Oxford Hills rejects purchase of $3.8 million school bus garage at former Paris dealership
Maine School Administrative District 17 proposed to buy and renovate the vacant Bessey Motor Sales lot on Main Street in Paris.
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Plane flips on Thompson Lake in Otisfield
No one was injured when the plane flipped on the ice off Cove Road at about 4:30 p.m.
Oxford Hills to vote Feb. 24 on $3.8M bus garage
Maine School Administrative District 17’s bus garage is cramped, out of date and its fueling system is at the end of its life. Is the solution moving to the old Bessey Motors property in South Paris?
Oxford Hills saving thousands of dollars by reducing school energy costs
Conversion to LED lighting and solar electricity is paying off, officials say.
19 Oxford Hills high school students suspended over harassment
School administrators say they responded to an incident involving the students ‘coming together as a disruptive and potentially dangerous group.’
Paris resists school district proposal to move bus garage
A 10-year, $3.8 million bond referendum will be held Feb. 24. Objections to the proposed bus garage include traffic congestion, loss of property tax revenue and increased pressure on taxpayers.
Norway fire that destroyed home caused by heater used to thaw pipes
No one was injured, though two cats were unaccounted for, authorities said.
In field dominated by men, Otisfield code officer brings her skills, perspective to the job
Otisfield’s Kate Matthews — one of just a few, but growing number of women in the state to work as a code enforcement officer — says she is ‘always learning.’
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Greenwood man indicted on aggravated OUI charge related to ATV crash
Joseph F. Tracy Jr., 44, was driving an ATV last August when it crashed, seriously injuring his passenger.
Stories of 7 generations of Waterford family still alive in historic home
Judy Green is writing her family’s history at a North Waterford homestead, from 1790 to today.
Recordings of Oxford County commissioners meetings now available online
Chairperson Lisa Keim, of Dixfield, had pushed to find a way to get the meetings published to provide transparency.
Parking signs go up at future West Paris post office
Town Manager Joy Downing says March 1 is a “fingers-crossed” target opening.
West Paris voters to decide on buying new firetruck at town meeting March 7
Security upgrades to the Agnes Gray School are on the warrant, too.
Bethel exhibit features Western Maine Olympians
Skiers and snowboarders from Oxford County are highlighted in the Bethel Historical Society display.
3-vehicle crash investigated in Norway
One person was said to be trapped and unconscious in the wreckage when a garbage truck and 2 other vehicles collided at about 11 a.m.
Norway ice rink heats up over February break
Bruce Fox Memorial Ice Rink on Cottage Street attracted skaters throughout February vacation week, from the kids next door to those from as far away as Portland.
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