By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — “It’s music to my ears,” exclaimed instrumental teacher Rachel Potter as a small group of fifth-grade students picked up their clarinets and blew varying sounds and squeals during a music lesson at Oxford Elementary School. The budding musicians are some of the 50 or so students who Potter instructs one […]
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Halloween fun abounds in the Oxford Hills
OXFORD HILLS — The Oxford Hills will echo with spooks and goblins and pumpkins and treats on Friday, Oct. 28, as the annual Norway Halloween Festival and Moore Park Halloween Party attract young and old from near and far. Paris After a smashing success in 2015 (and not pumpkin smashing, mind you,) the More at […]
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Companions, friends — both benefit from Senior Companion program
By A.M. Sheehan COUNTY — Dee Farr has battled disabilities all her life and never felt disabled. The 55-year-old Oxford resident had lived with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis since she was 8 years old and, she says, always had mobility issues. Then in her teens, she began to live with retinitis pigmentosa – inherited diseases causing retinal degeneration – which, she explains, […]
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Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce Community, business expo will have festival atmosphere
PARIS — As a way to draw in members from the entire Oxford Hills community – kids and all – the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce has revamped its annual Business Showcase to give it a festival-like atmosphere and make it a more family friendly event. Now dubbed the Business and Community Expo, it will […]
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Barbara Allen retires after 23 years at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway
By A.M. Sheehan NORWAY — This past Friday was her last day. After 23 years at Stephens Memorial Hospital, the past 10 as vice president of Development & Community Relations, Barbara Allen, 65, of Waterford, has retired. Allen grew up “in the burbs of Massachusetts” in Arlington. When she was 16, he father, who owned an […]
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Three running for Paris selectman seats
PARIS — There will be more than state and national politics for Paris voters to weigh in on during the election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, as there are two selectman seats up for grabs. There are three candidates vying for two positions on the selectboard and nomination papers were due by end of the day Monday, […]
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United Way of Oxford County evolving, proactive and locally focused
By A.M. Sheehan OXFORD HILLS — At 28, Kim Preble of Auburn must be one of the youngest executive directors of a United Way. This, however, is an advantage not a detriment. Overflowing with enthusiasm yet grounded to realistic expectations, she is determined to help the United Way of Oxford County evolve and become more relevant to […]
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Alumus Robert Campbell named to Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School’s Hall of Honor
OXFORD HILLS — Robert Campbell, Oxford Hills High School Class of 1987 from Hebron, will be the first to be inducted to the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Alumni Association’s Hall of Honor on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Homecoming. Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. He […]
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Oxford Hills community urged to take just an hour to show support
By Rob Federico Norway Police Chief What are the purple lights and bows around the state all about? I have been asked this question in October for several years now. I have always answered with: “It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” and left it at that. October has been designated the month that we raise awareness […]
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Otisfield man single-handedly cleaning brook
By A.M. Sheehan OTISFIELD — Otisfield has a quiet ecowarrior of its own. Since 2003, 53-year-old Todd Eachus has been single-handedly cleaning up Greeley Brook where Bonney Hill Road and Yeaton Swamp Road meet at the bridge. One year, he removed 200 tires from the brook and its banks, he says. He frequently removes deer carcasses – […]