NORWAY — Earlier this month Maine’s Director of Opioid Response Gordon Smith reported to Oxford Hills’ addiction recovery community that drug overdose deaths during September and October were 108, down from the same two-month periods in 2021 and 2022. Smith’s announcement, shared during Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative’s monthly board meeting, was received with guarded optimism. […]
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Convenience, fuel and dining options return to West Paris
The Rusty Lantern at the corner of routes 26 and 219 reopened with a whole new building.
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Christmas in Livermore
Chapter One: Cousins As the train gently rocked along, Maisie looked at her map. She touched a finger to Baltimore, where her trip had started, and ran it along the small track up to New York City, where she had met her cousins, Trudy and Matt. Their compartment had two double seats that faced each […]
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Oxford Hills Tech School students winners in annual ‘Count ME In’ art contest
Count ME in has sponsored the Attendance Matters contest since 2015.
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Oxford honors longtime fire department officer Scott Hunter
OXFORD — Oxford’s Board of Selectmen honored one of its own at last Thursday’s business meeting. Scott Hunter, a member of Oxford’s Fire Department since the age of 15, retired from service this fall. He was presented with a plaque and clock in recognition for his long-standing service. Hunter has served in all ranks of […]
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Santa’s helper delivers gifts from Oxford post office
Front desk clerk Lisa Haley at the Oxford post office has been one of Santa’s helpers for years.
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Spirit of Maine Award recipient Liliana Tripp ratchets up holiday community service projects
Liliana Tripp collects non-perishable food items on behalf of Helping Hands Food Pantry in Oxford for Thanksgiving, and raises funds to bring holiday happiness to senior citizens and unhoused children in Oxford county.
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Possible meter anomaly results in sewer overcharges to Oxford Casino
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen granted Oxford Casino Hotel a $27,000 abatement on its sewer account after reviewing data Thursday night showing that bills issued last quarter were based on miscalculations of water volumes sent to the town’s wastewater treatment facility. Town Manager Adam Garland explained that charges issued at the start of each month were […]
