WOODSTOCK — Town Manager Vern Maxfield told the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday evening that he plans to apply for a grant to help Woodstock, Greenwood and Andover pay for a revaluation. Maxfield said Wednesday morning that the grant, which is offered through the Maine Department of Administration and Financial Services, is given to “any […]
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Bethel backs off on ‘Heart and Soul’ comprehensive plan
BETHEL — Selectmen voted to delay any involvement in the Community Heart and Soul project until next year. “Community Heart and Soul reconnects people with what they love most about their town and translates those personal and emotional connections into a blueprint that serves as the foundation for future community decisions,” according to the Heart and […]
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Artland K. Rogers
1927 – 2015 NORWAY — Artland K. Rogers of Norway passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 31, 2015, at the age of 88. He was born in Greenwood on April 30, 1927, to Artland and Ruby Rogers. Artland was a meat cutter for many years, a master craftsman in the art of wood working, […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Newry forest fire started by human
NEWRY — A fire that burned 2½ acres of forest Monday night was caused by a person, Assistant Fire Chief Alan Fleet said Tuesday. The fire was reported off Thunder Ridge Road at about 6:30 p.m. and firefighters were still putting out hot spots Tuesday, he said. Fleet said a representative of the Maine Forestry […]
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Norris E. Stevens
1949 – 2015 MECHANIC FALLS — Norris E. Stevens, 66, died at his home, following illnesses on Sunday, Oct. 11. He was born on Jan. 21, 1949, in Norway and attended schools in the Greenwood and Lewiston areas. He met his lifelong companion, Sue, in 1972. Norris enjoyed working on cars and fiddling with electronics. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Environmental regulators sue to force cleanup of closed Greenwood mill
PARIS — A former woodworking company once heralded for reviving a dying industry is being sued by state regulators for discharging asbestos into the atmosphere after the Greenwood business went belly up. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection filed a land use citation and complaint in 11th District Court in South Paris against the defunct […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Reggae revival brings a kind of Woodstock to Greenwood
GREENWOOD — Soulful irie tunes will fill the valley surrounding Mt. Abram as the first-ever Green Woods Reggae Revival gets underway this weekend. The family- and community-oriented event will run from 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, until 2 a.m. Sunday, July 26, at the ski mountain at 308 Howe Hill Road in Greenwood. Music kicks […]
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Police: Woodstock suspects confessed to burglaries
PARIS — Two Oxford County suspects charged in a burglary spree that terrorized several small communities for weeks confessed to stealing from 11 homes, according to a police affidavit. Oxford County Sheriff’s Detective Joshua Wyman wrote that police became suspicious of the suspects, Ashley Howard, 20, of Bryant Pond, and Corey Douzart, 32, of Gilead, after […]
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William G. Koch
1949 – 2015 GREENWOOD — William G. Koch, 65, of Greenwood died Tuesday, July 7, at his home with his family by his side. He was born in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Oct. 6, 1949, the son of William and Lillian Gibbons Koch. He graduated from Chaminade High School in 1967 and St. Francis College […]
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Local dairy farm shuts its barn doors
NORWAY — Where have all the cows gone? That’s what some local residents may wonder as they pass by the mostly vacant fields at Kuvaja Farm at 38 Kuvaja Road, off Richardson Hollow Road in Norway. Marie Kuvaja and two of her sons, Fred and Stanley Kuvaja, sold their 48 cows, which means the farm […]