PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Robert E. Bryant, 44, of Minot, July 30, domestic violence assault, Maine State Police. * James T. Devlin, 31, of West Paris, July 30, cultivating marijuana, tampering with evidence and two counts of possession of scheduled drug, Maine State Police. * Jody L. Hall, […]
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Selectmen, legislators to discuss Norway Opera House funds
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen will meet with Norway’s state senator and representative Thursday evening to discuss frozen state funding intended to pay for the partial rehabilitation of the Norway Opera House. “Rep. Tom Windsor and Sen. David Hastings have told me that they will come,” Town Manager David Holt said Tuesday. The meeting […]
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Modern Woodmen plan August activities
LEWISTON — Modern Woodmen of America will participate in the following activities this month. Chapter 12907: Tuesday, Aug. 7, noon to 7 p.m., Sam’s, Market Place Mall. Chapter 10589: Tuesday, Aug. 14, 4 to 7 p.m., Taber’s, Lakeshore Drive, Auburn. Chapter 14346: Wednesday, Aug. 15, 3 to 7 p.m., Dairy Joy, Campus Avenue, Lewiston, or […]
Posted inObituaries
Arlene Z. Maxim
SOUTH PARIS — Arlene Z. Maxim, 78, of Norway, passed away Monday, July 30, at Market Square Health Care Center. She was born in Buckfield, March 20, 1934, daughter of Prince H. and Ethel L. (Bumpus) Cash. She married Richard Maxim on Nov. 27, 1954, who passed away Dec. 30, 2010. Arlene was a seamstress […]
Posted inOxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Norway man gets 120 days for sexual abuse
PARIS — A Norway man pleaded no contest in a 2010 sexual abuse case that has been in courts for nearly two years. He will serve 120 days. Timothy Turner, 46, of Norway pleaded Friday in Oxford County Superior Court to sexual abuse of a minor and aggravated furnishing of scheduled drugs. A gross sexual […]
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OCEA-R awards scholarships
OTISFIELD — The Oxford County Education Association – Retired announces the following recipients for the OCEA-R scholarships for the Class of 2012. Sylvia Brooks from Fryeburg Academy plans to attend the University of Maine at Farmington to major in elementary education. She is the daughter of Rodney and Jessica Brooks of Lovell. Adam Mahar from […]
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A. Pelletier: Tragedies will never end
After another Colorado massacre, I’m sitting here having an Andy Rooney moment. When we were kids, did the media and movies prompt us to do evil or stupid acts? At age 10, I tried to jump off our garage roof with a blanket on my back thinking I could fly like Superman. Yup, TV did […]
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New roof No. 1 job at Norway’s Gingerbread House
NORWAY — The top priority for the Norway Landmarks Preservation Society rehabilitation of the historic 19th-century Gingerbread House will be replacing the roof and repairing a few walls to keep water out. “The first priority is to stop any deterioration,” Margaret Gaertner, an historic building consultant at Barba & Wheelock in Portland, said. She laid […]