Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
Angela Bancroft of Paris among top Ironmen in world
PARIS — On Oct. 8, Angela Bancroft of Paris Hill started her day in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, with a goal of finishing her fourth Ironman World Championship. She came home with a ninth-place finish in her age group. With a few days back home to reflect on her competition, she has worked her way through what she […]
West Paris residents celebrate start of hunting season with community breakfast
Residents in West Paris gathered before dawn on Saturday at the Historical Society of West Paris for a hearty hunters’ breakfast to celebrate the beginning of the season. The hunters’ breakfast is a long-held tradition that marks the change from summer to autumn. Attendees enjoyed a hot breakfast of pancakes and bacon.
Waterford society seeking missing photos from Lake House
WATERFORD — Five years after the Historical Society received the good news that the historic Lake House, located in the heart of the Waterford Historical District, had been sold and was to reopen as a restaurant, the house remains vacant and the search continues for missing items once displayed in the house. Bonnie Parsons of the […]
N.H. woman charged with Gilead arson
GILEAD — A New Hampshire woman is charged with arson and burglary following an incident at a home on the North Road in Gilead, according to a statement from the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Jaymi Lynn Hutchins, 30, of Rochester, New Hampshire, was arrested Thursday afternoon and taken to the Oxford County Jail in Paris, said Stephen […]
West Paris board tables junkyard request
WEST PARIS — Selectmen on Thursday tabled a junkyard permit application from Kalvin Mason because the town revoked his permit earlier this year for not complying with its conditions. “He is under investigation by (the Maine Department of Environmental Protection) and we don’t need to go through with this,” Board of Selectmen Chairman Dennis Henderson […]
Sumner suspends Planning Board meetings
SUMNER — The Planning Board has suspended all future meetings because an unexpected resignation brings membership below a quorum. Any resident interested in serving on the Planning Board or Regional School Unit 10 board of directors should submit a letter or an email of interest to [email protected] with the words “Attention: Selectmen” in the subject area. The Town […]
Mexico man’s bail lowered in heroin-trafficking case
PARIS — A judge at Oxford County Superior Court lowered bail Wednesday for a Mexico man charged with heroin trafficking from $50,000 to $20,000. Bricknell Dorelas, 34, has been in jail since Sept. 23, when he and four others were arrested in a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigation. The others charged were Joseph “Rasta” Kabamba, […]
West Paris man pleads not guilty to sexual assault against a child
PARIS — A West Paris man charged with felony sexual assault pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning at his arraignment in Oxford County Superior Court. John Emery, 70, was arrested in May and charged with gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact against a child under the age of 14. It was Emery’s first court appearance […]
Paris pot-growing site plan tabled
PARIS — The Planning Board on Tuesday tabled a decision on a site-plan review for a medical marijuana facility until the full board is in attendance. Shawn Knight, a state-registered medical marijuana caregiver, wants to use 3,000 square feet of the 4,100-square-foot building at 45 East Main St. for medical marijuana cultivation. Workers would be on […]