A public hearing on warrant articles for the August town meeting is set for Thursday at 6 p.m.
Oxford Hills
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Photo Album: Bessey Motors 6, Topsham Post 202 0
Bessey Motors never looked back after taking a first-inning lead, earning a 6-0 shutout win over Topsham Post 202 in an American Legion baseball game Tuesday at Oxford Hills Middle School.
Crews douse brush fire in Oxford
A side-by-side-style UTV caught fire, and the flames spread into the surrounding woods.
Hebron home burns in Tuesday morning blaze
The family escaped the fire, but the home was destroyed
Maine’s highest court upholds Hartford man’s murder conviction, 50-year sentence
Justice William Stokes, who sentenced Rondon Athayde last year, called the ‘brutal’ and ‘extraordinarily violent’ domestic assault an ‘abomination,’ adding that the images of 41-year-old Ana Cordero and the crime scene ‘stayed with me for several weeks.’
Courtesy boat inspections on rise at Maine lakes in high-stakes battle against invasive species
Although few inspections detect invasives such as the Eurasian watermilfoil, officials are ramping up efforts because the damage to a lake’s ecosystem can hinder boaters and swimmers, and reduce surrounding property values.
Demand remains strong for mobile homes, if you can wait up to a year for delivery
Prices have jumped 50-100% in the past three years.
Oxford County arrest log: July 1, 2022
• Heith L. Bernard, 45, of 123 Bethel Road, West Paris, on charges of operating under the influence and unlawful possession of scheduled drug, 8:54 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, in Rumford, by Rumford Police Department. • Cory J. Colby, 42, of 42 Higgins Road, Waterford, on charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, failure […]
Photo Album: Seeds of Peace welcomes campers
On Sunday, Seeds of Peace welcomed 62 campers for its first session of the summer.
Seeds of Peace opens for the summer, plans to start program for K-12 students this fall
School administrators requested in-school programming from Seeds of Peace, citing increased behavioral and emotional challenges of students following the onset of the pandemic.