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Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Bethel man among four charged in N.H. vehicle inspection investigation
The New Hampshire State Police recently concluded a six-month investigation of state safety inspection facilities that resulted in four arrests. Allen Demers, 57, of Gorham, New Hampshire, Alan Moody, 51, of Whitefield, New Hampshire, Randall Grondin, 44, of Bethel, Maine, and Luke McGillicuddy, 24, of Gorham, New Hampshire, were arrested on a variety of charges, […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
West Paris sets pot moratorium hearing
WEST PARIS — Selectmen will hold a public hearing at the Town Office on Thursday, Jan. 12, on a proposed marijuana moratorium, among other issues. The other issues include a dog ordinance that has been rewritten and has to go to hearing before it goes to voters at the annual town meeting, a proposed amendment […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
Coping with illness through a sense of joy
BETHEL — Nancy Fox is 69 years old and was the last person in her family to accept Jesus into her heart. She has said she planned to go to hell because “that’s where all (her) friends are.” But after her faith pulled her out of a severe battle with depression, she accepted God and the […]
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Growth in understanding others
RUMFORD — The Bible verse Genesis 1:1 “… and the Earth was without form and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep. …” is how Marsha McKenna describes her thoughts about herself before she joined Praise Assembly of God Church. “I felt like, there was just this darkness and this emptiness on […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
West Paris man shot during home invasion
WEST PARIS — A West Paris man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot early Friday morning by an unknown intruder. Lt. Justin Brown with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said around 4:30 a.m. Friday, a man reported that he had been shot by an unknown suspect inside his home on […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Norway board approves sign change for new Dunkin’ Donuts
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted 4-0 Thursday evening to approve a sign change to the Dunkin’ Donuts under construction at 60 Fair St. In September, the board voted unanimously to authorize a building permit for a Dunkin’ Donuts shop in the former Tim Hortons Coffee & Bake Shop. Michael Rentschler, construction manager of MDM […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Poland Spring plans expansion in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — Poland Spring is finalizing its plan to expand operations at its local bottling plant, activating a third line to the two lines already in operation and hiring up to 20 more people. Wright-Pierce engineer Jon Edgerton and representatives of the Kingfield Poland Spring bottling plant met with the Planning Board earlier this month […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford County arrest log
• Dustin Allen Roberge, 21, of Rumford, failure to appear, 5 a.m. Dec. 20 in Rumford, Rumford Police Department. • Dylan Allen Westleigh, 19, of Rumford, failure to pay fines, failure to appear, 5 a.m. Dec. 20 in Rumford, Rumford Police Department. • Angela L. Hamel, 27, of Rumford, violation of bail conditions, 9:10 p.m. […]