The third budget proposal is for $50.43 million — a total overall reduction of close to $1.18 million from the original proposal last June.
Oxford Hills
News and information about the Oxford Hills area from the Sun Journal.
Reported threat of school violence has Oxford Hills police on high alert
A TikTok video clip threatening violence against an ‘Oxford’ school caught one student’s attention Friday afternoon.
Oxford Hills school construction committees diverge, advance individually
The options Oxford residents face for building a new elementary school do not feel like options to Maine’s geographically largest school district.
West Paris shock: Agnes Gray boarded up
West Paris residents were shocked to find their beloved 130-year-old elementary school, Agnes Gray, boarded up as part of securing it for the coming winter. The school was abruptly closed in February when a building inspection listing numerous life safety and maintenance issues was released. Lisa McCann / Advertiser Democrat WEST PARIS — Local residents […]
State talks plans for Market Square intersection in Paris
Although the intersection was identified as an “area of concern” by Maine DOT in 2016, cost-benefit analyses show the project isn’t eligible for funding through the department’s Bureau of Highway Safety, but there are other options available.
Western Foothills Land Trust donates solar power system to school district
Directors of Maine School Administrative District 17 voted unanimously Monday night to accept the donation of a solar power system that can provide its STEM classroom and other facilities with 25,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a year.
Mechanic Falls woman interviewed for paranormal documentary on the Bridgewater Triangle
Describing a battle between the dark and the light side of paranormal beings, which Deb Hewins calls angels and demons, she eventually realized how to repel the negative beings, by projecting love.
Oxford County arrest log: Sept. 16, 2024
• Brian S. Andrews, 46, of 37 Wings Mills Road, Readfield, on a charge of failing to report, 4:58 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in South Paris, by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Kenneth J. Armstrong, 33, transient in Rumford, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 1:47 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, in Mexico, […]
Photo Album: Oxford Fair starts 4-day run
Educational Day at the fair the continues through Saturday.
Rumford, Mexico officials question county commissioners on $500,000 tax bill typo
Representatives from Rumford and Mexico said they would have liked to have been informed earlier of the error and corrected tax bill.