CARTHAGE — Selectmen have scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Monday, May 11, at the Town Office on filing a petition to start the withdrawal process from Regional School Unit 10 and to take $8,000 from surplus to fund it. Selectman Steve Brown said Thursday that the board approved a petition Monday brought by […]
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Oxford County sheriff’s log
PARIS — Oxford County sheriff’s deputies responded to 271 calls between April 27 and May 4, including: * At 12:41 a.m. May 4, a deputy, Maine State Police and Bridgton police officers assisted Fryeburg police with setting up a perimeter at Portland Street in Fryeburg while a state police dog tracked a man that fled […]
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Canton Parks and Trails Committee plans fundraiser
CANTON — The annual Parks and Trails Committee will hold its seventh annual flower fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at Canton Heritage Park. “This has been the main fundraiser for the Parks and Trails Committee, but last year, we had less plants to offer,” resident Sue Gammon said. “The fundraiser […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Earth Day cleanups bring out many volunteers
WOODSTOCK — Earth Day cleanup volunteers in Woodstock, Bethel and Canton were busy for hours on Saturday bagging trash from roadsides and parks. Crews in Bethel and Canton also painted trail blazes and removed blown-down trees and branches while clearing trails. Saturday was a cleanup day for national conservation commissions and committees around the country. […]
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Howard W. Stevens
1924 – 2015 CANTON — Howard W. Stevens, 90, of Canton, fondly known as dad, papa, “the king” and “Steve,” died peacefully at his home, surrounded by family on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Howard was born in Sumner on July 30, 1924, one of seven children born to Carl and Ada Thayer Stevens. He graduated from […]
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Meadowview Road landowners
CANTON — A story on Meadowview Road in Thursday’s Region section should have said Ray Hamilton lives in Livermore. Also, one of the landowners is E.J. Carrier Inc. of Jackman, which owns about 1,300 acres, and Carrier has given Hamilton permission to post only those areas of its land where people have been partying, starting […]
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Lack of quorum cancels Canton board meeting
CANTON — Selectmen were supposed to meet Thursday night in the Fire Station for their regular bi-monthly meeting. However, because of the lack of a quorum, it was canceled, Town Clerk Kathy Walker said Thursday afternoon.
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Canton panel finalizes social services budget
CANTON — The Budget Committee continued work on the 2015-16 municipal spending plan Wednesday night, approving $2,500 for social services after angst about wanting to do right by elderly residents. Members also worried about spending more than last year’s $1,548 for social services. Concerned about elderly residents getting food prompted a reduction from $250 for […]
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Meadowview Road problems bared by Canton landowners, police
Canton officials are expected Thursday night to continue discussion on gating both ends of Meadowview Road to try and stop illegal dumping and destruction of the dirt road by young people in pickup trucks with mudding tires.At previous meetings, selectmen decided to take a stronger tack and asked Administrator Scotty Kilbreth to get prices for industrial strength […]