures to get local trails groomed for the 2018 season. While some clubs have been able to get enough volunteers to clear debris and groom the trails, others have struggled to get the help they need, resulting in a […]
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December 27, 2017

Norway praises town manager after six-month evaluation

NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Dec. 21 to continue with Town Manager Dennis Lajoie’s three-year contract following an evaluation of his job performance after six months. Selectman Russell Newcomb explained that when the town hired Lajoie, his contract stipulated that after six months he would undergo an evaluation. If selectmen were happy […]
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December 27, 2017

Woman gets two years for OUI death

PARIS — A South Paris woman was sentenced to two years in prison for operating under the influence of alcohol and causing the death of another person after crashing her vehicle. Asha Doiron, 34, was charged in Feb. 2016 with manslaughter, OUI, driving to endanger and violating conditions of release after the vehicle she was driving […]

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