By Ann Wood HEBRON—For the first time in almost a decade, the town of Hebron has broken ground on a municipal building. This time around, it’s not fit for humans. Rather, it’s a 50-by-100-foot concrete shed for sand and salt. The excavation for the sand and salt shed at 13 Depot Circle, by the town […]
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Woodsmen will tear it up at the Oxford County Fair
By Erin Place OXFORD—Competitors are sharpening their axes, gassing up their chainsaws and dusting off their log-rolling boots for the Oxford County Fair’s 39th annual Woodmen’s Field Day competition set for Friday. The competition kicks off at 9 a.m. at the 4×4 Arena at the Oxford County Fairgrounds, 68 Pottle Road, Oxford. Roughly 40 people […]
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The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club celebrates 50 years
By Ann Wood PARIS—Tim Marriner takes the microphone in hand. “Everybody square up. There you go,” he says, and starts calling the first dance. A reported 21 squares, or 168 dancers, from all over New England took to the cafeteria floor at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School on Saturday night. This was no school dance—they […]
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Ball game for Millet scores a home run
By Amanda Johnson PARIS—”Play ball,” someone in the crowd shouts as the players take to the field. Oxford County firemen were pitted against Oxford County police officers in a softball game last Sunday that was held in memory of Norway Fire Captain David Millett, who died in May shortly after attending to a fire. Thinking […]
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Rain impacts Route 118 fix
By Amanda Johnson NORWAY—It’s a bumpy ride across Norway with many roads in poor condition, but those driving down Route 118 will eventually find a smooth ride ahead—despite a recent stall in a project that means to repair it. For the past few weeks, the Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) has been working on […]
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Main Street traffic closed for most of the day Saturday
NORWAY- Main Street will be closed to traffic on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Arts Festival, not all four days as reported in this week’s paper. The newspaper regrets the error in this week’s Arts Festival article.
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Buckfield says no to rescue dept. increase
BUCKFIELD—Residents determined to stay within the budget amended the nearly $186,000 proposed budget for the rescue department down to $135,000. Resident Darrell Harvey recommended the decrease because, he said, the town needs to stay within its budget. Harvey said that in the past the department has been able to get along fine with $135,000—the amount […]
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Norway TM approves $1.2M for road repairs
NORWAY— The town of Norway will share with the state a $1.2 million bond for road repairs, it was decided at Annual Town Meeting this past Monday. The the project will be financed for five years at approximately five-percent from the Maine Municipal Bond Bank. The $1.2 million will cover engineering, oversight, repaving and improving […]
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Violette runs unopposed for Buckfield Board of Selectmen
BUCKFIELD — Long-time resident Scott Violette is running unopposed for the open seat on the Board of Selectmen. “I felt like somebody had to do it. We pay way too much in taxes, and from what I gather a lot of people feel that way,” Violette said… Read the full story on the Sun Journal.