Pressure is mounting for Maine’s Legislature to rubber stamp a plan that, within a year, could more than double the number of gaming companies operating in the Pine Tree State. Backers of racino plans for Calais and Biddeford are asking for a law change that would allow them to start building. This is a bad […]
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Do casinos fit into the “Maine” brand?
LEWISTON — Flip through the latest version of “Maine Invites You” — the state’s 212-page official tourism guide — and you will see a lot of lobsters, a lot of moose, a lot of majestic pine trees, whitewater rafts, snow-covered ski slopes, beautiful sand beaches, rocky coastlines, quaint cottages, log lodges and fields of pink […]
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Big Brothers Big Sisters preparing for Bowl for Kids’ Sake
SOUTH PARIS — The Big Brothers Big Sisters Program of Oxford County is appealing to the community to support Bowl for Kids’ Sake, the mentoring program’s largest annual fundraiser. It will be held on Saturday, April 2, at Hobb’s Lucky Lanes. Bowlers will raise pledge money to support Big Brothers Big Sisters. The nation’s leader […]
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Fire rips through barn on Fore Street in Oxford
OXFORD — A fire that destroyed a barn on Fore Street early Monday was apparently caused by a wood stove, Oxford Fire Department Capt. Shawn Cordwell said Monday. There were no injuries. “The cause was accidental,” Cordwell said, referring to the blaze on the property of David Witham. The fire was discovered by a passerby […]
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Air miles wrong standard in casino debate
Wednesday, the Legislature’s committee on Legal and Veteran’s Affairs will take up a bill to clarify how to measure 100 miles in Maine. We hope the committee will use its common sense and support LD 677. This bill seeks to measure the distances between competing casinos in Maine using the “most commonly used road miles” […]
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Thompson Lake dam committee seeks bids for pier removal
OXFORD — The Thompson Lake Dam Advisory Committee on Wednesday night gave Town Manager Michael Chammings the go-ahead to seek bids for removal of grates, catwalks and at least one pier from the dam. Chammings said he will ask for bids on removing the gates, catwalk and one pier, which was shown to be in […]
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Municipal budget process to begin
MEXICO — Work on the development of the 2011-12 municipal budget is set to begin March 16 when selectmen will meet with the town Budget Committee. From there, a schedule of meetings will be set. Usually, the committee and selectmen meet twice a week for several weeks before finalizing a figure to present to voters. […]
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Teen hurt in chain-reaction crash in Oxford
OXFORD — An Otisfield teen was injured Friday morning in a chain-reaction accident involving seven vehicles on icy Cold Water Brook Road. Oxford police identified the injured girl as 17-year-old Rachael Brennan of Otisfield. She was taken to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, Oxford police Sgt. Rickie Jack said. A nursing supervisor said Brennan was […]
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Biddeford OK’s resolution on racino plan
BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — City leaders in Biddeford want Maine lawmakers to amend state law to clear the way for a $125 milllion racino. The Portland Press Herald reports that city councilors voted 6-3 on Tuesday on a resolution urging the Legislature to make statutory amendments allowing the Biddeford Downs plan to go forward without […]
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Free tax help offered in Oxford Hills
OXFORD — Free tax return help for households with under $50,000 income is available at the Child Health Center, Route 26, through the end of March. The program is made possible by the new Oxford County Cash Coalition, comprised of the United Way of Oxford County, Community Concepts, Region 9 Adult Education, Healthy Oxford Hills, […]