PARIS — Residents recently received flyers in the mail criticizing Board of Selectmen Chairman Scott Buffington and Budget Committee Chairman Rick Little for their roles in cutting the Fire Department budget. The flyer says it was sent by the Friends of Paris Firefighters and gives the fire station’s address of 137 Western Ave. It reads, […]
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Petition seeks to restore Paris Fire Department budget
PARIS — Selectmen on Monday will address a petition from Budget Committee member Richard Merz, requesting a townwide vote to restore $145,629 to the Fire Department budget. Monday’s meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office, 33 Market Square. Town Clerk Liz Knox certified 245 of the 275 signatures on the document, which was […]
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Police nab three after auto thefts in Oxford Hills
NORWAY — It was a busy Thursday for police in the Oxford Hills as they hunted for the last of a three-member team of auto thieves. A Mini Cooper, Ford Fusion and Chevy Impala were stolen from Alan’s Automotive and Johnston’s Auto on Main Street in Norway Wednesday night. Norway Officer John Lewis responded to Town […]
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Police identify man killed in Mechanic Falls Road crash
OXFORD – Police identified the men involved in a single-vehicle accident on Mechanic Falls Road late Thursday night that killed one and sent the other to the hospital via LifeFlight. Oxford Police Chief Jonathan Tibbetts said Cedric Palmer Jr., 26, of Otisfield was killed after his 2000 Honda Accord struck a Central Maine Power utility […]
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Serious injuries reported in Oxford crash
OXFORD — A LifeFlight helicopter was sent to Route 121 late Thursday after a car slammed into a utility pole, leaving two with serious injuries. Early reports were that one victim had died following the 10:30 p.m. crash, although that could not be immediately confirmed. Emergency crews from Oxford and Poland had to use extrication […]
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West Paris considers sharing rec director
WEST PARIS — Selectmen on Thursday asked Town Manager Wade Rainey to discuss with the managers for Greenwood and Woodstock having one director for the three towns’ recreation departments. West Paris allocates $7,500 to the West Paris Athletic Association, $12,500 to the ball fields and $600 for swimming lessons. The town joins with Woodstock for […]
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Norway Planning Board schedules public hearing for medical marijuana facility
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted Thursday evening to schedule a public hearing on a proposed medical marijuana grow facility. The hearing on the proposal of a Lewiston man seeking to lease the former brick production facility of the Advertiser Democrat newspaper is set for 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Town Office. Rob Laverdiere told […]
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Highway improvements coming to Oxford Casino area
OXFORD — State Department of Transportation officials have agreed to activate the traffic light and lower the speed in front of the Oxford Casino on Route 26, after two pedestrians were killed and two motorists injured there this summer. Local and state officials and others, including representatives from the casino and the Hampton Inn across […]
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Norway Planning Board to consider medical marijuana applications
NORWAY — The Planning Board will meet with two applicants for medical marijuana facilities Thursday. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. During the board’s Aug. 10 meeting, Rob Laverdiere of Lewiston said he was leasing the former brick production facility of the Advertiser Democrat newspaper at 1 Pikes Hill Road […]