Ari’s Pizza and Subs on Main Street in Norway is one of several businesses dressing up their storefronts with seasonal decorations. Every Friday in December, from 5 to 7 p.m., many businesses on Main Street will participate in Norway Downtown Holiday Nights, where businesses stay open later for shopping. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Oxford County investigating Sheriff Wayne Gallant
PARIS — Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole confirmed Monday that the county is investigating Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant. An official of the union that represents 23 sworn officers of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office told the Portland Press Herald last Wednesday that Gallant made unwanted solicitations for sex to at least two of his […]
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Paris driver injured
Kristina Collins, 42, of Cobble Hill Road in Paris received facial injuries when the Ford Focus she was driving slammed into a utility pole beside Cottage Street in Paris on Sunday evening, Paris Patrolman Gino Valeriani said. She was taken to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway for treatment. Paris Fire Department and Central Maine Power […]
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Paris man in hospital after he was shot by another hunter
OXFORD — A deer hunter from Paris remained hospitalized Sunday after being shot in both arms by a member of his hunting party Saturday afternoon, officials said. James Footman, 32, of Paris, was being treated at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, according to Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service. Footman was shot […]
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Festival of Trees kicks off Christmas season
NORWAY — A winter wonderland awaited those entering the seventh annual Festival of Trees on Saturday in the Twin Town Plaza, and holiday cheer was easy to find. “This kicks off the Christmas season,” said Glen Holmes, chief financial officer for the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the event. Lined up in a […]
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'12 Days of Christmas' theme of annual parade
NORWAY — It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas on Main Street on Saturday as the annual Christmas parade — the state’s largest, in fact — rolled through town. Organized by the Oxford Hills Area Chamber of Commerce, the theme this year was “The 12 Days of Christmas,” and the procession of blinking […]
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Paris man shot in Oxford hunting incident
UPDATE: Paris man in hospital after he was shot by another hunter OXFORD — A man was seriously injured Saturday afternoon in a hunting incident off Plains Road, according to Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service. A man in his 30s from Paris was shot by a 21-year-old man from Oxford just after 2 […]
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Sheriff Wayne Gallant silent about accusations
PARIS — Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant on Friday declined to speak about accusations that he solicited sex from two employees and that he sent an explicit photo of himself to a deputy’s girlfriend. Reached late Friday afternoon, Gallant said that his attorney will be available to field questions about the matter next week. The […]
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Long Mountain: A work of art and engineering
ALBANY — “Rocks, roots and stumps and more rocks, roots and stumps,” said Bruce Barrett when asked to identify some of the challenges he and fellow trail-builder Gary Barton faced when creating the recently completed Long Mountain Trail, off Vernon Street in Albany. Using only hand tools and a chain saw, thousands of those rocks, […]
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Sheriff Wayne Gallant solicited sex from employees, union official says
Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant solicited sex from at least two of his employees, according to an agent for the union that represents 23 sworn officers. Ray Cote, business agent for Teamsters Local 340, said he received the reports directly from the employees but declined to name them. In one instance, Gallant sent multiple sexually […]