Otisfield Community School students learn about metal-works, with bonus lessons on engineering adaptive equipment.
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Oxford Hills Loves Justin! (just ask Facebook)
‘For a lot of people a hug from Justin can reset a bad day, be a comforting shoulder to lean on, or is just a boost we often didn’t know we needed.’
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Waterford presents Boston Post Cane to 106-year-old WWII vet
John L’Hote was married for 80 years, losing his beloved wife just four years ago. He lives with his daughter and son-in-law in Waterford.
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Advertiser Democrat Year in Review (Part II)
July Oxford Hills was rocked by tragedy July 7 when a Norway resident was murdered by their spouse, Oxford public safety responded to multiple fires and a suicide, a person incarcerated at Oxford County Jail died and three people were killed in a two-car accident in South Paris, all within a span of hours. Maine […]
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Oxford Hills to expand outdoor learning programs
New pavilions, trails and garden plots are coming to all eight elementary schools in Oxford Hills, largely funded with state and federal grants.
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Storm cleanup sends Oxford employee to hospital
Students in Oxford Hills got a jumpstart on winter vacation; superintendent lauds work of transportation, facilities staff.
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The Year in Review (Part I)
January Staff at Agnes Gray got an unwelcome gift over the Christmas break when overhead pipes froze, causing a sprinkler head pipe to burst and flood the school’s gymnasium and cafeteria. The damage was discovered in the form of at least eight inches of water covering the floor of the cafeteria. Part of the ceiling […]
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Harrison Food Bank dodges a disaster when power stays on post-storm
HARRISTON — In the aftermath of last week’s epic winter rainstorm Founder and Operations Manager Sandy Swett recognizes that the food bank made it through with what some might call a Christmas miracle. More than 600 families from western and southern Maine and New Hampshire have come to depend on HFB to keep food on […]
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Oxford selectmen commend recreation director
OXFORD — Oxford’s Recreation Director Kayla Laird provided selectmen with a recap of last summer’s day camp program, which launched in June, at last Thursday’s select board meeting. Laird had pitched the idea to town leaders last January, a few months after she began her position with Oxford. At the time she estimated that with as […]
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OHCHS athlete, tech school student eyes a future caring for her community
Tristen Derenburger of Paris was selected as school winner during national Heisman Scholarship competition.