OTISFIELD — Mia Purcell from the Western Maine Economic Development Council advised selectmen Wednesday evening that the agency can help the town and local businesses. Purcell said that while there is no business in Otisfield that has financing through the council, the resource is available. Since July 2015, the agency has helped 21 Oxford County […]
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Bean sister charged for trespassing land where brother fatally shot neighbor’s daughter
PARIS — Police have charged a local woman with trespassing on a neighbor’s land after they say she ignored warnings not to return, stemming from a hunting incident a decade ago where her brother shot and killed the man’s daughter. Kimberly Bean, 47, has been issued a summons for trespassing, a Class E misdemeanor crime punishable by […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Oxford County Dems to meet Sunday
BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, preceded by social time at 1:30 p.m., at the Crescent Park School. The major purpose is to fill slots for the May 6 and 7 Democratic State Convention in Portland. This will be done by delegates and alternates elected at the […]