NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted Thursday evening to formally create a volunteer tree consultant position. Tish Carr, who has voluntarily served as tree warden for the past 18 years, will be asked if she’s interested in continuing in the role. At the July 19 board meeting, Carr said she was told during a […]
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Norway man suffers broken bones in Waterford Road car, motorcycle crash
Police officers and firefighters with the Norway police and fire departments speak with the driver of a Subaru Impreza that was involved in an accident with a motorcycle Tuesday afternoon on Waterford Road. Norway Police Officer Mitch Shaw said the driver of the motorcycle later brought himself to Stephens Memorial Hospital, where he learned he […]
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Paris man charged with threatening girlfriend, destroying property
PARIS — A local man accused of taking his girlfriend’s vehicle without permission and attempting to destroy it remained at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset on Tuesday, authorities said. Daniel Marshall, 33, 18 Tyler St., is being held on $5,000 cash bail. He is charged with domestic violence criminal threatening, operating after license suspension, unauthorized […]
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Trimming the weeds
Everett Parlin trims weeds around his lawn at Cummings Place in Norway on Tuesday afternoon. Parlin said his lawn was the site of a house built in 1904 that was demolished because of its dilapidated condition. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Oxford Water District receives $500,000 loan
OXFORD — The Oxford Water District has received a $500,000 loan as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s effort to update and rebuild rural water infrastructure. According to a written statement from to Anne Hazlett, assistant secretary for Rural Development, “USDA is committed to being a strong partner to rural communities in building their […]
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Airports in Oxford, Franklin counties receive money
PARIS — The Oxford County Regional Airport will receive $210,710 from the federal government to install a 4,360-foot fence around the airfield. According to a news release from the office U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the funds are part of a $10.5 million grant awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program. The perimeter fence […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Jay: Solid Waste Committee, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Farmington: RSU 9 special board of directors meeting, 7 p.m., Mt. Blue Campus, Forum Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Thursday Wilton: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Canton: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Smith Hall Norway: Selectmen, 7 p.m., […]
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Dolloff announces candidacy in House District 115
RUMFORD — Lifelong Rumford resident Josanne DiConzo Dolloff has announced her intention to run in November to represent District 115 in the Maine House of Representatives. The seat is currently held by John Madigan, D-Rumford. While Maine’s economy has steadily improved from the recession 10 years ago, Dolloff feels much of rural Maine is still […]
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Fay to hold office hours
POLAND – State Rep. Jessica Fay, D-Raymond, will hold in-district constituent hours in Casco, Poland and Raymond in early August. Meetings are scheduled for: Poland: Monday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m., Ricker Memorial Library, 1211 Maine St. Casco: Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Casco Town Office, 635 Meadow Road. Raymond: […]
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Makers Fair held in South Paris
Aiden Ames, 4, is helped down from the driver’s seat by his father, Adam Ames of South Paris, during the Moore Park Makers Fair in South Paris on Saturday. Ames sat in the mini monster truck “Rambunctious” that Steve McCann built for his 10-year-old son, Steven, for his birthday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)