Thunder and lightning rolled across central Maine on Monday night, dropping trees and power lines in its path. As the storm moved through Oxford County, it left over 1,000 Central Maine Power customers in the dark. Reporter Tom Standard, on the road from covering the Peru selectmen’s meeting, had to be creative on his way […]
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Paris police to hold OUI checkpoint Saturday
PARIS — The Paris Police Department, with assistance from the Oxford Police Department and The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department, will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Route 26 in Paris on Saturday, July 26, between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. The operation is part of the ongoing initiative, “Drive Sober, Maine!” which is funded by a […]
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‘American Pickers’ eye Oxford County treasure-holders
OXFORD — Notice to antique and vintage treasure holders: Odd ‘pickings’ are wanted. “American Pickers,” the popular History Channel show famed for traveling around looking through people’s basements, barns and attics for the unusual or amazing, has announced it will make a stop through Oxford County, if the characters and contents are colorful enough. Next […]
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Oxford deputies to picket courthouse Tuesday to protest wages
PARIS — Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies are expected to picket in front of the courthouse on Western Avenue on Tuesday morning to draw attention to their labor dispute with the county. Deputies are asking for a contract, higher wages and a reinstatement of border patrols, according to Ray Cote, Teamsters Local 340 representative. The protest will begin at […]
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Wife hopes to succeed husband as Oxford County Commissioner
OXFORD — Longtime Oxford resident Diane Jackson, 59, has announced she will run for the Oxford County commissioner seat held by her husband, Caldwell “Caldie” Jackson. Caldwell Jackson, the current chairman and a two-term commissioner, is unable to seek re-election due to his position with the state. The announcement sets up a two-way race between […]
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Oxford County Treasurer reports continued time sheet problems
PARIS — Oxford County continues to grapple with payroll inconsistencies almost eight months since commissioners implemented new policies aimed at ensuring more accountability from employees and supervisors. At a department head meeting last week, county Treasurer Roy Gedat said payroll issues largely cleared up after the new policies were implemented last September, but slowly reappeared. One […]
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Commissioners mull Albany Basin Road mining project
ALBANY TOWNSHIP — Commissioners are mulling a private landowner’s proposal to temporarily move a county road in order to extract gravel from underneath it. Albany Basin Road, a short, dead-end dirt road off Route 5, runs through private land owned by Harry Brown and between two gravel pits that have been largely mined out. Property records […]
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Oxford County commissioners discuss options for airport future
OXFORD — It has been almost three weeks since Oxford County commissioners seized control of the county buildings at the Oxford County Regional Airport and their to-do list already is at 11 items and growing. Among the top concerns is working with stakeholders, including Community Concepts and the Internal Revenue Service, to determine how to […]
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Floodwaters recede; most roads in region reopened
RUMFORD — Most flooded roads closed Tuesday and Wednesday in Oxford County were reopened Thursday, according to a state transportation official. Route 140 from Canton Point Road to Route 4 in Jay remained closed, Mark Hume, regional project manager for the Maine Department of Transportation, said by email Thursday. High water in some rivers and […]
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Oxford County to offer deputies contract deal
Oxford County Commissioners are expected to present a contract proposal to the labor union representing sheriff’s deputies in a negotiation session planned for later this month. On Friday, County Administrator Scott Cole said previous rounds of negotiations have focused on fine-tuning contractual language, but have not addressed substantive issues like wages and benefits. The contract […]