OXFORD HILLS — Brandi Farnum whips out her cellphone from her jean shorts pocket and pulls up a photo she took at the Norway Veterans Memorial, dragging her finger across the screen as she reads the name, “Ellsworth G. Farnum.” Farnum, who’s entering ninth grade next month, has stopped in the Advertiser Democrat office with four […]
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A world of knowledge, history available in Sumner
By Leslie H. Dixon SUMNER — A Harvard University education is available to anyone who walks through the front door of the historic Increase Robinson Library and Neighborhood House. That’s the promise and the mission of the late Dr. Lucien Robinson, who in the 1940s bequeathed his great-great grandfather Increase Robinson’s house to the towns […]
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Oxford County prepares for major improvements at airport
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — County Commissioners have been awarded a $180,000 Federal Aviation Administration grant to update the county airport 13-year old Master Plan. The award will allow Oxford County to open up its nearly $500,000 reserve fund to begin major improvements to the airport once the Master Plan update is completed in about […]
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Paris selectmen to hire new town manager
PARIS — After seven months without a town manager and two interim town managers later, selectmen will vote on a permanent replacement at their Monday, July 25 meeting, according to two selectmen. Selectmen Chairman Mike Risica confirmed Thursday, July 21, the board will vote on a new town manager on Monday. Selectman Vic Hodgkins announced publicly […]
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Ari’s Pizza in Norway staying open
NORWAY — When Ari’s Pizza and Subs abruptly closed its doors after 29 years in business on Friday, July 15, many in the greater Norway community were shocked and saddened to hear the news. After a tremendous outpouring of support from the community, owner Chris Farrar and his wife, Josee, decided to reopen the Main […]
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From prison to Paris … a journey worth taking
PARIS — When Bonney Fogg and her family lost their Labrador retriever recently, she went on the search for a new family member, which at times felt like an insurmountable quest. After many trials and tribulations, Fogg was able to welcome young Addie, a graduate of the unique Paws in Prison program, into her home. She […]
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Oxford Plains Speedway, dragway opt for ‘in-house’ rescue coverage
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — After decades of working together, Oxford Rescue will no longer be providing coverage for the Oxford Plains Speedway and the Oxford Plains Dragway, but owners of both race tracks say they have put in place an emergency personnel plan that will provide race drivers and fans with a safe experience. […]
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Hampton Inn build in Oxford to be finished by summer’s end
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — Completion of the Hampton Inn on Route 26 is set for the end of the summer despite an on site union rally held last week to protest hiring practices of a project subcontractor and delays caused when a project framing company had to be replaced and by occasional depletion of […]
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A book, a cop, a teacher and bunch of kids … together learning good choices at Oxford Elementary School
OXFORD — It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but in reality, it is much more powerful than that. A teacher, an author and a DARE officer gathered at Oxford Elementary School recently – along with the entire fifth grade – in the culmination of a health unit on healthy choices, which tackled the […]
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Avesta Housing shares plans for Fox School complex in Paris
PARIS — Selectmen were given a presentation and a loose timeline on the proposed affordable living senior housing project at the Mildred M. Fox School on Monday, July 11. Seth Parker, director of real estate development for Avesta Housing, said his nonprofit organization is an active developer in Maine with a mission “to either build, […]