PARIS — School officials are inviting parents and others to a visioning session on the future of the Oxford Hills School District. Billed as a Community Conversation, it will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the Oxford Hills Middle School library on Pine Street. District Curriculum Director Heather Manchester said the […]
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SAD 17 board OKs extending school day, if necessary
PARIS — The majority of School Administrative District 17 directors agreed Monday night to extend the school day by one hour from April 24 to May 26, if there is another snow day. The district has used 10 so far, bringing the last day of school to June 23. The authorization to change the school […]
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What you need to know
Buckfield Board of Selectmen Buckfield Town Office March 20, 2017 Town manager search What happened: Selectmen voted unanimously to hold a workshop next month on the town manager search. What it means: The workshop is set for 9 a.m. Monday, April 17, at the Town Office, 34 Turner St., so Selectman Mike Iveson can attend after […]
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Welcome, dear sweet spring
A female beaver looks out from her 50-gallon tub of water as park superintendent Curt Johnson feeds her a willow bough at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray at noon on Monday. The beaver came to the park last fall and is kept indoors over the winter. She does have access to the outside. Park […]
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Hebron voters approve 3 percent raise for town employees at town meeting
HEBRON — Voters approved an approximate $785,000 municipal budget Saturday as about 40 voters turned out for annual town meeting at the Hebron Station School. The approved municipal budget includes about a 3 percent raise for town employees. Voters re-elected incumbents Selectman Dan Eichorn, Moody Library Trustee William Clough and Budget Committee member James Trundy’s, […]
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Oxford selectmen: What you need to know
Oxford Board of Selectmen March 16, 2017 Oxford Town Hall Building Code Ordinance What happened: Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman told selectmen she has been unable to locate evidence that the Building Code enacted in 1958 was ever updated. What it means: As of Dec. 1, 2010, the state of Maine mandated all towns with […]
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Angus King brings laughter, enthusiasm to Oxford Hills chamber dinner
MECHANIC FALLS — After taking a jab at what Congress is accomplishing in Washington — nothing — U.S. Sen. Angus King talked about rural economic development at the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce’s 40th Annual Awards Banquet on Thursday night. Maine’s independent senator was the keynote speaker before roughly 250 people at The Silver Spur. After […]
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Sunday River Golf Club owner purchases assets for $700,000 at auction
NEWRY — The new owner of the Sunday River Golf Club, tangled up in a lawsuit with the club’s former owner over who owns the club, was the only bidder at an auction Wednesday afternoon to buy the club’s equipment and other assets, according to the Portland Press Herald. George Marcus, the attorney for Newry […]
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Peru surveillance cameras fixed
PERU — Carol Roach, chairwoman of the Board of Selectmen, told board members Monday night that live feeds, still shots and footage from cameras at the town garage are now accessible to employees at the Town Office. The cameras were installed Feb. 15 to monitor who is taking town sand, how much and how often. The […]