Employment and business experts agree there is a workforce shortage in the area — mostly caused from a disconnect between who’s looking for employment and the skills needed for the jobs available. At a recent meeting at Community Concepts in Paris, Zakk Maher and Kevin Smart of Community Concepts Finance Corp. met with Diane Peet […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Wheelchair no deterrent, thanks to Bentley
NORWAY — Shane Fantozzi has been an avid angler since he was a child, when a debilitating disease robbed him of some of his vision and the use of his legs. But he didn’t let that stop him from enjoying his lifelong hobby. When the weather is clear, you can often find him out on Norway […]
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Posted inBethel, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Creating community leaders in snows of the north
Until last week, 17-year-olds Josh Pigford and Josh Bell had never seen snow. Now, the Wilmington, North Carolina, residents have experienced skiing, snow tubing, fat-tire biking on snowy trails, snowmobiling and a trip up Mount Washington in a SnowCoach. A cooperative nor’easter dumped 2 feet of snow just prior to their weeklong visit to Maine, […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Paris board rejects Market Square rotary
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen have unanimously rejected the idea of creating a rotary at Market Square to improve traffic flow. Town Manager Vic Hodgkins said the Maine Department of Transportation last fall presented several options for the intersection at Main, East Main and Park streets. “The most expensive of those options was a […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Geese are built to withstand cold winter months
Sometimes I wish I had all that lovely down that my flock of geese has. I look outside the back window during this frigid, wintry weather and wonder how they stay healthy and well during such awful weather. But my geese, although domesticated for hundreds of years, have a historic memory taken from their wild […]
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Oxford County heroin dealer gets 4 years in prison
PARIS — A Massachusetts man was sentenced Wednesday in Oxford County Superior Court to four years in prison for dealing heroin. Jonathan Keefe, 28, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of aggravated trafficking in heroin. He was sentenced by Judge Lance Walker, who also ordered him to pay a $400 fine upon […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Fire destroys Otisfield mobile home
OTISFIELD — A vacant mobile home on Morin Avenue was destroyed in a fire of unknown origin Tuesday afternoon, Fire Chief Kyle Jordan said. No one was home at the time, he said. The call came in at 2:30 p.m. “It’s uninhabitable,” he said. “It’s a total loss.” The State Fire Marshal’s Office will investigate the […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Buckfield board schedules special town meeting on retail marijuana moratorium
BUCKFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 Tuesday evening to hold a special town meeting Monday, Jan. 30, to vote on a moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and social clubs. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Buckfield Junior-Senior High School Auditorium. The moratorium is the only issue on the warrant. On Nov. […]
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What you need to know: Waterford selectmen
What you need to know: Waterford Board of Selectmen Jan. 9, 2017 Waterford Town Office Recreation money request What happened: Waterford Recreation and Enrichment Club representative Terry Johnson made a one-time request of $7,598 to cover operation costs for its day care program, because School Administrative District 17 has withdrawn financial support for the program, which […]
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Commission to reform education has stalled
PARIS — Superintendent Rick Colpitts told School Administrative District 17 directors Monday night that the state commission on education reform has not been as productive as members hoped. “It has not developed any true opinions or even suggestions,” Colpitts said. Its report was due to Gov. Paul LePage and the Legislature on Tuesday, Jan. 10. […]