Mitchell Berkowitz has more than 40 years of experience in municipal government.
Steve Sherlock
Oxford, Paris to share 30-acre solar farm
The project, using 10,500 bifacial solar panels, is scheduled for completion in 2021.
Denmark teen chronicles cross-country trip in photo book
Parker Fairfield Jr. documents a road trip from Maine to California and back that he took with his father during the COVID-19 pandemic in his first photo book, “Isolated on the road.”
Motorcyclist, 50, breaks leg in Oxford crash
Police: Rodney Ribas of Otisfield crashed his bike near the Thompson Lake causeway.
Mechanic Falls council, town manager battle over length of current contract
Town Manager Zakk Maher signed a four-year contract in 2018, but the town charter says contracts cannot be longer than three years. Maher has threaten to resign if the council changes the length of the contract.
Paris to limit marijuana retail stores to three
The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 to allow licenses to residents who have lived in Paris for at least two years.
Oxford County to see 75% annual savings for website
An administrator for the Maine County Commissioners Association will keep it updated for $99 per month.
Paris fire still under investigation
No one was injured, but a cat died in a fire that destroyed a mobile home.
Officials lay out plans for closing popular Step Falls because of overcrowding
The popular destination in Newry has seen too many visitors during the pandemic.
Buckfield looks to buy new plow truck
Members of the Select Board also said they plan to interview five candidates this week for the interim town manager’s position.