LINCOLN PLANTATION — The Maine Warden Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife investigators are offering a reward of up to $5,500 for information on the illegal killings of two Canada lynx in northern Oxford and Aroostook counties. In a news release, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife announced Canada lynx shootings occurred on […]
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Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills
Ski-making in Maine: Industry returns to its artisan roots
BETHEL — “Right now, we’re in the midst of a Renaissance in ski manufacturing in the state,” Scott Andrews, director of the Ski Museum of Maine in Kingfield, told those at Made in Maine: 100-Plus Years of Craftsmanship in Skiing, a recent program of the Bethel Historical Society. Although the industry that grew throughout the […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway approves money for sewer project
NORWAY — Voters agreed Thursday evening to increase the amount of money authorized at a December 2015 town meeting from $100,000 to $111,849 for a sewer project that went overbudget. On Dec. 3, 2015, voters unanimously agreed to fund a $100,000 project to replace failing sewer pipes crossing Pennesseewassee Stream. Town Manager David Holt said […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford interim town manager gets contract
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved a contract with interim Town Manager Rebecca Lippincott following a 20-minute executive session at Thursday night’s meeting. The three-month agreement is from Nov. 21, or until such time as a permanent town manager is hired or both parties agree to extend the agreement. She will be paid […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Hampton Inn awaits occupancy permit
OXFORD — The $15 million Hampton Inn is accepting reservations for rooms on Monday, Dec. 19, and beyond, according to its website — but no one is answering the hotel’s telephone. The long-awaited opening date of the 93-room hotel on Route 26, across from the Oxford Casino, has only been confirmed by its website, which […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Community, Oxford Hills
Hampton Inn in Oxford denied occupancy permit until work completed
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — The $15 million Hampton Inn is accepting reservations for a room on Monday, Dec. 19, and beyond, according to its website, but no one is answering the hotel’s telephone. The long-awaited opening date of the 93-room on Route 26, directly across the street from Oxford Casino, has only been […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Injured drivers, passengers identified in Oxford head-on collision
OXFORD — Police identified the three people injured Wednesday night in a head-on collision on Skeetfield Road. Oxford police officer Zac Bisson said that shortly before 5 p.m., Isabella Iadarola, 15, of Oxford was traveling north on Skeetfield Road in a 2004 Dodge Caravan, while Jason Tobin, 29, of Otisfield was traveling south in a […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway rehab center spearheading ‘good deed’ campaign for homeless teens
NORWAY — The Norway Center for Health and Rehabilitation is paying it forward by organizing a “good deed” campaign to help local homeless teens. Bonnie Iwans, who has served as director of admissions for the Norway Center for Health and Rehabilitation for the past three years, said that every December, the center attempts to give […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
West Paris man sentenced to 20 months in prison for heroin trafficking
PARIS — A West Paris man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 months in prison for selling heroin. Richard Labay, 39, was one of 15 people arrested in 2015 in what officials called the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history. He pleaded guilty in September to felony conspiracy to commit trafficking in scheduled drugs. Active-Retired […]