Buckfield Board of Selectmen Aug. 15, 2017 Buckfield Town Office Paving delay What happened: Selectmen and Interim Town Manager Brad Plante agreed to delay the North Hill Road paving project due to an upcoming bridge replacement by the state Department of Transportation, according to Plante. What it means: The DOT is scheduled to replace the […]
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Bail set at $25,000 cash for Paris man charged with trafficking heroin
PARIS — Bail was set at $25,000 cash, or $1,000 with participation in a bed-to-bed inpatient treatment program, for a Paris man arrested Friday on a charge of trafficking in heroin and tampering with evidence. According to the Oxford County Jail, Norman Hightower, 35, remained in jail Tuesday afternoon after his initial appearance at 11th […]
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What you need to know
Waterford Board of Selectmen Aug. 14, 2017 Town Office Traffic speed What happened: Al Struck said the extra police patrol this summer has done little to slow traffic in Waterford Flat. What it means: In March voters approved $3,672 to have an Oxford County patrol deputy enforce speed laws two hours a week in high-traffic areas […]
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Otisfield selectmen to get website update
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday will get an update on the town’s effort to modernize its website. At the annual town meeting in June, residents voted to increase the line item for the town’s website from $1,950 to $4,500. Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said the website hadn’t been updated in nearly 13 […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen Aug. 14, 2017 Paris Town Office Fire Department What happened: After roughly two months of not being able to speak about the future of the Fire Department publicly due to union negotiations, Board of Selectmen Chairman Scott Buffington gave an update as the department moves toward a volunteer model. What it […]
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Two Paris men arrested in connection with heroin trafficking
PARIS — Two Paris men were arrested Friday in Oxford in connection with trafficking of heroin, according to a news release from the Maine State Police. Norman Hightower, 35, was charged with aggravated drug trafficking and tampering with evidence after officers with the Oxford Police Department and Maine State Police located him inside the Oxford […]
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Two hurt when casino shuttle, car collide in Oxford
OXFORD — An investigation is underway into a weekend accident that sent two people to local hospitals when an Oxford Casino shuttle and a car collided on Route 26. Police Chief Jonathan Tibbetts said Monday two people were injured when the shuttle, a 2010 Ford E-350, and a 2010 Ford Fusion sedan collided at 11:55 […]
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Oxford woman sentenced on drug charge
PARIS — An Oxford woman connected to a Harrison teen’s fatal heroin overdose in 2015 has pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and violating conditions of her release. Judge Charles Dow sentenced Deanna Marshall, 59, to 24 hours in jail and a $400 fine Wednesday in Oxford County Superior Court. Marshall was […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Jay: Town meeting to vote on raising $120,000 for curbside collection, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Bethel: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County […]