Information was provided by the Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, the Division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement. OXFORD — The state Division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement Board is expected to decide in the next few weeks whether Oxford should be granted a fourth state agency liquor store license. On Friday, March […]
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Face Time: Jack D. Jolie, a.k.a ‘The Bridgton Pan-Handler’
Jack Jolie is a man driven by music. He spent the early years of his life learning how to play the guitar, performing in front of live audiences and recording music with his father. In the ’70s, he lived in Nashville with his father, where they wrote and recorded country music. Now, he lives in […]
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Looking for ways to temper a son’s quick anger
Q: My eldest son is turning 7 in a few months, and I need advice on how to help him deal with anger, especially in the heat of the moment. He is well behaved at school, has many friends, gets along with just about everyone, is typically happy and good-natured, has been identified as gifted […]
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Three Oxford Hills schools win milk-drinking contest
NORWAY — Paris, Oxford and West Paris elementary schools were among the five winners in a milk-drinking contest for Maine students during National Breakfast Week this month. The Get MOOOOVIng with Milk competition was held in schools throughout the state from March 6-10. The average number of servings per student was 7 at Paris Elementary […]
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Rumford man out on bail after March 27 police chase
RUMFORD — A local man is free on bail after leading police on a chase from Rumford to Canton at speeds of about 100 mph, authorities said. Anthony Jordan, 27, was arrested Monday on charges of eluding an officer, driving to endanger and speeding 30-plus mph over the limit, according to court records. He was […]
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Change in makeup of SAD 44 board could increase Newry’s representation
BETHEL — School Administrative District 44 directors learned Tuesday that a provision in state law allows for a process that could result in the reapportionment of member towns’ representation on the school board. Woodstock Director Marcel Polak, who chairs the board’s committee on Newry withdrawal, said the school board has been bound by the state’s constitutional requirements […]
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Peru board agrees to allow local firefighters to wash personal vehicles at station
The Peru Board of Selectmen agreed Monday to allow Peru firefighters to wash their personal vehicles at the fire station. PERU — The Board of Selectmen has agreed to allow members of the Peru Fire Department to use the fire station to wash their personal vehicles, according to Chairwoman Carol Roach. The issue arose near the […]
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Oxford County jail administrator to resign
PARIS — The Oxford County commissioners voted recently to accept a resignation letter from Oxford County Jail Administrator Ed Quinn. County Administrator Scott Cole said Quinn had held a variety of posts at the jail over the years, and that his initial employment was May 1980. “That’s around the same time that Mount St. Helens […]
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Police log
Auburn * Kenneth Alling Drake Jr., 25, transient, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, 8 a.m. Monday at 60 Court St. * Cesily Anne Zarate, 26, of 133 Lake St., disorderly conduct, 3:33 a.m. Tuesday at 143 Lake St. Lewiston * Abdi Yussuf, 23, of 6 Knox St., domestic violence criminal threatening, 10:35 p.m. Monday […]
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Building beds in Lewiston
Healthy Homeworks Bed Factory Director of Development Allie Smith explains how one of their beds is built during Tuesday night’s open house, which marked the first anniversary of the company based in the Pepperell Mill in Lewiston. Participants in the program work from 16 to 20 hours to make four beds. They get to keep […]