An unmanned 16-foot Tracker boat, left, moves across Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway on Thursday evening after its driver, Daniel Grover, 41, of Norway was thrown out of it when it struck another watercraft. Other boaters tried to stop the Tracker, which eventually stalled, Maine Warden Service Cpl. John MacDonald said Friday. NORWAY — A local […]
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Police responding to head-on accident in Brownfield
BROWNFIELD — Rescue and police personnel are responding to a report of a serious two-car accident on Pequawket Trail, which is Route 113 along the edge of the Maine border. According to dispatch reports there are multiple victims. A portion of that road will be shut down to accommodate responders. This story will be updated.
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Norway board votes to close section of Main Street for dedication ceremony
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to approve a request to close Main Street from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, June 2, for the Terry Cram crosswalk dedication ceremony. The ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. The board voted in January to dedicate the crosswalk in front of Guy E. Rowe School […]
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Oxford selectmen: What you need to know
Oxford Board of Selectmen May 18, 2017 Town Manager opening What happened: Interim Town Manager Becky Lippincott told the Board of Selectmen that advertisements for the town manager position will be placed in publications beginning Friday, May 19. What it means: The position has been vacant since November 2016 when selectmen voted unanimously to accept […]
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Former Mechanic Falls freight station to become storage
MECHANIC FALLS — A former railroad freight station on Maple Street is expected to reopen as indoor storage units later this summer. George Woo of Virtual Commerce Inc. in New Hampshire, which bought the building at a foreclosure auction in 2013, said attempts were made to find a new owner who might be able to preserve […]
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Hitting the trails on an ATV
One thing Western Maine isn’t lacking is All Terrain Vehicle trails that connect many rural parts of this area. There’s a plethora of all-volunteer clubs in the region, which help maintain the miles and miles of trails for residents and visitors alike. While there may be mountains and lakes that prevent cars from traveling the […]
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Bethel driver hurt in Woodstock crash
A Bethel man was briefly trapped in his car after it crashed into a tree beside Route 26 in Woodstock on Wednesday evening, Oxford County Deputy Joshua Daley. A Bethel driver was injured when his car left Route 26 in Woodstock and struck a tree Wednesday evening, Oxford County Deputy Joshua Daley said. A 61-year-old […]
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Commercial haulers speak out
PARIS — More than a dozen local commercial haulers and business owners from the Oxford Hills attended Wednesday evening’s Norway-Paris Solid Waste board meeting to share their concerns about the town potentially switching from multi-sort recycling to single-sort, which would affect their business. Before discussion began, Norway-Paris Solid Waste Committee member Janet Jamison told the […]
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What you need to know
Oxford County Commission May 16, 2017 Commissioners Office, South Paris Waterford patrols What happened: Commissioners voted 3-0 to accept a contract between the Sheriff’s Office and Waterford for extra patrols during the summer. What it means: At the March town meeting, Waterford voters raised $3,672 for more police coverage. Sheriff Wayne Gallant said that the town was […]
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Jail administrator honored at retirement party
Former Oxford County Sheriff Lloyd “Skip” Herrick of Paris, left, talks about the years he worked with jail Administrator Ed Quinn of Otisfield, center, during Quinn’s retirement ceremony Tuesday afternoon at the Oxford County courthouse in Paris. Herrick, a Republican state representative, presented Quinn with a flag, and Rep. Kathleen Dillingham, R-Oxford, right, presented Quinn […]