AUGUSTA — State Rep. Roger Jackson, R-Oxford, announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election to the Maine House of Representatives for health reasons. Jackson was elected to a two-year term representing former District 100 in 2012. He said he intends to finish his term, which expires in November. “I am humbled that my friends […]
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Oxford 250: Into fifth decade, still a big draw
ARUNDEL — Joey Doiron’s 2013 Oxford 250 trophy dominates the living room decor at his family’s home in Berwick, the angel’s wings at its crest extending three feet above the wooden base. It probably is a strategic placement, serving the same purpose as the defeated Super Bowl team sticking around to see its conqueror showered […]
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Car flips, catches fire after hitting utility pole in Oxford
OXFORD — A Poland man was injured Sunday night when his car struck a telephone pole and caught fire on Route 26 in Welchville village. Adam Verreault, 18, was driving southbound near Service Master at 10:15 p.m. when he lost control of his car and it went off the road, according to Oxford police Chief […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: Conservation Commission, 4:30 p.m., Town Office Bethel: SAD 44 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Telstar High School library Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office River Valley Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., […]
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The Hot Corner: Local tradition juices up slow week in sports
This is notoriously the lamest week of the sports calendar year. That the Home Run Derby and ESPY Awards even exist are Exhibits A and B. Baseball’s almost forgotten All-Star Game (motto: “This time, it counts, because the year everybody was honest about the fact that it doesn’t embarrassed the crap out of us”) is […]
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Local Racing Roundup: Chaisson keeps no-repeat streak intact at OPS
There won’t be a repeat winner in the Budweiser Pro Late Model division at Oxford Plains Speedway heading into Sunday’s Oxford 250. Gary Chiasson of Peru assured that unprecedented oddity Friday night, becoming the eighth different driver to win a 50-lap main event in the top class at the track this season. Chiasson stormed past […]
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SAD 17 marks School Lunch Hero Day
OXFORD — Every school in SAD 17 celebrated School Lunch Hero Day in May. The nationwide celebration is hosted by Jarrett J. Krosiczka, author and illustrator of the popular “Lunch Lady” graphic novel series, the School Nutrition Association and Random House Children’s Books. Inspired by his own childhood school lunch hero, Jean J. Cariglia, Krosoczka […]
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Oxford developers submit hotel plans for state approval
OXFORD — Construction on a proposed 93-room Hampton Inn across from the Oxford Casino on Route 26 could be weeks away after developers submitted plans to the state. Hotel developers are in the process of building the hotel, the first stage in a “master plan” to develop 550 acres of farmland into a series of […]
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Power outage sparks Oxford collision
OXFORD — Congestion stemming from a downed power line along Route 26 Tuesday afternoon is being blamed for a crash moments later. Oxford firefighters and emergency personnel responded to reports of a downed power line at 2:45 p.m. at 552 Main St. after a tree limb disconnecting power to a home, Oxford fire Chief Scott Hunter said. […]