Buckfield Board of Selectmen Feb. 5, 2019 Buckfield Municipal Center No Through Traffic What happened: Selectmen held a public hearing on adding Sodom, River and South Hodgdon Hill roads to the town’s ordinance on through truck traffic and accepted changes to the document as amended. What it means: Sodom Road resident Edward Allen brought the issue […]
Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Jay: Budget Committee, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain High School Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen workshop, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Public hearing on ordinance regulating no through truck traffic, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center. Selectmen meeting to follow. Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county […]
Hartford man killed after vehicle hits pole, rolls over in Wayne
Michael Fitzherbert, 35, of Hartford, died at the scene of the Saturday morning crash off Route 133, according to Maine State Police.
Oxford gets $1.9 million from casino
Oxford reaps almost $2 million from Casino in 2018
Flooding damages Paris Fire Department
Last week’s flooding caused extensive damage to the Paris fire station
Otisfield selectmen to discuss fuel tanks, sand shed
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet next week to discuss putting a structure over the fuel tanks outside the Town Office to prevent fuel from congealing. The regular board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the municipal building on Route 121. Anne Pastore, the town’s administrative assistant, said there have been a […]
Oxford Hills snowmobile clubs fighting flooded trails, water holes
Many snowmobile clubs in the Oxford Hills region have temporarily closed large sections of their trails after a Jan. 24 storm dumped more than 1.5 inches of rain across the state. The rainstorm made a mess of most Oxford Hills trails, said Fran Chickering, trail master for the Otisfield Trail Blazers. He had one word […]
Paris board approves liquor license for The Hydrant
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 on Monday night to approve a liquor license and special entertainment permit for The Hydrant, a new bar at 187 Main St. Selectman Scott Buffington recused himself from the vote because he owns the building where bar plans to open. Business owner April Harris said The Hydrant would […]
West Paris garage fire quickly extinguished
WEST PARIS — Firefighters quickly extinguished a garage fire at 21 Briggs St. on Monday night, Fire Chief Troy Billings said. There were no injuries and minimal damage, he said. “It was a really quick knockdown,” he said. “In another 10 minutes, that would have been a different story.” The call was received at 5:26 […]
Paris board sends Land Access Ordinance for review
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 to send the latest draft of a Land Access Ordinance to the town attorney for review. Chairman Rusty Brackett and Selectmen Chris Summers, Scott Buffington and John Andrews voted in favor of the motion, while Gary Vaughn voted against it. The ordinance, which was originally called a […]