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Norway man pleads not guilty to assault, rape

PARIS — A Norway man pleaded not guilty to assaulting his parents and sexually assaulting a woman from the same town. Eric Heino entered a not guilty plea in Oxford County Unified Court on Thursday afternoon. Heino has been charged with three felony counts of assault and felony gross sexual assault. According to a police affidavit, […]

Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills

Norway voters to consider $4.7 million budget

NORWAY — Voters will be asked to approve a $4.7 million budget at the annual town meeting Monday, June 20.  The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Forum in Paris.  The budget is a $157,124 increase from this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Most town departments would see an increase […]

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Norway voters elects Cook and Curtis as selectmen

NORWAY — Voters elected longtime Selectman Bruce Cook and current Budget Committee member Thomas Curtis to three-year terms as selectmen at the polls Tuesday.  Cook and Curtis defeated candidates Allan Moon, chairman of the Budget Committee, and Corey Roberge, also a Budget Committee member.  Cook received 302 votes, Curtis 190, Moone 124, and Roberge 163.  Selectman […]

Posted inOxford Hills

Rumford lawyer loses appeal to fight for stray cats

PARIS — A Rumford lawyer’s attempt to be reinstated as counsel for a Dixfield group embroiled in a dispute over stray cats has been rejected by a judge. Rumford attorney Seth Carey was removed at the request of his clients. In an order signed earlier this month, Oxford County Superior Court Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford denied […]

Posted inOxford Hills

Oxford Hills school budget, finally level, heads to voters

PARIS — For the first time in more than seven years, the Oxford Hills School District is poised to meet the state’s minimum requirement on educational spending, after residents Thursday night overwhelmingly approved placing a $39.01 million budget on Tuesday’s ballot.  Approval means the school district’s budget is one vote away from being adopted for fiscal year 2017. Residents […]

Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley

Oxford County taking back drugs

MEXICO — Several law enforcement officers are participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency. Mexico Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said officers will set up on the second floor of the Town Office. The Rumford and Dixfield Police departments […]

Posted inFranklin

Maple sugarhouses open

 Androscoggin County  * West Minot Sugar House Route 119, Minot 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sunday  *Nezinscot Farm Store 284 Turner Center Road, Turner 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sunday *Jillson’s Sugarhouse 143 Jordan Bridge Road, Sabattus 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, Sunday  *Pep’s Pure Maple Syrup 170 Lisbon Road, Sabattus 8 a.m. […]

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Report: Franklin County healthier, Oxford less healthy

LEWISTON — When it comes to health, Franklin County is doing a little better than last year. Oxford County is doing a little worse. And Androscoggin County hasn’t moved at all.  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute released their annual County Health Rankings report Wednesday, looking at health factors and outcomes […]