Buckfield Select Board Tuesday, Aug. 20 Joint workshop What happened: Selectmen and the Budget Committee held a workshop on next year’s budget process. What it means: They agreed to remind residents their comments are welcome. Town Manager Joe Roach suggested allowing time after each department presentation for public comment and everyone agreed. What’s next: The […]
Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
Registry of Deeds office in Fryeburg to close Aug. 28
The closure marks the completion of a months-long merging process between the two offices.
SAD 17 improvement projects will continue into school year
A heating and air conditioning upgrade a Guy E. Rowe School in Norway will not be complete before school starts Aug. 28, but plans are in place to get teachers and students in their classrooms.
Hartford-Sumner Elementary School to add parking spaces
The director of buildings, grounds and transportation said the move will improve pedestrian safety along Route 219.
Hiker planning ‘comeback’ to Appalachian Trail
Anne Renner, 24, of Arlington, Illinois, had the help of an ex-Marine, a nurse, a forest ranger and fellow hikers after she fell in Grafton Township and seriously injured her leg.
This week’s agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Livermore: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Select Board budget workshop, 6 p.m., Municipal Center. Regular Select Board meeting to follow. Farmington: […]
Oxford board addresses noncompliant trash bags
The transfer station rules require clear bags only for the solid waste hopper.
Maryland woman, 75, drowns after canoe tips over in Bethel
The victim got trapped under the canoe after it flipped with her husband and daughter also tossed into the Androscoggin River.
Teenager arrested in West Paris shooting
Several teenage boys were involved in an incident on Orchard Court on Tuesday night.
Police investigate report of shooting in West Paris
WEST PARIS – Multiple deputies with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office were at the scene of a shooting on Orchard Street, according to Sheriff Chris Wainwright. Wainwright said that it was an “ongoing active criminal investigation” and that he could not provide any more information. WGME reported the scene was cleared Wednesday morning. [email protected]