By Leslie Dixon PARIS — Oxford County has more than $1 million of casino money in a bank account. As of Oct. 31, $1,036,440 is being held in a dedicated “casino reserve account” at Androscoggin Bank, according to County Administrator Scott Cole. Last week County Commissioners Stephen Merrill, David Duguay and Timothy Turner and the nine-member […]
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Never forget: Vietnam vet fund wants photos of fallen Mainers
COUNTY — The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is searching photos for fallen soldiers from Maine to include in a new memorial so they’re not forgotten and lost in the annals of history. It is a two-fold project with the online version, The Wall of Faces, where family and friends can leave remembrances for each of the […]
Paris police initiate wandering persons aid
By A.M. Sheehan PARIS — The Paris Police Department has announced a new program to help locate missing people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or autism. Individuals and their loved ones can come to the Paris Police Department to voluntarily provide information regarding those in the family who suffer from Alzheimer’s or dementia and those with […]
Lacrosse coming to Oxford Hills Middle School
By Monica Pettengill Jerkins PARIS — Lacrosse may soon be coming to Oxford Hills Middle School thanks to an active group of parent volunteers who received consent to proceed with a lacrosse club from the SAD 17 Board of Directors at Monday night’s regularly scheduled board meeting. “The hockey club started very similar,” said Oxford Hills […]
Things that go bump in the night: Ghost stories in Oxford Hills
OXFORD HILLS — While Darcie Rowell wouldn’t call herself a full-on believer in ghosts, she does believe alleged paranormal activity associated with hauntings and spirits isn’t out the realm of possibility. That is because she and her family had a number of experiences they can’t explain since moving to their home on Paris Hill in Paris […]
Paris officials examine proposed budget cuts
PARIS — At a joint meeting, Paris officials, budget committee and residents bantered back and forth during a sometimes lively discussion about next year’s spending plan, but did not make any decisions on it. At Tuesday night’s meeting Town Manager Amy Bernard explained she asked each department head to cut 10 percent off their current budgets […]
Hartford selectmen drop mil rate
HARTFORD — Selectmen set a significantly lower tax rate last week – which comes in at $1.55 less than the previous year – mostly due to a decreased roads budget. At their Thursday, Oct. 15 meeting, Hartford selectmen dropped the mil rate to $17.70 per $1,000 of assessed value from $19.25. The Road Committee asked for nearly $100,000 […]
Another Fillebrown eyes the service badge
By A.M. Sheehan, Editor NORWAY — She has a very long trail and very big footsteps to follow. Taylor Fillebrown, 17, of Waterford, is following her family’s path into serving the community. Her grandfather – Charlie Fillebrown – was a Maine state trooper and, after retiring, a dispatcher for Oxford County. Her dad – Adam Fillebrown – is also […]
Norway fallen firefighter honored by President Obama
By A.M. Sheehan Norway Fire Department Captain David W. Millet was honored Oct. 4 along with 86 other fallen firefighters during the 34th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Maryland. On behalf of the American public, President Barack Obama expressed deepest sympathies to the survivors, according to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. The President […]
Come one, come all: VFW Auxiliary now open to male family members
PARIS/HARRISON — After turning 101 years old, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary – formerly known as the VFW Ladies Auxiliary – turned a new leaf on a new century by opening up membership to male relatives of female service members. The historic move came July 20 at the VFW National Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., where […]