Pesky beaver start to clear-cut homeowner’s waterfront.
Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
Photo: Logging truck rear-ends car in South Paris
A long trail of rubber remains at 300 Park St. in South Paris where a loaded Maine Custom Woodlands logging truck of Durham.
Photo: Oxford Hills students recite Pledge of Allegiance using sign language
Oxford Hills students recite Pledge of Allegiance using sign language.
Oxford Hills school board directors approve new music curriculum
PARIS — During their Monday business meeting, directors for Maine School Administrative District 17 unanimously approved changes to school curriculum for all grades. The Maine Department rolled out new standards for both visual and performing arts curriculum two years ago and describe what students should know and be able to do, as well as define […]
New roof for historic Pigeon Hill Schoolhouse completed
Generations of Oxford students attended the Pigeon Hill School between 1867-1940. For the last two years Oxford Historical Society has been working to relocate the schoolhouse from the corner of Rabbit Valley Road and Route 24 to a lot and bird sanctuary off King Street. It is being completely rehabilitated as a living history museum in phases.
Pink Feather Foundation migrating operations to Oxford for the winter
The non-profit is taking up residence at Oxford’s former town office at 85 Pleasant Street.
Voters in Paris-based school district indicate preferences for funding building construction, maintenance
A survey of voters showed support for a $70 million state-funded elementary school in Norway.
School board chairman advises Paris officials on petition issue
SAD 17 School Board Chair Troy Ripley says the school district already started the process suggested by the petition in 2016, asking the state Department of Education to fund a construction project.
Oxford County arrest log
• Mario E. Angeloni, 40, of 25 Cheevers Road, Waterford, on a charge of violation of condition of release, 9:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at 330 Bear Pond Road, Waterford, by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Emanuel A. Barcelo-Tirado, 29, of 285 Turner St., Canton, on a charge of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, […]
Man arrested in connection with incident that left sheriff’s deputy injured
Three others were also charged with hindering apprehension when Kevin Michael Litchfield was arrested in a cabin off Kittredge Brook Road, charged with dragging a sheriff’s deputy with his car on Nov. 1.