Buckfield Board of Selectmen April 3, 2018 Buckfield Municipal Building Budget What happened: Town Manager Joe Roach presented selectmen and the Budget Committee the draft fiscal 2019 budget, which could increase the tax rate. What it means: The overall budget is $3.63 million, which is $274,188 more than this fiscal year. The municipal budget is […]
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Skipping into spring in downtown Norway
Rosalie LeBlanc, 6, skips down the sidewalk on Main Street in Norway with her mother, Rachel LeBlanc, on a recent afternoon after school. The warm temperatures have seen people shedding warm layers and adding a little spring to their steps. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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$40M budget for SAD 17 presented
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts unveiled a proposed $40.04 million budget to the board of directors Monday night. The proposed budget is $157,166 less than this fiscal year. “This is the best guess at where things are going,” Colpitts said. The proposed total assessment shows increases for all eight district towns. […]
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Kite flying group to 'color the sky' in Norway
NORWAY — “ColorTheSky!” is the name of a new group started by a Norway woman who hopes to bring back the joy of flying kites. Terry Robinson said she recently started flying kites again and is “really loving it.” She even came up with her group’s name based on a kite she purchased a few months […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Farmington: RSU 9 Budget Committee, 6:30 p.m., Mt. Blue Campus Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Finance Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Farmington: RSU 9 board […]
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Driver shaken in Paris rollover
A car driven by Michael S. Schultz of Paris lies on its roof beside the Hebron Road in Paris on Friday evening. Patrolman Gino Valeriani said Schultz was shaken up but not injured. (Chuck Blaquiere photo) A sedan registered to Michael S. Schultz, 30, of Paris, is pulled onto Hebron Road in Paris after it […]
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Mexico man sentenced to six months for road rage
William E. Murphy (Oxford County Jail) PARIS — A Mexico man was sentenced Thursday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court to serve six months of a three-year prison term for forcing a driver off Route 219 in Sumner last fall. William E. Murphy, 71, pleaded guilty to reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal […]
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Public hearing on Otisfield subdivision set for April 17
OTISFIELD — A public hearing on a major subdivision on Otisfield Cove Road and Cobb Hill Road has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 17, at the Otisfield Community Hall. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., to be followed by the Planning Board’s regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. Planning Board Chairwoman Karen […]
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Oxford police chief resigns in wake of wife's death
OXFORD — Police Chief Jon Tibbetts has resigned from the Oxford Police Department, effective immediately, according to an announcement Thursday by Town Manager Butch Asselin. In a telephone interview Thursday evening, Tibbetts said the death of his wife, Karen, last November has taken a toll on him. “It’s personal,” he said of his decision to leave after nearly 12 years at the […]
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Oxford Hills students play Twister at library
Rebekkah Strout, at top, calls out instructions Wednesday afternoon to, from left, Dakota Metcalf, Rebecca Taylor and Daimian Francis, as they play a game of Twister and attempt to keep their balance at the Norway Public Library’s Teen Room. Cynthia Riley, the teen services librarian since 2012, said that the Teen Room is a “place for teenagers to […]