At age 7, Zane Dustin of Hebron was taking things apart, putting them back together and asking questions like, “How fast does someone run?” and “How long does it take for the light to go on when you flip the switch?” His goal in second grade was to be a scientist and an inventor. In […]
Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
Posted inOxford Hills, sj-web
Gray man sentenced to 4½ years for crash that killed boy
PORTLAND — A Gray man who was driving erratically and without a license when he crashed last year, killing a 4-year-old passenger, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Michael Minson was sentenced Wednesday to 4½ years behind bars for the Casco crash that killed Cameron Peterson and seriously injured his mother in August 2015. Minson apologized […]
advertisement
Posted inOxford Hills
Man seriously hurt in Norway crash
NORWAY — Rescue crews used hydraulic equipment to free an Oxford man from his SUV after it slammed into a tree on Crockett Ridge Road on Wednesday night. Police said Wolfe Raasumaa, 19, lost control of his Ford Bronco and struck a tree at about 6:30 p.m. He was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Central […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford County promotes Davis to sergeant
PARIS – The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that Cpl. Chris Davis has been promoted to sergeant. Davis has been with the department since 2005 and previously worked for Bridgton Police Department, an official said. He was honored in June for saving the life of Jennifer Clough, 42, of Norway by removing her from […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Deadline set for Buckfield junkyard cleanup
BUCKFIELD — After two years of trying to get an unpermitted junkyard issue resolved, selectmen set an Oct. 31 deadline for the tenant to clean up the yard or be taken to court, according to Town Manager Cindy Dunn. Dunn told the board about the ongoing problem at 17 Depot St., writing that the tenant […]
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Pickett announces re-election campaign
DIXFIELD — Republican has announced he is seeking re-election to his second term in the Maine House of Representatives for District 116. The district is comprised of the towns of Hartford, Mexico, Peru, Canton and Dixfield. He is being challenged by Democrat Sheryl Briggs of Mexico. “Public service continues to be the cornerstone of my […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford County sheriff opposes Question 3
PARIS – Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant said he does not support a ballot question asking residents if they wish to require mandatory background checks prior to private gun sales or transfer of guns in most instances. Gallant said in a news release Tuesday that people have begun emailing him, “concerned because they read some […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford County commissioners approve dispatch center software
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday morning to allow the Oxford County Regional Communications Center to spend $10,000 for computer software to streamline and expedite medical and fire calls. James Miclon, director of the communications center, said the center is one of three selected by the state’s Emergency Services Communication Bureau to convert […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway board conditionally approves permit for Tucker’s Pub
NORWAY – The Board of Selectmen voted Thursday evening to renew the special amusement permit for Tucker’s Pub for six months, with the condition its employees take a training course for servers, Town Manager David Holt said. Holt said the board asked that the police chief talk to the pub’s owner about having employees take […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Civil rights film includes Oxford man
OXFORD — In 1964, the Rev. Bill England was a young chaplain at Boston University, a husband and father, when he traveled down to St. Augustine, Florida, to advise and protect college students who’d gathered there to promote civil rights. England would be badly beaten by Ku Klux Klan supporters. He would be thrown in […]