OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted Thursday night to set the 2018-19 tax rate at $14.70 per $1,000 of assessed property value, the same as last year. Last year the rate went up $1.50, the first increase in 12 years. Assessor agent Donna Hayes told the board the town picked up $14 million in […]
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Norway voters approve medical marijuana ordinance
NORWAY — Residents voted unanimously Thursday night to approve an ordinance regulating the location and operation of medical marijuana cultivation facilities. Discussion on drafting an began last October after three proposals were brought to the Planning Board and Board of Selectmen over four months. Some selectmen and many residents said they were concerned about the number […]
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Oxford County Commissioners authorize posting of school resource officer position
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to authorize the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office to advertise for a part-time reserve school resource officer for School Administrative District 55 in Hiram. Sheriff James Theriault said the officer would serve the Sacopee Valley Elementary and Middle schools. Sacopee Valley High School has a school resource officer, […]
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Lightning ignites Oxford barn
OXFORD — Lightning struck a barn at 400 King St. on Thursday afternoon, causing at least $50,000 damage, Oxford Fire Chief Gary Sacco said. The 30-by-50-foot barn, owned by a realty trust, housed a workshop. A man working inside at the time reported the strike and called emergency officials, Sacco said. “It was obviously due […]
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Otisfield family looking to donate picnic table to town beach
OTISFIELD — Selectman Rick Micklon told the board Wednesday evening that he is speaking with a local family who wants to donate a picnic table for the town beach at Pleasant Lake. Micklon said the family temporarily lost their property due to unpaid taxes, and rather than “evicting them, they worked out something with the […]
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SAD 17 principals cite successful start to classes
PARIS — SAD 17 administrators told the board of directors Monday evening that opening day of school last week was successful, even with the hot, humid weather. “We’re thrilled to be back,” said Principal Beth Clarke of Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris. Classes began Aug. 29 and 30 and despite the heat and […]
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Lovell woman injured in fatal Lyman crash
LYMAN — A Hollis man died Monday afternoon in a two-car crash on Route 35 in Lyman that involved a woman from Lovell, according to a state news release. Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland wrote that Alexander Mcinnis, 29, was driving south when he crossed the centerline and struck a vehicle driven […]
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Norway voters to decide on medical marijuana ordinance Thursday
NORWAY — Residents will vote Thursday evening on whether to approve a medical marijuana ordinance. A public hearing on the proposed law is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office at 19 Danforth St. The special town meeting will take place immediately after the hearing. Voters in October 2017 unanimously established a 180-day moratorium […]
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Skateboarder seriously injured in Oxford accident
OXFORD — A Norway man was seriously injured Friday when he fell off his skateboard onto Route 26, Oxford police Sgt. Rickie Jack said. Richard Pierce, 28, was listed in fair condition early Saturday morning at Maine Medical Center in Portland, a nursing supervisor said. Pierce was riding a one-wheel skateboard in the travel lane […]
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Former Gilead woman admits to torching vehicles
PORTLAND — A former resident of Gilead pleaded guilty Thursday to setting a fire that burned three vehicles at a Lebanon business in 2016. Jaymi Hutchins, 31, of New Hampshire pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to maliciously destroying by fire property used in interstate commerce. She faces 20 years in prison and a fine of […]