Monday Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 4 p.m. executive session, followed by 6 p.m. meeting, Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: […]
Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
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Norway board approves buying used loader
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 Thursday evening to purchase a used loader for $120,700, replacing one too big to fit in the town garage. At the board’s June 15 meeting, Assistant Road Foreman Art Chappell said that five years ago, the town was supposed to replace the Highway Department’s oldest John Deere […]
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Starting a 'second life' with art and music
WOODSTOCK — When Monica Mann left her job at Wells Wood Turning in Buckfield this spring, her co-workers presented her with an unusual retirement gift: a brick of pottery clay. Although she had been working in the wood products industry for the past five years, Mann was about to return to her studio to resume […]
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50 years of art in Norway
NORWAY — It was a special year for the Norway Arts Festival, being the 50th anniversary of the current festival’s predecessor, the Sidewalk Art Festival. According to the festival’s website, in 2003, Norway Downtown, a committee of “energetic and committed” community members, assembled to organize a new incarnation of the festival, built around the Sidewalk […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Oxford County dispatcher retires
PARIS — Twenty-eight years ago, county dispatch was a one-man operation. It was in the control room at the Oxford County Jail. And while the jail control officer might help when she had time, it was pretty much up to one person to handle emergency calls and send fire, rescue or law enforcement to respond. Today, […]
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What you Need to Know
Waterford Board of Selectman July 5, 2017 Waterford Town Office Town investments What happened: Tony Butterall, chairman of the town Finance Committee, presented a course of action for account with Morgan Stanley. The fund started with around $100,000 and has grown to $449,870.88. What it means: According to the account manager, the bull market that […]
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What You Need to Know: Oxford Board of Selectmen
Oxford Board of Selectmen Oxford Town Office July 6, 2017 Code violations What happened: Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman gave selectmen an update on properties not in compliance with codes and the board gave her permission to contact the town’s attorney if one property is not cleaned up in 30 days. What it means: There […]
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Driver injured in Oxford crash
OXFORD — A West Paris man was injured when his car and a truck collided on Route 26 on Thursday afternoon, Oxford police Sgt. Alan Coffin said. Joshua Bugbe, 36, had leg bruises but did not to go a hospital, Coffin said. Bugbe was driving south on Route 26 about 2:35 p.m. when a pickup […]
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Oxford driver in bicycle accident released on bail
PARIS — An Oxford woman charged with drunken driving after she hit a bicyclist early Wednesday morning on King Street in Oxford was released from jail on a bail bond, according to a clerk at Oxford County Superior Court. Kerstin Thorne, 37, was released on bail Wednesday and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court […]
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What You Need to Know: Buckfield Board of Selectmen
Buckfield Board of Selectmen Buckfield Town Office July 5, 2017 Interim town manager What happened: Selectmen held an executive session to discuss the ongoing interim town manager search. What it means: Selectmen selected two additional candidates to interview. Town Manager Cindy Dunn resigned as of June 30 and remains as town clerk. At their last […]