Oxford Board of Selectmen Nov. 2, 2017 Oxford Municipal Building Improvements What happened: Selectmen discussed and approved paying for improvements for the grounds, ball field and facilities at Pismo Beach. What it means: Recreation Director Connie Staples gave selectmen an update on the work that still needs to be done, including improvements to the snack […]
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Elections in Paris, Oxford Tuesday
Paris In Paris, voters will choose a School Administrative District 17 director to finish the six months left on Cecil Dietrich’s term on Election Day. Mike Dignan and Fred Labbe are candidates. A paper ballot will be available to voters on Election Day for the SAD 17 director. The state ballot will be digital. Voting […]
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Otisfield electronic message board may arrive in November
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen are still eyeing a November installation for the electronic message board they approved in September, according to Selectman Rick Micklon at Wednesday evening’s meeting. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said Wednesday that she spoke with an employee at NeoKraft Signs in Lewiston who said there was no exact timeline for installing […]
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Lose dam? Leave town!
OXFORD — It’s all about the money. That’s the message Town Manager Butch Asselin and members of the Oxford Board of Selectmen gave a small but vocal group of residents who came to a special workshop on Oct. 25 to discuss the future of the Welchville Dam. Selectmen met to continue discussions about the Welchville […]
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Otisfield selectmen seek new business to handle recyclables
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen agreed Wednesday evening to look into finding a new business to handle the town’s recyclables. Chairman Hal Ferguson said selectmen decided to “reach out to someone other than who we’ve been dealing with.” “We have many people unhappy with what we have at the transfer station right now,” he […]
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Town-by-town storm status
A motorist traveling North on the Sawyer Road in Greene finds the road closed due to storm damage on Tuesday morning. Roads throughout the area including the North end of Upper Street in Turner and the North end of Hotel Road in Auburn still closed due to damage sustained during Sunday night’s storm. (Daryn Slover/Sun […]
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A video game Halloween
Charlie and Karcha Buker of South Paris dress up as Luigi and Mario, respectively, from the Super Mario video game franchise on Halloween on Main Street in Norway while their children, Quinn, front left, and Kruz dress up as other characters from the game franchise. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Bethel to hold back-to-back public hearings
BETHEL — Back-to-back public hearings on a proposed change to the SAD 44 cost-sharing formula and amendments to Bethel’s commercial wind ordinance will take place Thursday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Bethel Inn Conference Center behind the Town Office. They were rescheduled from Monday because of the storm. The SAD 44 hearing will be […]
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Jackson not attending forum
OXFORD — A story published on B3 of Tuesday’s Region edition should have said Caldwell Jackson, who is a candidate for the Board of Selectmen, will not be attending a candidate forum Wednesday. He has a previous out-of-town engagement. The information was incorrectly provided to the Sun Journal.
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No ID on hunter in Hebron fatal shooting
HEBRON — The Maine Warden Service said Monday it will not identify the hunter in a fatal shooting in Hebron until it becomes public. Wardens are investigating the incident that left 34-year-old Karen Wrentzel dead on her property on Greenwood Mountain Road on Saturday. They have not released the name of the 38-year-old man who […]