Oxford County will charge the town nearly $170,000 per deputy if citizens vote to disband its police department and contract with the sheriff.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Paris to vote on replacing boilers at firehouse next month
Selectmen accepted a bid of nearly $50,000 from Thayer of Auburn to replace the heating and cooling systems at the fire station.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Man sentenced for stealing from postal workers, post offices in central Maine
Lance Funderburk and his accomplice targeted post offices in Paris and Monmouth, and postal carriers in Lewiston.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills straw poll backs current site for new middle school
If the project is approved by voters, the new school will be built in two phases on a footprint overlapping the current Oxford Hills Middle School.
Posted inMaine, News, Outdoors, Schools & Education
Maine students head outdoors for Life Happens Outside Challenge
The weeklong challenge, which begins Friday, motivates middle school students to spend more time outdoors, offering a chance to win cash prizes while fostering well-being in students and staff.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat
Oxford Hills school board approves $54.4 million budget proposal
Loss of state funding and increasing operating expenses result in a 7.9% spending increase.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Agnes Gray referendum wording leaves out repair costs
A “yes” vote means the school will permanently close. And an estimated $1.04 million cost to keep the school open each year does not include millions in repairs.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Norway-based developer seeks solar project on superfund site in Paris
The former AC Lawrence Leather Tannery on Oxford Street was cleaned up by the EPA in the mid 2000s due to contamination and heavy metals in the soil.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Paris selectmen table proposal to study leaving school district
Discussion has been delayed, but selectmen remain concerned about the cost of the school budget.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Oxford Hills
Area car dealers hire employees, serve customers of shuttered Paris dealership
Oxford County Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram closed last month suddenly.