BUCKFIELD — Selectmen could have violated state statute by denying insurance coverage to employees’ domestic partners. At the Tuesday, Nov. 1 selectmen’s meeting, Town Manager Cindy Dunn told selectmen an employee wanted to add his domestic partner to his insurance so the partner could get dental insurance, which would be 100 percent paid by the employee. […]
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Emotions run high over property plans in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — After concerned neighbors showed up at the Buckfield selectmen’s meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 1, selectmen voted to invite the new property owner for a Christmas tree farm to meet with abutters to discuss their concerns. The property in question is located on Faunce Road and abuts former Selectmen Chair Cheryl Coffman and her […]
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The powerhouse behind downtown Norway and Norway Downtown
By A.M. Sheehan NORWAY — Easily recognizable, known far and wide, Norway’s Andrea Burns can be found in the warm months pulling weeds along Main Street, picking up litter and talking with merchants, selectboard members and potential investors all to one end: preserving Norway’s historic character and making it a destination. President of Norway Downtown since […]
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Miscommunication slows West Paris ballfield restoration to a crawl
By Matt Daigle WEST PARIS — For the last year, the West Paris Athletic Association have been working to breathe new life into Harold Perham Field, one of three ballfields located at the Mann Complex on Ballfield Road. Harold Perham Field was constructed in the mid-20th century and has been out of commission for several years. […]
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Oxford Hills School District to reapply for funding to construct new schools
By Leslie H. Dixon PARIS — SAD 17 officials will reapply for state funding to construct a new middle school and file a new application for funding to construct a new elementary school to replace Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris, Superintendent Rick Colpitts said. The state Department of Education announced last month that a […]
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Oxford Hills Ukulele Group is strummin’ the strings, singin’ the songs
OXFORD HILLS — What started out as a joke for one couple blossomed into an adventure that now brings the Oxford Hills alive with the sound of music – ukulele music that is. So how did this unique instrument that resembles a miniature guitar, yet is so versatile, according to players, bring happiness and friendship to […]
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Walking for peace through Maine
NORWAY — They don their walking shoes and continue walking with a purpose – to Stop the War$ on Mother Earth – and, more specifically, environmental issues affecting Maine and its inhabitants. Roughly 20 participants in the fifth annual Maine Peace Walk make a noisy, yet peaceful entrance as they walk along Main Street in downtown […]
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Student organizes Dryland 5K to benefit Oxford Hills ski team
NORWAY — Morgen Ray hopes that people will join him in pounding the dirt trails during the Dryland 5K he organized at Roberts Farm Preserve – the same place he practices skiing during the winter. The race is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the preserve, at 64 Roberts Road in Norway. Registration […]
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Help wanted carving pumpkins at McLaughlin Garden in Paris!
PARIS — Calling all pumpkin carvers! The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead needs help carving roughly 600 pumpkins for the 2016 edition of the Jack O’Lantern Spectacular. On Monday, Oct. 17, volunteers will head to Slattery’s Farm in West Minot – one of the event’s sponsors – to pick the gourds for the annual event, said […]
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Restoring Norway, one brick at a time
By Leslie H. Dixon NORWAY — A local mason is on a mission to restore Main Street brick by brick. Tim Presby of Presby Masonry & Roofing in West Pairs said he was asked to make a few repairs on two sets of brick steps leading up the 1894 George Austin House at 292 Main […]