WOODSTOCK – Residents voted overwhelmingly Tuesday evening to accept the newly completed section of Outlook Road from resident Lloyd Poland, five years after they accepted the first section of the road. Town Manager Vern Maxfield said, “There were some people that felt we should wait until the annual town meeting, so we could get a […]
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Woodstock board continues discussion on Union Church
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen continued discussing Tuesday evening what to do with the vacant Union Church building on Andrews Road. Discussion on what to do with the one-room church began during the 2014 annual town meeting, when voters were asked whether to raise and appropriate up to $4,500 to make repairs to the […]
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Tri-County team hits it out of the park and into the World Series
PARIS — The coaches and players from the Tri-County 13U Babe Ruth baseball team hope to slide safely home, bringing with them the championship title from the youth World Series, which starts next weekend. The team — composed of 11 children from 10 towns, Norway, Paris, Harrison, Waterford, Woodstock, Bethel, Bridgton, Rumford, Lovell and Oxford […]
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Selectmen donate $1,000 to Tri-County Babe Ruth League
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to donate $1,000 to the Tri-County Babe Ruth League to help send its all-star team to Jamestown, N.Y., for the Babe Ruth World Series. Coach Gary Williamson said that there are 10 teams in the Tri-County Babe Ruth League featuring 13-year-old children from several local […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Otisfield: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Finance Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Thursday Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: […]
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Police: Woodstock suspects confessed to burglaries
PARIS — Two Oxford County suspects charged in a burglary spree that terrorized several small communities for weeks confessed to stealing from 11 homes, according to a police affidavit. Oxford County Sheriff’s Detective Joshua Wyman wrote that police became suspicious of the suspects, Ashley Howard, 20, of Bryant Pond, and Corey Douzart, 32, of Gilead, after […]
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Police ask for buyers to return stolen Woodstock goods
PARIS — A day after arresting a Woodstock couple for a burglary spree that shattered a rural community’s sense of security, police are asking for good Samaritans to return the stolen property. To date, only a fraction of items — mostly rare coins — have been returned by a “handful” of citizens who have stepped forward, Oxford […]
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Oxford County deputies investigate many Woodstock burglaries
WOODSTOCK — Oxford County deputies are investigating numerous residential burglaries that occurred last week in town. * At 9:22 a.m. July 11, Deputy Andrew Whitney took a report of theft. He said the complainant did not want any specific information distributed to the public. The theft is under investigation. There are no leads at this […]
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Dave A. Howe
1949 – 2015 OXFORD — Dave A. Howe, 66, died at home on Sunday, June 21, from ALS. He was born in Rumford on May 29, 1949, the son of Charles R. and Lois M. McInnis Howe of Bryant Pond. Dave went to Woodstock High School, graduating in the Class of 1967. He served in […]
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Woodstock Bicentennial Celebration attracts hundreds
WOODSTOCK — Hundreds of people of all ages lined Main Street on Saturday morning to enjoy the town’s Bicentennial Celebration Parade before dispersing to the many venues and socializing with family and friends. They enjoyed a spectacular bluebird sky with temperatures in the 70s and a light breeze to keep the bugs away. Co-organizer Jane […]