Organizers are determined to at least preserve the youth beef exhibition in some form.
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Norway, Paris and Oxford School Board seats on the ballot next week
PARIS — Four of SAD 17’s 22 school board seats are up for election this month. Municipal elections and state primaries will be held at local polling places on Jul. 11. Most elections were postponed due to the public health emergency caused by COVID-19. Curtis Cole of Norway is running unopposed to retain his seat […]
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Local elections low-key matters during COVID-19
REGION — Communities in Oxford Hills will likely stick to the status quo for their select board and other committees for the next year. In Oxford, Dana Dillingham is the only candidate running for the seat he filled following an interim election last March. That seat had been held previously by Edward Knightly, who resigned […]
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Thompson Lake dam continues to frustrate as repairs authorized
Chairman says some members meeting unofficially.
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Nonprofits forced to scale back summer fundraising
Strategies change for in light of COVID-19 threat.
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Oxford artist makes signs of the times
A colorful message for peace and social justice is catching on in Oxford Hills.
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Norway’s Ordway Grove boasts some of Maine’s oldest trees
The pines and hemlocks growing in the 10-acre forest date back as far as 1700.
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Juneteenth recognized during Norway vigil
NORWAY — Last Friday the First Universalist Church of Norway hosted its second vigil this month in support of racial justice. The first vigil was held on Jun. 4 in commemoration with the funeral of George Floyd, the black man whose death at the hands of Minneapolis police sparked nationwide demonstrations demanding racial justice and […]
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Oxford to form historic preservation committee
The move comes following debate about the value of the historic Oxford Center Meeting House and the risk of losing it to neglect.
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Oxford Hills COVID-19 curve remains low
OXFORD HILLS — Oxford Hills communities continue to report low to no detected cases of coronavirus, two months after Governor Janet Mills declared a civil emergency and closed down non-essential businesses and organizations in response to the virus. A small spike of about 10 cases was reported during the last week of May when wide-scale […]