PARIS — Contract talks between Oxford County commissioners and the union representing Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies reopened Monday, after a lengthy lapse in negotiations between the two sides. The labor contract for deputies, corporals and sergeants in the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office expired in December 2011. The union and the commissioners have been sparring over a […]
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County tax increase to fund roadwork in townships
PARIS — The Oxford County Budget Committee on Tuesday adopted a municipal services budget for the unorganized territories that calls for a 35 percent tax increase on property owners. The fiscal year 2014-15 budget includes $1,355,655 in expenditures, a 32 percent increase from this year’s budget. According to the budget, $1,185,959 of the expenditures will come […]
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Committee adopts trimmed county budget
PARIS — Members of the county Budget Committee trimmed more than $64,000 from the 2014 budget, dropping the proposed property tax levy to its lowest amount since 2011. Following more than two hours of deliberation in a meeting at the Oxford County Commission room Tuesday, the nine-member committee unanimously adopted $6,172,296 in expenditures, compared to the […]
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Oxford County payroll almost $84,000 over budget
PARIS — Oxford County officials predict this year’s payroll for employees may exceed budget by as much as $100,000. As of Nov. 14, the county was $83,948 over projected payroll expenditures, according to figures provided by Deputy County Administrator Judith Haas. The payroll overages are mainly in the Sheriff’s Office and Oxford County Regional Communications Center. The […]
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Sheriffs agree on Oxford County inmate arrangement
PARIS — Sheriffs from five counties have worked out an agreement to house Oxford County prisoners in nearby facilities to prevent traveling to and from jails as far away as Wiscasset. On Friday, Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant said sheriffs, chief deputies and jail administrators from Oxford, Cumberland, Androscoggin, York and Kennebec counties had a “very […]
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Poland officially ‘certified business friendly’
POLAND — News that Poland had been named Maine’s newest Certified Business-Friendly community was received by selectmen Tuesday with great pleasure. “This is good news,” Selectman Steve Robinson said. “I am pleased the town has received this well-deserved business-friendly recognition. Our goal is to continue Poland’s growth and development for many years to come.” The letter from […]
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Bethel man pleads not guilty to July assault
PARIS — A Bethel man accused of assaulting and terrorizing a woman in July pleaded not guilty to four charges at his arraignment in Oxford County Superior Court on Tuesday. Last month, an Oxford County Grand Jury indicted Brian Cronkite, 28, for aggravated assault, domestic violence terrorizing, domestic violence assault and criminal restraint. The charges stem […]
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County commissioners’ compensation examined
LEWISTON — Amid debate on an $8.1 million budget for 2014, Androscoggin County leaders are weighing pay and benefits for the county’s three commissioners. The trio annually earns at least $7,273 each — plus health care and retirement benefits worth thousands of dollars more — for their roles as the county’s principal policymakers and administrators. […]
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Oxford County Dems to meet Nov. 3
FRYEBURG — Oxford County Democrats will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at the American Legion Hall on Bradley Street. Shenna Bellows, candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, will address the group. The Hancock native lives in Manchester and has just completed eight years as head of the ACLU of Maine. Others […]
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Commissioner’s budget $443K more than 2013
PARIS — The $6.3 million budget proposed by Oxford County commissioners for 2014 is $208,500 less than the budget requested by county department heads, but still represents a 7.5 percent increase from last year’s spending. In a meeting Tuesday, Commissioners David Duguay of Byron, Caldwell Jackson of Oxford and Steven Merrill of Norway finalized a $6,342,738 […]