Oxford County commissioners recognized four Oxford County corrections officers for reaching their respective anniversaries. From left in the back row are Capt. Dana Dillingham and Sgt. William Grover (20 years of service), Sgt. James Hoyt (25 years of service), Sgt. David McAlister (30 years of service), Cpl. Todd Hussey (20 years of service) and Sheriff […]
Oxford County
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, Rumford Falls Times
Oxford County AL Posts celebrate Veterans Day
American Legion Posts throughout Oxford County (District 5 of the Department of Maine) will commemorate Veterans Day 2017. Of those announced, Rumford Napoleon Ouellette Post 24 is planning a bigger-than-ever luncheon event and inviting the entire community. The no-cost luncheon (donations acceptable) will be held at the Post, 184 Congress St., beginning at approximately noon, […]
advertisement
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
USDA Oxford County Local Working Group to discuss issues
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 Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the USDA Service Center, 17 Olson Road. The Local Working Group will provide recommendations […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Robert E. Moxcey
ALBANY TOWNSHIP — Robert “Bob” Ernest Moxcey, 75, died on Friday, Oct. 13, in his home in Albany Township after an extended illness. Robert was born on Feb. 12, 1942, at home in East Waterford, the eldest child of Roy and Eleanor (Adams) Moxcey. He graduated from Paris High School in 1961 and joined the United […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Bethel woman receives fully suspended sentence for role in drug conspiracy
PARIS — A Bethel woman received a fully suspended sentence Tuesday morning at Oxford County Superior Court for felony conspiracy to commit unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs. Morgan McKinney, 22, was one of 15 people to be arrested in 2015 as part of what officials called the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history. While […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Storms knock out power and drench Androscoggin, Oxford counties
Lightning seen during a thunderstorm on Tuesday evening in Poland. UPDATE: Maine braces for more storms, possible flash flooding Thunderstorms rolled through Lewiston and Auburn on Tuesday evening causing power outages across the region. If you’re in the dark, or were for a while Tuesday, blame the weather. According to Central Maine Power, more than 3,700 […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, Rumford Falls Times, sj-web
Early Education classes have openings in Oxford County
PARIS — Community Concepts has openings for infants and children up to age 4 in its Head Start Early Learning Centers and home-based programs at nine locations throughout Oxford County. The Early Learning Centers offer children both no-cost and low-cost attendance in classrooms that provide two-day and three-day options, as well as in-home support and […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Woodstock man sentenced to 24 months in prison on trafficking charges
NOTE: Waiting on a mugshot from OCJ. PARIS — A Woodstock man pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court to two felony counts of trafficking in heroin and a single felony count of conspiracy to commit drug-trafficking. Brandon Blood, 25, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but 24 months suspended. Blood […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Oxford County courthouse work to begin soon
PARIS — Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole said at Tuesday morning’s county commissioners meeting that the rehabilitation of the courthouse will begin “within the next couple of weeks.” For several years, commissioners have been seeking to revamp and expand the two-story brick building atop the hill at 26 Western Ave. Built in 1895, it is home […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Oxford County dispatcher retires
PARIS — Twenty-eight years ago, county dispatch was a one-man operation. It was in the control room at the Oxford County Jail. And while the jail control officer might help when she had time, it was pretty much up to one person to handle emergency calls and send fire, rescue or law enforcement to respond. Today, […]