HEBRON — Voters elected a new selectperson, approved funding for a new plow, and gave selectmen raises during Saturday’s annual town meeting. About 40 voters showed up for the meeting at the Hebron Station School approving about $840,000 for the new municipal budget. Beth Olsen, a six-year resident of Hebron who serves as Oxford Town […]
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Oxford selectmen meeting: What you need to know
Oxford Board of Selectmen March 15, 2018 School budget What happened: SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts outlined the school budget process and provided information on preparations for the 2018-19 spending plan. What it means: Colpitts said the process begins with an audit to determine how much to carry over into the next year. In October, […]
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Norway board extends medical marijuana facility moratorium
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday night to extend a moratorium on medical marijuana production facilities another six months. The extension will give the town’s Medical Marijuana Grow Facility Committee more time to develop land-use regulations and ordinances governing such enterprises. Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said the moratorium was set to expire April 2. […]
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Norway police come under friendly 'fire'
Norway Detective Gary Hill, center, is about to get hit by a snowball as Sierra Powell, in pink boots, blocks a giant snowball that he tossed at her while walking home from school on Whitman Street in Norway on Thursday afternoon. Police Chief Robert Federico, left, and the detective usually join the group of students from […]
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Oxford Hills High School food pantry receives $1,000 donation
Paris Police Chief Hartley “Skip” Mowatt Jr., left, and Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Principal Ted Moccia, right, present a $1,000 check from the Masonic Grand Lodge of Maine to junior Kat Crowell, who helps run the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School food pantry as part of her senior project. Mowatt said that the local […]
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Norway board holding hearing on marijuana moratorium
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing Thursday on whether to extend the medical marijuana moratorium another 180 days. The hearing begins at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. In October 2017, voters unanimously passed a moratorium on establishing medical marijuana facilities. Some selectmen and many residents said they were concerned […]
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Rig takes out poles, hits apartment house in Woodstock
A utility pole lies on top of a trailer on South Main Street in Woodstock on Wednesday morning. The Canadian driver said he lost control of the rig, which took out two utility poles and crashed into the apartment building at right, Woodstock Fire Chief Kyle Hopps said. (Maine State Police) WOODSTOCK — A tractor-trailer driver […]
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Drivers charged in Oxford crash
Two pickup trucks collided Monday night on Route 26 near Reid’s Service Center in Oxford. Both drivers were charged, Oxford police Sgt. Rickie Jack said. (Chuck Blaquiere/Photo) OXFORD — Two drivers were issued summonses Monday, after their pickup trucks collided on Route 26 near Reid’s Service & Sales, Oxford police Sgt. Rickie Jack said. Ryan […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen March 12, 2018 Paris Town Office Marijuana ordinance What happened: Code Enforcement Officer Kingston Brown, who also serves on the ad-hoc Recreational Marijuana Committee, shared with selectmen the draft Recreational Marijuana Ordinance. What it means: The ordinance, if passed at during voting in June, would regulate the location, licensing and operation […]
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Dump truck overturns onto train tracks in Woodstock
A dump truck rests on train tracks beside Route 26 in Woodstock on Monday morning, after the driver lost control of it, Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Daley said. Driver Jeffrey Robidoux, 50, of Woodstock was not hurt. (Alison Aloisio/Bethel Citizen) WOODSTOCK — A Woodstock driver escaped injury when the dump truck he was operating […]