OXFORD — A man was injured Friday afternoon when his motorcycle went off Route 121 in Welchville village and landed in a brook, Oxford Police Chief Michael Ward said. The man’s identity was not immediately available. “What we do know at this point is that the man was driving around a corner on Mechanic Falls […]
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Oxford County Fair welcomes seniors
People view a display of antique farm equipment at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford on Thursday. Day two of the four-day exhibition was designated Senior Day and featured a free community meal. (Sam Wheeler/Bethel Citizen)
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Norway-Paris Fish & Game receives funding to buy 17 acres
PARIS — The Norway-Paris Fish & Game Association has received financing from Community Concepts Finance Corp. to buy 17 acres next to its clubhouse on Buckfield Road. The association, founded in 1970, plans to use the property to “create ATV trails in tandem with safety and educational course offerings,” Natalie Beale, the assocaiation’s corporate underwriter, said. “Long-term […]
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Oxford County Fair kicks off with bugs and bees
OXFORD — Area students dug through soil looking for bugs and worms, and watched the hustle and bustle of hundreds of honeybees during Agriculture Education Day at the Oxford County Fair on Wednesday. As students walked into the fairgrounds on Pottle Road, they were greeted by two large canopies over several educational booths. At one, […]
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Mother greets son after school in Norway
Norway Fire Chief Dennis Yates, left, looks on Tuesday as Ashley Esty, top, greets her son, Carter Edwards, a second-grader at Guy E. Rowe School in Norway, after school ended. Every morning and afternoon, officers with the Norway Police and Fire departments accompany students who live within a half-mile of Guy E. Rowe School to […]
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Paris board accepts $1,550 for Fire Department truck
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to accept a $1,550 bid for a 1990 truck owned by the town’s Fire Department. The sole bid was submitted by Willie Buffington. Chairman Rusty Brackett told the board it had originally agreed that the minimum bid for the truck should be $2,000, and that […]
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Paris board schedules vote on waste pact
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday evening to tentatively schedule a special town meeting next month to vote on amendments to the Norway-Paris Solid Waste Board’s interlocal agreement. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, at the Town Office. Selectman Gary Vaughn, who is chairman of the Waste Board, presented […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: […]
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Civil War veterans from Greenwood honored with headstones
GREENWOOD — A yearlong, coordinated effort that reached from Maryland to Cape Elizabeth to Greenwood culminated last month when a father and son — both Civil War veterans — finally received headstones recognizing their lives and service. Joseph Herrick of Greenwood was 19 when he enlisted in the 32nd Maine Infantry Regiment in March of […]
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Replica of old Casco schoolhouse to replace original lost in fire
CASCO — When a fire gutted the old schoolhouse this April, it also extinguished the local historical society’s plan to move the nearly 170-year-old building next to a museum on Route 302. Now, the Raymond-Casco Historical Society is charging ahead with a new plan to build a replica of the old schoolhouse next to the museum. […]