PARIS — The Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District (OCSWCD) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) invite the public to attend a meeting of the Oxford County USDA Local Working Group from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 15, at the USDA Service Center, 17 Olson Road, South Paris. The Local Working Group will provide […]
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Registry of Deeds wraps up five-year project to restore plans
PARIS — Oxford County Register of Deeds Pat Shearman said the Oxford County Registry of Deeds East is wrapping up a five-year project that involves restoring, recreating and preserving the 5,327 plans that have made its way into the Registry’s archives since 1805. The project began in 2014 after Shearman and the registry staff began brainstorming […]
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Jay remembers those who never came home
JAY — Prisoners of war and those still missing in action were remembered Friday night at the POW/MIA Remembrance Bridge Monument of all Wars near Riley Road and Route 4. It was the 28th Annual POW/MIA Day recognition in Jay. Members of the Franklin and Oxford County Chapters of United Bikers of Maine travelled 18 miles […]
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Jay POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony
Members of United Bikers of Maine ride to the 28th annual National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony Friday evening in Jay. They, along with veterans and community members marked the 28th annual event at the POW/MIA Remembrance Bridge Monument of all Wars. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) United Bikers of Maine members, veterans and community members attend the 28th […]
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FBI investigating Oxford County sheriff who sent explicit images, deputy testifies
The former Oxford County sheriff who resigned amid allegations he sexually harassed members of his department is under investigation by the FBI, which found that someone in the office had destroyed documents, hard drives and cellphone records, a sheriff’s department official testified. Chief Deputy Christopher Wainwright also testified that similar conduct against county workers could […]
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Oxford County Sheriff's Office to buy terrain vehicles
PARIS — The Oxford County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday morning to allow the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office to buy two utility terrain vehicles and a trailer for use with the agency’s Stonegarden detail. Operation Stonegarden is a federally funded border security enhancement program in which deputies help the U.S. Border Patrol monitor the boundary between […]
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Glenn E. Chute
SOUTH PARIS — Glenn Everett Chute, 92, died Tuesday, June 26, at Maine Veterans Home, South Paris, after years of struggling with vascular dementia. He was born March 10, 1926, “in the den” of the family farm on Maple Ridge in Harrison, the son of Walter and Hazel Little Chute. He attended the one-room school on […]
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Guns stolen from state police cruiser in Norway
Authorities are trying to locate the person who broke into a parked Maine State Police cruiser in Norway and stole two firearms this month. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said the thief stole a .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun and a state police-issued AR-15 rifle from a cruiser assigned to […]
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Counselor pleads guilty in historic Oxford County drug bust
PARIS — A state-licensed clinical counselor pleaded guilty Thursday morning in Oxford County Superior Court to felony criminal conspiracy for his role in what officials called the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history. Gregory Ford, 56, of Scarborough was arrested in 2015 on felony charges of aggravated drug trafficking and criminal conspiracy. In exchange […]
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Oxford County administrator resigns after striking deal with county
PARIS — Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole resigned Monday in an agreement with commissioners that gives him six months of salary and health, dental and life insurance coverage through July. The deal came a week after he was placed on paid administrative leave, and it ended his eight-year tenure with the county. There was no […]