Planning Board Chairman Dennis Gray speaks to the rest of the board Thursday evening about a proposed Jehovah’s Witness church on Greenwood Road. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal) NORWAY — People attending a public hearing Thursday on a proposal for the construction of a Jehovah’s Witness church on Greenwood Road complained about the potential for traffic issues, […]
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Otisfield residents hear single-sort recycling presentation
OTISFIELD — A representative from Portland nonprofit ecomaine gave a presentation to townspeople Wednesday evening on how the company works and how it will help the town in its switch to single-sort recycling. Selectmen voted unanimously Nov. 1 to search for a new recycling service after receiving complaints from residents about Tice Waste Management, with […]
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Middle school elective block promotes community to students
From left, Brianna Farrar, Morgan Cobbett and Taylor Aspinall stand with Michele Wood, a social studies and writing teacher at Oxford Hills Middle School who leads a one-hour elective block called #QuestForCommunity, which allows students to organize events that will benefit others in the community. Wood said that Farrar and Cobbett — both seventh-graders — […]
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Norway committee hopes to have medical marijuana ordinance ready by April
NORWAY — A committee charged with developing land-use regulations for medical marijuana grow facilities is hoping to have something for residents to vote on by April 2018, Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said. Voters in October unanimously established a 180-day moratorium on medical marijuana grow facilities. The issue arose after three proposals for grow facilities were […]
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Oxford Hills robotics team places second in state competition
PARIS — For the second consecutive year, a group of eight home-schooled students from Oxford, Norway and Paris took home the second-place Champion’s Award in the Lego League competition Saturday. Nancy Lynch of Paris, who home schools her children, said that “Pipe Patrol,” the Oxford Hills Homeschool Robotics team, took second place among 60 teams […]
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What You Need to Know
Waterford Board of Selectmen Dec. 11, 2017 Waterford Town Office Fireworks Ordinance What happened: Resident and Fireworks Committee member Charlie Tarbell presented a revised copy of the proposed fireworks ordinance to selectmen. Discussion around permit issuance focused on potentially coordinating fireworks and burn permits. If the permit were to be issued months in advance, and […]
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Otisfield hosts recycling rep at hearing
An environmental educator from ecomaine will attend a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Otisfield Community Hall to answer questions about switching to single-sort recycling. OTISFIELD — A representative from ecomaine, a Portland nonprofit, will be available at a public hearing Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Otisfield Community Hall to answer […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, meeting to authorize signing contract with Environvantage, 8 […]
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Buckfield could see 'personnel changes'
BUCKFIELD — The select board’s discussion of its review of the personnel handbook, and how best to update it, found at issue the crux between modernization and availability. Recent changes were made to the personnel policy and interim town manager Brad Plante said the approaching governance analysis also contained “a laundry list of personnel changes […]
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Porter man charged with arson, domestic violence assault
PARIS — Bail was set at $1,000 cash, $5,000 surety or $250 cash with supervised release Friday for a Porter man accused of domestic violence assault and threatening to light the victim’s house on fire. Peter MacQuarrie, 42, was charged with felony arson, which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and $50,000 […]