I saw in the Sun Journal (Jan. 24) that Rep. Teresea Hayes, D-Buckfield, the minority whip, has lashed out again, claiming that the governor may have contributed to the state’s stagnant economic progress. She was quoted as saying, “The chief executive should be the promoter in chief.” Oh really? Perhaps Hayes prefers the “leadership style” […]
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J. Churchill: Short-sighted legislation
In his State of the State address, Gov. Paul LePage said that last year the Maine Legislature passed the largest tax cut in Maine’s history. How short-sighted was that when, now, state officials are ready to dismantle health care and other services that help the state’s most vulnerable citizens — the elderly, the disabled and […]
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Boys’ basketball notebook: Saints show usual good timing
It’s the final week of January, which means St. Dom’s is making its traditional late-season push to the Western Class C boys’ basketball tournament. The Saints have made a happy habit of peaking at the end of the Mountain Valley Conference season. They won six straight games to close the 2010-11 regular season at .500 […]
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Adult education offering new online courses
PARIS — Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education has a program that makes it easy to take high-quality, noncredit online courses. OHBAE has partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of online, instructor-led courses and has announced the launch of two new courses: “What’s new in Microsoft Office 2010” and “Photoshop Elements 10 for the digital photographer II.” […]
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D. Fulenwider: Americans left shivering
It is a measure of this country’s greatness that, as some Mainers and other Americans in the northern third of the country face the cold of winter without sufficient funds for heat, the national government can cut fuel assistance and, at the same time, continue to fund aid programs in dozens of foreign countries. We […]
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Military note – Nicole Darling
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Army National Guard Pvt. Nicole L. Darling has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill […]
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Police log
Charges Lewiston * Luis Angel Ramirez, 30, of 244 park St., warrant, 6:51 p.m. Monday on Oxford Street. * Maria A. Bryce, 25, of 2 Fisher St., Portland, operating after license suspension, violating condition of release, and two counts of unlawful possession of scheduled drug, 4:40 p.m. Sunday on Randall Street. * Joab Michael Turgeon, […]
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Lee named interim town manager in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — The Board of Selectmen appointed Dana K. Lee to the position of interim town manager Tuesday night. He takes over immediately and will work with Town Manager Glen Holmes until he leaves Feb. 3. Holmes has taken the position of director of the Western Maine Economic Development Council headquartered in South Paris. Lee […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County jail: * John P. Bernard, 46, of Mexico, Jan. 12, violation of bail conditions, Mexico Police Department. * Davin K. Flagg, 36, of Buckfield, Jan. 12, failure to pay fines for operating after license revocation, $1,430 cash bail, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * David […]
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HS Sports: Snow forces postponements
The first major storm of the winter sports season has forced area schools to postpone athletic activities scheduled for Thursday. The following is a list of scheduled games and their new times, if available: Boys’ basketball: Leavitt at Gardiner: NOW Monday, 6:30 p.m. Lisbon at Mountain Valley: NOW Jan. 25, 7 p.m. Boothbay at Dirigo: […]