• Peter Allen Donahue II, 25, of Peru, aggravated drug trafficking, trafficking or furnishing of drug paraphernalia, 4:53 p.m. Nov. 9 in Rumford, Rumford Police Department. • Zackery S. Smith, 26, of Albion, probation violation, 7:44 p.m. Nov. 9 in Norway, Maine State Police.
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King, Sheriff Gallant speak at Paris Veterans Day ceremony
PARIS — Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant urged a room of more than 100 people Friday morning to recognize Veterans Day as “a day of celebration, a day of remembrance, a day of thanksgiving and a day of forgiveness.” Gallant, a U.S. Army veteran, was the featured veteran speaker at the ceremony, hosted and sponsored […]
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West Paris a ‘truck town’ again, board says
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday voted to make West Paris a “truck town” again, which means truckers can register rigs weighing more than 26,000 pounds locally. Town Manager Wade Rainey supported the measure. “We get fees and excise, and it is more convenient for local truckers,” he said. Although out-of-town truckers […]
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Oxford County recycling corporation to remain
NORWAY — The Oxford County Regional Recycling Center will remain open, after a majority of its member towns voted Tuesday not to dissolve the Oxford County Regional Recycling Corp. “It failed. It absolutely failed,” Janet Jamison of Paris, chairman of the corporation board, said Wednesday afternoon of the referendum in area towns. She said there […]
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Sheriff to speak at Veterans Day event
PARIS — The American Legion Foster-Carroll Post 72 will host and sponsor a Veterans Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, retired U.S. Navy Commander Sarah Glynn said. Glynn, who has been practicing law since 1999, said that every few years, the Norway, Paris and Oxford American Legion posts […]
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Buckfield selectmen at odds on health insurance coverage
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen could have violated state statute by denying insurance coverage to employees’ domestic partners. At the Tuesday, Nov. 1 selectmen’s meeting, Town Manager Cindy Dunn told selectmen an employee wanted to add his domestic partner to his insurance so the partner could get dental insurance, which would be 100 percent paid by the employee. […]
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Crockett defeats Kreckel in Oxford County probate race
PARIS — Bethel attorney Jarrod Crockett will replace Dana Hanley as the Oxford County judge of probate. Crockett defeated his Democratic opponent, attorney Jennifer Kreckel of Rumford, on Tuesday. As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, vote counts from Byron, Stow, Sweden and Upton had not been reported. Hanley is retiring from the position at the end […]
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Voters approve $1.3M road bond
HARRISON — Residents on Tuesday voted by roughly a 2-1 ratio for a five-year road bond not to exceed $1.37 million. The vote was 995-487. The bond will pay for work on Dawes Hill, Deer Hill, Buck, Fogg, Town Farm and Maple Ridge roads. Town Manager George “Bud” Finch previously said he is aware the town […]
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Merrill wins Oxford County commissioner race
PARIS — Longtime County Commissioner Steven Merrill defeated Democratic opponent Michael McKinney of Hiram at Tuesday’s polls, with all but two towns reporting. As of Wednesday afternoon, Merrill was leading McKinney, 5,439 to 4,677. Stow and Sweden had yet to report their vote counts. Once reported, the result will be official. Merrill has served as […]