PARIS — Oxford County community gardeners gathered Saturday on Park Street to prepare raised beds for the growing season. Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities, a volunteer-based nonprofit, began three years ago and has since been providing fresh vegetables to the community. The garden is on land owned by the Oxford Hills Law firm. Partner Linda Russell offered […]
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Mary Dempsey new leader of Norway cancer center
Mary Dempsey is the new executive director of the Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine in Norway. She previously worked for the Dempsey Center, founded by her family, including brother Patrick Dempsey. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) NORWAY — Less than six months after she left the Dempsey Center in Lewiston, Mary Dempsey has become the head of […]
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Oxford selectmen: What you need to know
Oxford Board of Selectmen April 19, 2018 Oxford Town Office What happened: Chris Bachman of RHR Smith & Company, certified public accountants, discussed the annual audit. What it means: Bachman said the General Fund Balance was $3.69 million for the fiscal year from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Of that amount about $1.9 […]
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Colleges team up with Sunday River on new culinary program
AUBURN — Southern Maine Community College and Central Maine Community College are teaming up with Sunday River Resort in Newry on a new culinary apprenticeship program that will provide the resort with skilled workers for its restaurants and food outlets. According to a written statement from SMCC in South Portland, the agreement provides for up […]
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Harrison Community Cleanup is Saturday
HARRISON — Volunteers will gather for the fourth annual Community Cleanup Day at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at the Fire Station. Organizers say there are 94 people signed up, but more are welcome. According to Emily Baker, who is organizing the event, the effort has been so successful that surrounding towns have reached out […]
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Bethel woman touts yoga's benefits
BETHEL — Sara Johnson enrolled in her first yoga class while in college, and it was love at first pose. “The connection it gave me with my mind-body-breath was unlike anything I had ever experienced before,” she said. She quickly recognized many of the benefits, both physical and emotional, that could be gained through regular […]
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Rumford woman injured in Peru crash
PERU — A Rumford woman suffered serious injuries Monday afternoon when her minivan collided with a parked dump truck on Route 108, about two miles south of the Peru Main Street intersection, according to Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Aylward. Leah Blouin, 49, was driving west on Route 108 when she crossed into the eastbound lane, striking […]
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Bethel board to decide on level of police coverage
BETHEL — Selectmen must decide whether to recommend paying for three or four Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies to patrol the town in the coming fiscal year. Three deputies provide coverage 21 hours a day for $324,500 annually, according to Town Manager Christine Landes. Sheriff Jim Theriault said if the town continues with three deputies, coverage would […]
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Bethel Budget Committee proposes higher budget
BETHEL — The Budget Committee has increased Town Manager Christine Landes’ recommended 2018-19 municipal budget by $50,000. If approved by voters in June, the $4.21 million spending plan would be 7.57 percent more than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. The amount to be raised from taxes, including the county and school district assessments, […]
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Industry woman charged with drug trafficking has bail revoked
PARIS — An Industry woman charged with aggravated drug trafficking twice in two months last year had her bail revoked Friday in Oxford County Superior Court after violating bail conditions three times in less than a year. Jessica Pare, 41, and Randy Aron, 41, were among seven people arrested by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency […]