PARIS — A committee of Oxford County selectmen approved the 2012 county budget of $5,733,977 on Tuesday. It’s $309,111 more than the statutory tax levy limit. The total was higher than the $5,635,896 recommended by the county commission, but lower than the $5.9 million requested by departments. The commissioners’ proposal would have raised taxes by […]
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Oxford County, parts of NH, Vt., designated disaster areas
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Farms in parts of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine are eligible for low-interest loans to cover losses from flooding, hail and heavy rains, including Tropical Storm, that started on May 1. The United States Department of Agriculture designated eight counties in New Hampshire, five in Vermont and two in Maine as […]
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Oxford County Commission recommends budget cuts
PARIS — The Oxford County Commission on Wednesday submitted a 2012 budget recommendation that is $223,000 less than requested by departments. The $5,663,323 spending plan, hammered out after five hours, would still exceed the statutory tax levy limit by about $240,000, according to County Administrator Scott Cole. Even if the Budget Committee approves the lower […]
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Oxford County GOP takes straw poll at fairs
FRYEBURG — The Oxford County Republicans have been conducting a straw presidential poll at the Fryeburg Fair. The poll was started at the Oxford County Fair and the results will be published on the party’s website when it’s finished, Oxford County Republican Party Chairman Steve Merrill said. Merrill said the poll was open to all […]
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Oxford County faces fines for employee safety violations
PARIS — Oxford County has been cited by Maine’s Bureau of Labor Standards for several workplace safety violations, and faces $2,800 in fines. The four violations involve training and equipment to deal with blood-borne pathogens for employees who face occupational exposure, such as sheriff’s deputies. One violation involved an officer who was not equipped with […]
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Oxford County Budget Committee picked
PARIS — Selectmen from towns across Oxford County have been chosen for the 2012 Budget Committee. The nine selectmen will review the 2012 general fund budget of Oxford County this fall. According to Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole, the committee includes of Russ Newcomb of Norway, Bob Everett of Bethel, Rob Heard of Porter, Lee […]
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Oxford County still examining Irene damage
ANDOVER NORTH SURPLUS — The extent of damage from Tropical Storm Irene is still being seen as Oxford County surveys destruction in the unorganized territories. County Administrator Scott Cole said East B Hill Road, which connects Andover and Upton, is “severely damaged” and that part of the travel lane washed out as a result of […]
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Group effort nabs suspect swimming around lake for more than an hour
WATERFORD — It took two paddleboats, a party barge and more than a dozen officers and civilians to finally take down one man early Sunday morning following a 19-mile car chase, foot pursuit and water battle on Lake Keoka in Oxford County. “It was a 19-mile pursuit through heavily wooded, moose-infested forest in a large […]
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REACH launching sexual assault support group
PARIS — Beginning in September, REACH, the sexual assault center serving Oxford county, Harrison and Bridgton, will begin a support group for women who have experienced sexual assault — whether as children or adults, recently or in the past. The group will meet weekly in the Rumford area for 20 weeks, at no cost. The […]