A $25 million hotel is being added to Oxford Casino on Route 26 in Oxford. PARIS — The town of Oxford and Oxford County received a combined $2.4 million in net revenues from the Oxford Casino in 2016, according to figures released recently by the Maine Gambling Control Board. According to the board, the town of […]
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West Paris manager says condemned house may have sold
WEST PARIS — Town Manager Wade Rainey told selectmen Thursday that the condemned house at 10 Church St. may have been sold. He said a telephone call from a real estate broker indicated the new owner wants to turn it into four or five apartments. The house has been an issue “that has been dragged out […]
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Rumford woman pleads guilty to trafficking in heroin, fentanyl
PARIS — A Rumford woman pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court to two counts of unlawful trafficking in heroin and fentanyl. Jessica Gardner, 33, was sentenced to eight years in prison on each count, with all but two years suspended. She was fined $400 on each count. Assistant Attorney General David Fisher […]
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$2.4M from casino … where does it go?
PARIS — The town of Oxford and Oxford County received a combined $2.4 million in net revenues from the Oxford Casino in 2016, according to figures released recently by the Maine Gambling Control Board. According to the board, the town of Oxford received $1,297,129 in slot revenues and $312,757 in table revenues. Oxford County received $648,564 […]
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Report of Oxford child in cold apparently unfounded
OXFORD — Local police, with the help of a tracking dog, spent hours Wednesday night searching for a child reported to be wrapped in a blanket walking outside in the cold. “They tracked, and found nothing,” Lt. Mike Ward said Thursday morning. “We have checked with the school and all the children were accounted for. We […]
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Fire razes Gary Street home in Oxford
Firefighters battle flames engulfing a home at 40 Gary St. in the Oxford Pines Regency Mobile Home Park in Oxford early Thursday morning. Two of the three people who escaped the home were taken to a hospital with injuries, Deputy Fire Chief Paul Hewey said. OXFORD — A fire that destroyed a mobile home early […]
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Peru board debates firefighters washing personal vehicles
PERU – Selectman Raquel Welch told the board Monday evening that she wanted to speak with the fire chief about firefighters washing their personal vehicles at the Fire Station. Welch said when she drives past the station on nice days, she sees people washing their private vehicles. “It’s not a car wash,” she said. “People […]
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Norway board tables vote on undesignated fund balance policy
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen agreed last week to hold off on voting on a new undesignated fund balance policy until its first meeting in April. Town Manager David Holt told the selectmen that “a long, long time ago, there was no policy for undesignated fund balance.” “What the town did was say, ‘We’re […]
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Bid requirements
LIVERMORE — A story on Page B2 of the Region edition Wednesday on Livermore cemetery maintenance bids should have reported that commercial vehicle insurance is required but not a Class 2 commercial license. It was a reporting error.
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Broadband access subject of Oxford Hills forum
PARIS — Bringing faster, more reliable internet access to Oxford County communities is the goal of a partnership that held a public forum Tuesday night. The effort to expand broadband is being led by Community Concepts Finance Corp. and Maine West, a collaboration of local and regional organizations “dedicated to solving challenges related to the […]