Sarah Carter ran a successful write-in campaign for the Select Board, receiving 136 votes.
Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
Sprague, McElravy win re-election to Paris board
Running unopposed, the two incumbents win three-year terms to the Select Board.
Head-on crash closes Route 302 in Fryeburg, sends three to hospital
Driver is charged after his car crosses the centerline and strikes a pickup truck.
Man rescued during laundry room fire in Fryeburg
Electrical fire in basement traps third-floor resident in wheelchair.
Tarantulas and a bunch of other big, hairy spiders seized from Norway motel
At least three of the arachnids were identified as illegal to be in Maine. The others are at a Lewiston wildlife rehab facility for further identification.
Oxford County police log
• Noah A. Blodget, 21, of 388 Swain Road, Rumford, on a charge of violating condition of release, 6:27 a.m. Sunday in Rumford by Rumford Police Department. • Edwin J. Dakin, 40, of 317 Elm Hill Road, Paris, on charges of domestic violence assault, obstructing report of a crime and terrorizing, 11:41 a.m. Saturday at […]
Paris to revise Property Maintenance Ordinance
Town Manager Dawn Noyes said changes would help enforce rules for junkyards and yard sales.
Franklin and Oxford county polling places
Andover: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Town Hall Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Community Room Bethel: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Bethel Legion Hall Bridgton: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Town Hall Buckfield: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Municipal Building Canton: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Town Office Carrabassett Valley: 8 a.m. to 8 […]
Oxford’s annual town meeting attendance down by about 50%
Residents questioned increases in administrative and Rescue Department budgets before approving both as recommended by selectmen.
A digitally divided Maine leaves tens of thousands offline
At least 83,000 Maine households lack the broadband internet experts say is necessary for economic success.