Advertiser Democrat
Harrison committee pursuing school consolidation alternatives
Harrison could maintain its elementary school while sending older students to other districts on a tuition basis, join a different district, or remain with the Oxford Hills school district.
Harrison’s citizens’ group looks to influence town government
At its first meeting Dec. 9, the Town of Harrison Citizens Organization (HCO) voted to establish priorities to individually address during Harrison Select Board meetings, which are held the second Thursday of each month.
Elected officials and others in Harrison form group to tamp down hostility, increase citizen engagement
As the Harrison Citizens Organization calls for greater government transparency, the group’s own transparency is questioned.
Paris high school students publish first literary and arts journal
‘The Pen’s Palette’ pays homage to its future content of prose and visual art.
The facts of school construction in Oxford Hills
A designation that has made Oxford Hills the envy of every other district in Maine has become a delicate, and controversial, issue locally.
Norway Arts Festival moves to September
Starting this year the festival will be known as the Norway Maine Arts Festival and will be held Sept. 12 to coincide with Lights Out’s Norway Block Party.
Oxford ends public sewer install program
Oxford Selectmen decide to end sewer grant program.
Harrison harassment increases, petition against town manager circulates
Taxpayers have seemingly fixated on Town Manager Cass Newell in their complaints and actions about anything they currently have an issue with, but hostile behavior toward Harrison town employees precedes her tenure as town manager.
Oxford wants state to address traffic issues
Safety issues are cited in the makeover where Skeetfield Road and Main Street meet.