NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen has voted 3-0-2 to deny a resident’s request for the town to pay for damages to her car when she hit a sign on Roberts Road. Chairman Warren Sessions Jr. and Selectmen Russell Newcomb and Bruce Cook voted in favor, while Selectmen Mike Twitchell and Thomas Curtis abstained from […]
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Vacant home burns in Harrison
HARRISON — Crews from several towns were at a mobile home fire on Fogg Road on Friday. The home was reported to be fully engulfed in flames shortly after 6 p.m. Harrison firefighters were joined at the scene by crews from Bridgton and Naples. The home at 69 Fogg Road was reportedly vacant. There were […]
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Fryeburg farm fined for immigration rule violations
FRYEBURG — The U.S. Department of Labor has reached a settlement with a local vegetable farm that willfully violated terms of a nonimmigrant visa program, according to the Labor Department. Under the agreement, Green Thumb Farms has paid $10,164 in penalties to the department and has agreed to comply with the law, applicable regulations and the […]
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Norway selectmen give town manager high marks after six months
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday to continue with Town Manager Dennis Lajoie’s three-year contract following an evaluation of his job performance after six months. Selectman Russell Newcomb explained that when the town hired Lajoie, his contract stipulated that after six months he would undergo an evaluation. If selectmen were happy with […]
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Oxford: What You Need to Know
Oxford Board of Selectmen December 21, 2017 Oxford Town Office Pot moratorium What happened: The Board of Selectmen approved a three-article warrant for a special town meeting Jan. 4 to act on a 180-day retail marijuana moratorium. What it means: If approved, the moratorium will mean that during that time no application related to the establishment […]
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Adam Brown joins Advertiser Democrat staff
NORWAY — The Advertiser Democrat is pleased to welcome Adam Brown, 28, of Paris as its new staff writer. Brown replaces Erin Place. A graduate of West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science, with a double minor in Mandarin Chinese and philosophy, Brown has worked at various jobs in the area […]
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Garbo-Kane installs solar panels on Longley Park Square kiosk roof
Fred Garbo, left, and Shawn Kane of Garbo-Kane LLC in Norway install solar panels on the roof of the kiosk at Longley Park Square at the corner of Main and Deering streets. The Board of Selectmen voted earlier this year to accept a $12,500 gift from the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy to install solar […]
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Oxford County Commissioners discuss bridge for unorganized territory
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners spent nearly an hour Tuesday morning discussing whether they should build a bridge for residents of a plot of unorganized territory in northern Oxford County. County Administrator Scott Cole explained Tuesday that county commissioners were informally petitioned by a number of property owners in “north country” to look at a situation […]
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Newry reschedules special town meeting on funding request
NEWRY — The Newry select board Tuesday rescheduled a special town meeting to vote on funding for the Newry Withdrawal Committee. The special meeting is now planned for 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 4, 2018, at the Bear River Grange Hall. A regular meeting of the select board will begin at 5 p.m. Originally scheduled for […]
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No one injured in Route 121 head-on collision in Oxford
Three people avoided injury Tuesday evening in a two-vehicle, head-on collision on Route 121, according to Lt. Michael Ward of the Oxford Police Department. Ward said Elizabeth Dyer, 31, of Otisfield, was driving west on Route 121 in a 2017 Ford F-150 when a 2007 Honda CR-V driven by Michael Shepherd, 30, of Oxford, swerved from […]