WATERFORD — Barbara Vanderzanden and her mother, Rosalie, were two New Jersey schoolteachers looking to upend their lives and start something new. After scouting New England, three rooms into the tour, they knew the old 1825 Chadbourne homestead was the place to do it. Two months after converting it into an inn, they opened for […]
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New SAD 44 cost-sharing formula proposed
BETHEL — A School Administrative District 44 committee has approved a third cost-sharing formula to perhaps entice Newry to stay in the district. The school board will meet Monday to set a date for a districtwide vote on the formula. The 12-person committee voted 11-1 to send the proposed formula to voters, with Michele Varuolo […]
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Gallant expected to stop attending pot panel meetings
BETHEL — Board of Selectmen Chairman Don Bennett said this week he expects former Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant to stop attending meetings of Bethel’s Marijuana Committee, which Gallant chairs. Town Manager Christine Landes said Wednesday she had not received a letter of resignation from Gallant, and that her only communication with him had been via […]
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Norway man charged again with assaulting teen
NORWAY — A local man was in a Wiscasset jail Friday night, four days after being charged with assaulting and restraining his teenage girlfriend at his house, and preventing her from calling for help, according to law enforcement officials. It’s the second time in two months that Damian Dunn, 22, of 14 Beal St. has […]
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Norway board OKs request for fishing festival
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to allow the Parks and Recreation Department to close a single lane of Water Street for the 5th Annual Family Fishing Festival at Butters Park. The festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 2. Parks and Recreation Director Debra Partridge said the plan is to close […]
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Oxford board told erosion hurting ponds
Oxford Board of Selectmen May 3, 2018 Oxford Town Office Erosion Control What happened: Jeff Stearn, environmental planner for the Androscoggin River Watershed Council, said erosion on Rabbit Valley Road is affecting algae growth in nearby Whitney and Hogan ponds. What it means: Stern provided information on a matching Maine Department of Environmental Protection grant […]
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Wardens searching for bobcat that attacked boy, 17
STOW — The Maine Warden Service is looking for a bobcat that attacked a 17-year-old boy and his father Wednesday evening in the Oxford County town of Stow and then might have attacked a small dog in nearby Lovell the next morning. Carolynn Plowden and her son Justin first noticed the bobcat about 7:15 p.m. […]
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Norway board to vote on town budget
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will vote Thursday evening on whether to approve a $4.97 million municipal budget. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. The 2018-19 spending plan is $98,387 more than this fiscal year, which ends June 30, Selectman Warren Sessions said Wednesday evening. Town Manager Dennis Lajoie told […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen May 1, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Center Bid approved What happened: Selectmen accepted the lowest bid for the engineering work for the Shedd Hollow Road bridge replacement. What it means: The $17,600 bid from Main-Land Development Consultants of Livermore Falls was significantly less than the other three, Town Manager Joe Roach […]
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Paris residents get info on marijuana law
PARIS — District Attorney Andrew Robinson told residents Monday night at a public hearing on a town recreational marijuana ordinance that “it won’t just be a free-for-all just because retail marijuana is legal.” “There are still going to be some strict regulations on the state level, strict regulations with municipalities, and people still need to […]