OXFORD — An Oxford man was killed Friday night while driving his motorcycle on Whittemore Road, Oxford Police Sgt. Rickie Jack said. Eric MacDonald, 25, was driving a Honda Shadow when his bike crashed on the side of the road, the officer said. The accident is still under investigation. “What I will say is that […]
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Sen. Keim to hold office hours
DIXFIELD — State Sen. Lisa Keim, R-Dixfield, will hold office hours this month. Aug. 17, 9:30 to 11 a.m.: Waterford Library, 663 Waterford Road. Aug. 22, 1 to 2:30 p.m.: Towle’s Corner Store, 36 Main St., Dixfield. Aug. 29, 5:30 to 7 p.m.: The Meeting House, 23 Skiway Road, Newry. Keim invites residents of Senate […]
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Massachusetts woman charged with stabbing husband
PARIS — A Massachusetts woman charged with stabbing her husband in the chest at a camp in Stoneham is free on bail, police said. Amanda Collins, 46, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was arrested on charges of Class A elevated aggravated assault and Class B aggravated assault, felonies punishable by up to 30 years and 10 years […]
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Paris may be reimbursed for 1988 salt and sand shed
PARIS — Town Manager Vic Hodgkins told the Board of Selectmen on Monday night he is waiting to hear from the Maine Department of Transportation if Paris will receive reimbursement of $64,000 from the state in connection with a salt and sand shed program the town signed up for in the 1980s. Hodgkins said Paris […]
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Buckfield crash victim ID'd
BUCKFIELD — Police have identified the woman who died Saturday night in a single vehicle accident on Route 117. Lt. Justin Brown of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said that Doris Fisher, 56, of Turner was driving a Jeep when it drifted to the right and into a ditch. He said no other vehicles were […]
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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 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: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: […]
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Woman killed in Buckfield rollover
BUCKFIELD — A woman died Saturday night after deputies said her car rolled over about 7:30 p.m. on Route 117. According to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, it was a single vehicle crash and no one else was injured. Investigators closed Route 117 for several hours while reconstructing the crash. The name of the driver […]
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Festival brings food, music to Norway
Lottie Leavitt of Sumner eats ice cream while sitting on her father Jonathan’s lap while waiting for Stream Reggae to perform at the Foothills Food Festival in Norway on Saturday. (Brewster Burns photo)
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Norway Planning Board approves storage space at Lake Road facility
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted Thursday evening to allow the owner of a Main Street business to sell storage space at a building at 59 Lake Road. Eric White, who owns and operates Vintiques of Maine on Main Street, told the Planning Board that he was looking to sell storage space at the building, […]
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West Paris nursing home to close Oct. 9
WEST PARIS — An independently operated nursing home has given its residents and staff 60 days to relocate after announcing Thursday that it would be shutting its doors after 46 years. Roger Wilday, business manager for Ledgeview Living Center, said it has become impossible to “continue to pay our employees underneath the current reimbursement system […]