VASSALBORO — Five local police officers were recognized Wednesday by the Maine State Police for risking their lives to protect each other and their community last August to stop an armed and dangerous fugitive who tried to kill them in Mexico. Mexico officer Dean Benson and Trooper Paul Casey, a former Rumford officer, received bravery […]
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SAD 44 voters approve $10.6 million budget
BETHEL — School Administrative District 44 Superintendent David Murphy said all four towns passed the $10.6 million budget Tuesday. Murphy said the spending plan for 2015-16, which is $97,097 more than 2014-15, was approved by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. The result was a 271-137 vote. Bethel’s vote was 167-89; Greenwood’s, 23-8; Newry’s, 37-26; and Woodstock’s, […]
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Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Andover board seeks Town Hall organ donor
ANDOVER — Selectmen are looking for the person who donated an organ some 40 years ago for use at the Town Hall. The town doesn’t use it and would like to return it, officials said. Selectmen’s secretary Hope Peterson said Tuesday night that Alyssa Thibodeau of Andover asked that selectmen either return it to whomever […]
Posted inOxford Hills
DA dismisses Oxford political sign complaint
PARIS — The Oxford County District Attorney’s Office has cleared Oxford Town Manager Michael Chammings of any wrongdoing after a witness complained Chammings removed a roadside campaign sign belonging to selectman candidate Scott Hunter. In an email to the Sun Journal on Wednesday morning, Oxford police Chief Jonathan Tibbetts said the DA declined to prosecute the complaint. […]
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Andover School Board proposes $1.4 M budget for new town-run school department
ANDOVER — Town officials learned Tuesday evening that it will cost $1.4 million to operate the Andover School Department for 2015-16. The school serves 88 students in grades K-12. Townspeople voted last year to leave School Administrative District 44 and run their own school department. School startup administrator Jack Turcotte and School Board member Paula […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Norway voters ban fireworks
NORWAY — Fireworks have been banned in Norway. Starting Wednesday, June 10, consumer fireworks are banned in Norway except with a special permit after voters agreed with the citizen’s petition on a 214 to 156 vote at Tuesday’s annual town election. The vote means that anyone using, possessing with the intent to use or selling […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
SAD 17 budget wins approval
PARIS — Voters in the eight towns of School Administrative District 17 passed a $38.2 million budget Tuesday. A total of 1,551 voters from Paris, Norway, Oxford, Harrison, Waterford, West Paris, Hebron and Otisfield went to the polls. The result was a vote of 1,005 to 546. “Based on early projections, it looks like the […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Buckfield write-in campaign falls short
BUCKFIELD — Despite efforts by supporters of Martha Catevenis to launch a write-in campaign for selectman, Maida Demers-Dobson, the only candidate on the ballot, handily won election Tuesday. Demers-Dobson received 121 votes to Catevenis’ 58. Catevenis previously said she decided not to run for re-election since she didn’t have time to manage a campaign. Demers-Dobson […]
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Hartford re-elects Holman
HARTFORD — Longtime Selectman Lee Holman will hold onto her seat for another three years. Holman beat out challenger Clarence Hill, 89 votes to 63. “I am glad,” Holman said Tuesday evening. Four men tossed their hats in the ring to be the Hartford road commissioner for two years after Jeremy Johnson decided not to […]
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Paris selectmen candidates tie
PARIS — The saying “every vote counts” rang true for two selectman candidates in Paris on Tuesday evening who recieved the same number of votes, requiring a runoff election. Michael Risica and Zac Creps both ran for a three-year position, each earning 163 votes. Town Clerk Liz Knox and ballot clerks hand-counted the ballots and […]