Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
Ed Damon remembered as a cut above
NORWAY — Ed Damon is being remembered as a generous, hardworking and multi-talented man whose Main Street barbershop became an institution. Damon, 81, passed away Nov. 15, leaving a void for those who knew him at the shop, on the dance floor and along the snowmobile trails. He began barbering in the corner of a pool […]
Thanksgiving: Community is key
NORWAY — Thanksgiving is a time of celebration and enjoying a fine meal with loved ones — but for some, there isn’t always food available or family with whom to spend the holiday. Fortunately, many places in Maine know the importance of community and the First Universalist Church in Norway is high on that list. […]
Norway landfill closing for a year
NORWAY — Starting Dec. 1, the Frost Hill Landfill on Route 117 will shut its doors for at least a year to save money. Warren Sessions Jr., manager of Norway-Paris Solid Waste, said the board is experimenting with using the transfer station at 39 Brown St. to collect debris. “We’re just trying to save the taxpayers […]
Norway Downtown welcoming shoppers
NORWAY — The downtown will be lit up and busy every Friday beginning Dec. 2 as Norway’s Downtown Holiday Nights’ extended shopping hours extravaganza begins. Every shop on Main Street will stay open until 7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided, gift wrapping will be offered at the Weary Club by either the local 4-H Club […]
Annual Festival of Trees, parade begin Friday in Paris
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Festival of Trees and Christmas Parade on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 25-27. Jennifer Boenig of the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce said the Christmas Parade is nearing its 40th year, while the Festival of Trees is entering its sixth year. The Festival […]
Oxford crash sends three to hospital
OXFORD — Three people were taken to the hospital Wednesday afternoon following a collision at Skeetfield Road and King Street, Lt. Michael Ward of the Oxford Police Department said. Ward said Dawn Derenburger, 46, of Charlottesville, Virginia, was driving east on King Street when a 2000 Mazda driven by Billie Jo Coolidge, 39, of Oxford […]
Dunkin’ Donuts building permit upheld by Norway board
NORWAY — The Board of Appeals has voted to uphold a building permit for a Dunkin’ Donuts shop in the former Tim Hortons Coffee & Bake Shop on Fair Street. The Planning Board voted unanimously on Sept. 22 to authorize the permit. Michael Rentschler, construction manager of MDM Management Group of Acton, Massachusetts, said the permit would […]
Police add patrols for holiday weekend
GRAY — State police plan to have additional troopers on patrol and a plane in the air for the long Thanksgiving weekend, according to a news release. Chief of the state police, Col. Robert Williams, said troopers will look for aggressive, impaired and texting drivers. In addition, troopers will also look for seat-belt violators, following […]