PARIS — A former Maine woman identified by officials as the “financial officer” in the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history has been sentenced to serve four years of a six-year prison sentence. Briana Thayer, 29, of Bean Station, Tennessee, was sentenced in Oxford County Superior Court on Jan. 8, more than five years […]
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Unpaid fuel bill results in no gasoline for Oxford Sheriff’s Office cruisers
PARIS — An unpaid bill recently left deputies with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office without access to their fuel cards and unable to put gasoline into their cruisers for more than two days, according to Sheriff Chris Wainwright. Interim County Administrator Tom Winsor pinned the missed bill payment on a staffing shortage within the Finance […]
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Paris board votes to hire another full-time Highway Department employee
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 on Monday night to run an advertisement for another full-time employee for the town’s Highway Department. Interim Town Manager Dawn Waisanen said Road Foreman Jamie Hutchinson reviewed his budget and determined there was enough money to add another full-time employee. Waisanen said she and Hutchinson did “some […]
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This week's agenda
Tuesday Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Farmington: RSU 9 Operations Committee, 6 p.m., Chef’s Table Farmington: RSU 9 Personnel and Finance Committee, 7 p.m., Central Office Hartford: Ordinance Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 […]
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State awards $76,500 for Norway Branch Rail Trail
NORWAY — The Maine Trails Advisory Committee has awarded a $76,500 grant for the Norway Branch Rail Trail project, according to Town Manager Dennis Lajoie. The trail for walkers and bicyclists would follow the former Norway Branch Railroad tracks for six-tenths of a mile, from Beal Street in Norway to Charles Street in Paris. Norway’s […]
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After fire, Poland Fire Department calls for chimney safety
POLAND — Crews from the Poland and Mechanic Falls fire departments responded Sunday afternoon to a chimney fire, prompting Poland Chief Tom Printup to issue a caution: Cold weather can lead to dangerous fires. While the fire at 738 Bakerstown Road in Poland injured no one and caused little damage to the house, Printup said […]
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Rumford, Bridgton hospitals get new president
LEWISTON — Five months after the head of Rumford and Bridgton hospitals resigned amid turmoil among those hospitals and Central Maine Healthcare, their parent organization, Rumford and Bridgton have a new leader. Central Maine Healthcare officials announced Thursday that Peter J. Wright, 46, will take over as president starting in mid-March. “I feel strongly that the key […]
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Register of deeds to continue preservation work, merger
PARIS — Oxford County Register of Deeds Cherri Crockett is looking to carry on the preservation work of her predecessor and take on her first big task of merging the Paris and Fryeburg offices. Crockett, of Bethel, was elected in November to a four-year term and was sworn in Dec. 31. She succeeds Pat Shearman, […]
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Beating colder temps
Wally Vickerson uses his snowblower Wednesday evening to clear his driveway on Park Street in West Paris. He said snow mixing with rain prompted him to remove the heavy, wet snow in advance of colder temperatures. “If it freezes, it’s going to be a whole different ballgame” Vickerson said. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn)
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen Jan. 8, 2019 Buckfield Municipal Building No ambulance What happened: Town Manager Joe Roach announced he and Rescue Chief Floyd “Chip” Richardson had decided against accepting a donated ambulance because it needed repairs. What it means: After being checked by a mechanic, it would take roughly $6,000 in repairs to […]