PARIS — Community activist and semi-retired teacher William C. Hine II is running for Oxford County treasurer. Hine, 60, of Green Woods Road, Peru, is making a first-time bid for the part-time position. He is not affiliated with either political party. The county treasurer is responsible for helping to develop the county budget, for borrowing […]
Stoneham
Lost hikers found in national forest in Stoneham
STONEHAM — Four hikers lost overnight in the White Mountain National Forest were found by a bear hunter early Wednesday morning, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife spokesman Deborah Turcotte said. Paul Harrison of Poland was baiting traps when he found the three men and one woman and took them back to their campsite […]
Church will celebrate 150 years
WATERFORD — The 150th anniversary of the North Waterford Congregational Church, Five Kezars Road, will be celebrated with several activities, beginning Sunday, July 4. The church, which was dedicated on July 4, 1860, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and over the years church members and community volunteers have maintained, improved and […]
Oxford County Sheriff’s Office calls
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 242 calls from June 29 to July 5. Among them were: * At 10:34 a.m. July 5, Deputy Dani Welch was out of the area to investigate the report of a person driving a golf cart on Pequawket Trail (Route 113) in Brownfield. State police were […]