PARIS — The Oxford County Democratic Committee will caucus Sunday, Jan. 14, to select names to submit to Gov. Paul LePage for consideration for sheriff. The meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 17 East Main St. Only members of the Oxford County Democratic Committee can participate. The caucus is […]
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Norway selectmen meeting rescheduled
NORWAY — Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said the Board of Selectmen meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday has been rescheduled to Jan. 18 due to the nor’easter. Lajoie said the board would meet briefly at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, to sign warrants, but all other business would be postponed to Jan. 18, the next […]
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Newry Town Meeting expected to be postponed to Monday
NEWRY — A special town meeting scheduled for Thursday was expected to be rescheduled for Monday, Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. because of the snowstorm. Selectmen said Thursday that procedurally they had to briefly convene the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday with a few town officials, and then have a motion to formally postpone it […]
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Otisfield's message sign draws positive comments
OTISFIELD — Town Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said told selectmen at their meeting Wednesday night that there has been “a lot of positive feedback” about the new electric sign outside the Town Office. Pastore said she got a call from the local snowmobile club asking to put a message on the sign. Selectman Rick Micklon […]
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Norway board to vote on recycling corporation funds
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will vote Thursday on whether to accept more than $60,000 from the Oxford County Regional Recycling Corp., which disbanded in 2016. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Town Office. In July 2016, 12 of the 15 municipalities involved with the corporation voted to dissolve it and disburse […]
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Oxford postpones Thursday meetings
OXFORD — Town Manager Butch Asselin announced Wednesday that a special town meeting scheduled for Thursday to act on a retail marijuana moratorium has been postponed because of the nor’easter. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, followed by the selectmen meeting at Oxford Elementary School, 79 Pleasant St. Asselin also announced […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley, sj-web
Friday's newspaper may be late
Because of the extreme nature of predicted snow accumulation and blizzard conditions today — which meteorologists are calling a “bomb cyclone” — your newspaper delivery may be delayed Friday morning. Please make every effort to keep your delivery location clean and free of snow and ice. If needed, complimentary access to sunjournal.com and the Sun […]
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Norway sidewalks get extra sanding
With temps in the single digits and sidewalks still coated with ice, an employee with the Norway Highway Department drove up and down Main Street and along Pikes Hill on Tuesday morning to coat the walkways with an extra layer of sand. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Firefighters battle flames at Auburn, Lewiston and Norway homes
Firefighters in Lewiston, Auburn and Norway battled flames at three houses over the New Year’s holiday. While structures were damaged, there were no known injuries. A home at 360 Grove St. in Lewiston caught fire just after 7:30 p.m. Monday. The one-and-a-half-story home appeared to have flames coming from the roof, just over the garage. […]
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Electronic sign topic of Otisfield meeting
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday will hear another update on the electronic sign approved at the 2017 annual town meeting. The board will meet at 7 p.m. at the Town Office on Route 121. Selectmen unanimously voted Sept. 6, 2017, to accept a $21,859 offer from NeoKraft in Lewiston. The bid came three […]