WOODSTOCK — An effort to get more than 20,000 homes in rural Maine connected to high-speed internet service will take hard work and dedication, representatives of businesses, government, education and private organizations were told recently. Mark Ouellette, president of Axiom Technologies of Machias, addressed about 50 leaders at the University of Maine 4-H Camp and […]
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Minot couple buys Evergreen Valley Ski Resort
STONEHAM – The former Evergreen Valley Ski Resort has been sold. Harold Brooks of Hebron confirmed Monday that the 260-acre property was sold to his sister Tina Gilliuan and her husband, Ray, of Minot. According to the Oxford County Registry of Deeds, it was purchased from Bob Bahre and his wife, Sandra, of Paris, on […]
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Newry looks to School Board on formula
NEWRY — Town officials said Tuesday they plan to attend the School Administrative District 44 board meeting Monday to hear its decision on re-establishing a committee to review possible changes to the cost-sharing formula. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at Crescent Park Elementary School. Town Administrator Amy Bernard, Selectman Jim Largess and Newry Withdrawal […]
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Norway tree warden to discuss ash tree plan
NORWAY — The town’s tree warden is scheduled to present a comprehensive plan on how to handle a disease threatening Norway’s ash trees during the Board of Selectmen meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Town Office. Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said that in 2016, the town was awarded a Project Canopy grant, which would […]
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Oxford County Sheriff's Office seeks to fill full-time position
PARIS — Chief Deputy Hart Daley told the Oxford County Commissioners during their meeting Tuesday that two full-time police officers have expressed interest in filling the department’s full-time patrol deputy position. Daley said that the position became open after a patrol deputy submitted his resignation. “We’re in the process of speaking with one (of the […]
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Sending messages on racial equality
Demonstrators hold up signs Tuesday afternoon promoting racial equality, on Main Street in front of the First Universalist Church of Norway. Some members of the church gather from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Thursday as part of a peace vigil that recognizes lives lost to violence. (Adam Brown/Advertiser Democrat)
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Camp owners ask commissioners for help with bridge
PARIS — The owner of a seasonal home in northern Oxford County reminded county commissioners Tuesday that he and others want to know whether the county will help pay for a bridge to access their properties. Paul Hodsdon of Norway is one of dozens of landowners who want the Aldrich Brook bridge on Lincoln Pond […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Warm on ice
Jason Kozemchak of Berwick ice fishes Tuesday on Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway. “We had the whole lake to ourselves,” Kozemchak said. He and buddy Mike Post, also of Berwick, fished from 7 a.m. to after 4 p.m., without a catch. They stayed warm thanks to a wood stove. “That’s my new addition for this year,” Kozemchak […]
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Bids out next week for Paris courthouse construction
PARIS — Bids for the $14 million Oxford County courthouse expansion and renovation will go out next week, according to county Administrator Scott Cole. The primarily state-funded project is part of a $90 million package funded by the Maine Legislature to make courthouses in Oxford, Waldo and York counties more secure. Cole said in an […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
This week's agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Jay: North Jay Water District Board of Trustees, 6 p.m., Jay Niles Memorial Library Jay: Jay Village Water District board of trustees, 7 p.m., […]