OXFORD — Racers at Saturday afternoon’s Pinewood Derby at Oxford Hills Middle School gym in Paris will have a new $3,000 track to test their wooden cars. The six-lane track, which has electronic timing to record finishes, was purchased with donations from the Oxford Hills region, according to Rebekah Arntsen, daughter of race organizer Wayne […]
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Oxford County Democrats announce caucus times, locations
Democrats in Oxford County will caucus Sunday, March 4, to elect town, county and state officials. Attendees will choose delegates to the state convention and town committee members. Doors will open at least 30 minutes prior to start times at the following locations: Andover, Canton, Dixfield, Mexico, Rumford, Peru, Roxbury: 1 p.m. at Mountain Valley […]
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Making windows sparkle in Norway
Rich Moore of Hiram washes the front windows at Cafe Nomad on Main Street in Norway on Wednesday afternoon. It’s one of several businesses in Norway he washes every other week. He said he’s been doing it for three winters, and does it in other towns, including Bridgton, Falmouth, Fryeburg, Paris and Gray. (Matthew Daigle/Sun […]
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What You Need To Know
Paris Board of Selectmen Feb. 26, 2018 Paris Town Office School budget process What happened: SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts and the town’s three school directors gave a brief overview of the district’s budget process and answered questions asked from selectmen. What it means: Directors Bob Jewell, Mike Dignan and Henry Raymond attended the meeting after receiving […]
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Oxford, Harrison, Woodstock residents arrested in Knox robbery
KNOX — Five people, including residents of Harrison, Oxford and Woodstock, were arrested Monday night, after a man said they assaulted and robbed him at his home in this Waldo County town. According to a report by WMTW, the incident happened around 10 p.m. Monday on Frye Mountain Road. The man invited a woman he […]
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Westbrook man charged in Oxford with speeding, providing false name
PARIS — A Westbrook man was released on bail Sunday evening after being arrested on a charge of speeding 30-plus mph over the limit and providing the arresting officer with a false name, officials said. Caleb Lapierre, 22, was also charged with illegal attachment of plates, operating after suspension, two counts of failure to appear, […]
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Oxford preserving old town record books
OXFORD — About half a dozen town record books, some with paper likely made from recycled soldiers’ uniforms from the 1800s, are being restored by a Vermont company. Town Clerk Beth Olsen said the records, some of which were believed destroyed in a fire Jan. 31, 1890, at a former town hall, were found in […]
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Otisfield voting on compactor for recyclables
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen has scheduled a special town meeting for 7 p.m. March 22 for voters to decide whether to purchase a recycling compactor for the Transfer Station. The meeting will be held at the Otisfield Community Hall on Route 121. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said the town is looking at no […]
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Owners reopen Pampered Pups in South Paris following fire
An excavator removes rubble Thursday from Pampered Pups at 41 Western Ave. in South Paris. A fire sparked by a malfunctioning heat pump destroyed the building Feb. 1. Owners Steve and Carole Barrett have announced their intention to reopen the dog-grooming business. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Porter man, 42, sentenced on domestic violence, drug possession charges
PORTER — A Porter man was sentenced Wednesday morning to a year in jail with all but 30 days suspended on charges of domestic violence assault and unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. Peter S. Macquarrie, 42, was arrested in December and charged with domestic violence assault and threatening to light his victim’s house on fire. […]