Selectmen accepted a bid of $54,000 for the old municipal building on Pleasant Street.
Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
Feds offer cash for information on guns stolen from West Paris store
Federal officials looking for people who stole several handguns from J & K Sporting Goods on Dec. 8.
Photo: An old fashioned library
The director of Freeland Holmes Library in Oxford logs new books by hand.
Future in doubt for Old Church on the Hill in Buckfield
The church has a 91-foot spire and it on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fire destroys Paris home, kills three dogs
Tuesday’s fire destroyed the home on Upper Swallow Road.
Oxford County arrest log: Jan. 3, 2023
• Nicole J. Barton-Mayo, 36, of 30 North St., Augusta, on a charge of disorderly conduct, 10:44 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Oxford Casino, by Oxford Police Department. • Zachary D. Boutilier, 24, transient, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 12:41 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, on Main Street in Mexico, by Mexico […]
House burns on Upper Swallow Road in Paris
PARIS — Firefighters fought back flames Tuesday evening in a fully-involved structure fire at 36 Upper Swallow Road. The fire was reported about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Smoke was reportedly coming from the second story when firefighters arrived. A second alarm was called about 5 p.m. with multiple departments at the scene. Upper Swallow Road is […]
‘It sounded like shotguns in the woods:’ Sun Journal readers share memories of the ice storm
‘(On) Friday, Jan. 16, we got 9 inches of new snow. Nadine Drapeau, a CMP worker, showed up at my door and asked if I could provide seating for a power crew for lunch. We hosted 10 guys from Narragansett Power for a pizza lunch . . . ‘
New district attorney takes office
Neil McLean Jr. of Turner will serve Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties.