Hebron Board of Selectmen Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, Town Office Sale of land What happened: Aaron Geyer has expressed interest in buying 2 acres of town land that surrounds his property on Goodrich Road. What it means: Selectman Dan Eichorn questioned whether the parcel has a right of way, because it’s landlocked. What’s next: Selectman James Reid […]
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MDOT announces Oxford Hills projects for next three years
Several towns in the Oxford Hills area are included in the Maine Department of Transportation’s latest three-year work plan, with projects ranging from road paving to bridge replacement. Sen. James Hamper, R-Oxford, said the estimated value of work in the plan, which looks at projects scheduled for 2017, 2018 and 2019, “totals more than $2.3 […]
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SAD 17 superintendent’s contract renewed
PARIS — SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the board of directors Monday that the blue-ribbon commission on education met Monday in Augusta and has sent back the draft report to the Legislature and Gov, Paul LePage for “significant revisions.” Colpitts is a member of the Commission to Reform Public Education Funding and Improve Student […]
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Paris considers billing for Fire Department service
Paris Board of Selectmen Jan. 23, 2017 Paris Town Office EMS billing What happened: Selectmen discussed the possibility of emergency medical services billing and voted to reach out to their state legislators regarding the issue. What it means: Board Vice Chairman Scott Buffington brought up the idea when he was first elected as a way […]
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Otisfield selectman to draft proposal for office renovations
OTISFIELD — Chairman Hal Ferguson said Wednesday that the Board of Selectmen is drafting a proposal to renovate the town clerk’s office to make it more secure. During the Jan. 4 meeting, Selectman Rick Micklon said the town has funded other renovations to the Town Office building on Route 121, and the final phase would […]
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Rumford man sentenced for dealing crack
BANGOR — A Rumford man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute crack cocaine from his Bangor apartment where his 3-year-old son lived, according to a news release from the U.S. District Court in Bangor. Wendell White, 52, was sentenced by Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. on a charge of […]
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Canton man acquitted of felony sexual assault, unlawful sexual touching charges
PARIS — An Oxford County jury has acquitted a Canton man of sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 2015. Augustus Buck, 44, was found not guilty of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual touching, both felonies. A jury of seven men and three women heard testimony Wednesday and Thursday and announced its verdict Friday. Jeffrey […]
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Norway Board of Selectmen Meeting Jan. 19, 2017 Town Office Marijuana ban What happened: Selectman Tom Curtis again tried to impress upon the board the need to represent those who voted against legalizing marijuana in November by banning marijuana retail and social clubs in Norway. Town Manager David Holt said the board could not do that, […]
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‘Wights Tights’ has been fleecing Bethel area for decades
BETHEL — As high school Nordic ski teams from across Maine converged here in early January for the annual Telstar Relays, the focus was on fun, team-building and the communal nature of the sport. How many volunteers from the local Nordic community would work together to ready the course for the early-season race? Which of […]
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Oxford firefighters request help to boost morale
OXFORD — Interim Town Manager Becky Lippincott told the Board of Selectmen Thursday night that she hopes to bring in a motivational counselor to speak with Fire Department members, who requested it. Fire Department members made the decision at a department meeting with the town manager in December, following the sudden resignation of former Fire […]