OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved using $400,000 from the undesignated fund account and setting the 2019-20 tax rate at $15 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The rate is 30 cents more than it was last year. Assessor agent Donna Hayes presented several options to the board. “Using the revenues that budgeted […]
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Thieves break in, steal donation jar from Parkside Variety
OXFORD—Two thieves, faces covered by masks, smashed in the door to Parkside Variety on Skeetfield Road just after 1 a.m. Wednesday and stole a donation jar. According to Oxford Police Capt. Rickie Jack, two suspects had been identified as of Wednesday, and officers from the department were looking to locate them. “They entered the store […]
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‘Everyone deserves recovery’
NORWAY — More than a dozen community partners gathered in the Harper Conference Room of the Ripley Medical Office Building on Tuesday, Aug. 24, to learn about Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative (WMARI). Healthy Oxford Hills hosted the luncheon gathering as part of its monthly coalition series. The meetings give community partners and members an […]
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Shooting straight through life’s challenges
NORWAY — “It was about 23 years ago that a friend let me borrow a bow,” said Jon Thompson of Norway, the 2019 International Bowhunting Organization World Champion in the Senior Hunter Class. “I was only going to use it to go hunting, but I liked it so much that I went overboard,” he said. […]
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Sumner woman found on road, Oxford sheriff seeking info
Holly Perron, 47, of Sumner was found lying unresponsive in a ditch off Main Street Tuesday night.
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SAD 17 off to a ‘great start’
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 administrators told directors Tuesday night, Sept. 3, the school year had started with a focus on connectedness among students and staff. School started last week for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Prekindergarten pupils began the school year Tuesday. D.J. Thorne, principal of Hebron Station School, said last year […]
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SAD 17: ‘About a half dozen’ teaching positions vacant
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett told directors Monday, Aug. 19, there were still staffing positions to fill despite a strong hiring effort over the summer. “Most of the vacancies are due to late resignations,” he said. “We have about a half dozen teaching positions district-wide and a few support staff. […]
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Ticked off: Managing habitat, reducing encounters
Editor’s note: This is the final part of a three-part series about tick identification, disease and encounter prevention. REGION — Although there is little that can be done to control tick populations in the tall grass, shrubs and leaf litter of non-residential areas, there are steps that can be taken to reduce the number of […]
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Oxford addresses non-compliant trash bags
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen decided Thursday, Aug. 15, to table the issue of allowing white trash bags at the transfer station while they check with retailers about adding more clear bags to their inventory. “The operating manual for the transfer station says mass solid waste must be disposed of in clear bags,” Selectman […]
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SAD 17 projects ‘moving along nicely’
REGION — When the 3,400 or so students in School Administrative District 17 return to school next week, they can expect to see a few changes and improvements, as well as a few new faces. The first day of school for students in K-7 and 9 is Aug. 28. Grades 8 and 10-12 return the […]