Parenting class NORWAY — Community Concepts will hold 1, 2, 3, 4 Parents! sessions from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 10, 17 and 24, at the Norway Public Library, 258 Main St. Cost is $10. Scholarships and fee waivers are available for qualifying families. To register, call Hallie Twomey at 333-6425. 1, 2, 3, […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were reported at the Oxford County Jail: * Joseph W. Bennett, 34, of Oxford, Dec. 28, failure to pay fines, $420 cash bail, Oxford Police Department. * Paul D. Chiasson, 44, of Bethel, Dec. 28, operating under the influence, $500 unsecured bond, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Wesley A. Mason, […]
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Hearing set on Otisfield cell tower proposal
OTISFIELD — The Planning Board will hold a public hearing Jan. 17 on a proposed 180-foot communications tower on Scribner Hill. “This is a first,” Chairman Stan Brett said of the proposal. KJK Wireless, representing the permitting interests of U.S. Cellular, is asking to site a tower on land by Ivey Hill Road. Brett said […]
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Otisfield church pantry offers home-cooked food
OTISFIELD — Two days before Christmas, Debbie Dyer started her day baking loaves of bread for the monthly food pantry at the East Otisfield Baptist Church. At the same time, she cooked up a pot of Italian vegetable soup, a family recipe. Dyer said the soup was made with ingredients available at the pantry, and […]
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Christmas Eve service HEBRON — A Christmas Eve service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24, at Hebron Community Baptist Church, 45 Station Road. Hebron Girl Scout Troop 864 will help present the nativity service. All donations received will sponsor the Girl Scouts on their trip to Washington, D.C., in June to attend […]
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Eve service WATERFORD — Waterford Congregational Church on Plummer Hill in Waterford Flat invites the community to its traditional Christmas Eve service which will begin at 5 p.m. There will be readings, carol singing and also holiday music presented by the choir under the direction of Jane Morse. The service will conclude with candles lit […]
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Willard B. Dunn
LEWISTON — Willard B. Dunn (Will or Bill), 71, of Otisfield, passed away peacefully with most of his family in attendance, on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Lewiston, April 21, 1940, to Elwood M. Dunn Sr. and Ethel Hutchins Dunn. He worked as a machinist and tool and […]
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Bridge results OXFORD — Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club met Dec. 9. A 5 1/2 table Howell movement was enjoyed. Finishing first in flight A were Nancy Farmer (Norway) and Marta Clements (Woodstock), second were Rosemarie Goodwin (Lewiston) and Luke Merry (New Gloucester), third were Jim Krainin (Naples) and Milt McKeen (Bridgton), who were first […]
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Oxford County Sheriff’s Office
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Andrew J. Freeman, 21, of Paris, Dec. 7, violation if bail condition, Paris Police Department. * Nimoy Gallow, 43, of Gorham, Dec. 8, failure to pay fines for operating after suspension, $1,555 cash bail, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Joshua F. Merriner, […]
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Otisfield oil spill caused by thief cutting copper tubing
OTISFIELD — Crews continued to work this week to remove contaminated soil from the Otisfield Community School after someone cut the copper tubing from an oil and propane tank over Thanksgiving Day weekend in an apparent attempt to sell the scrap metal. The copper tubing was estimated by school Superintendent Rick Colpitts to be worth […]