Pvt. Atwood Young’s great-great-grandsons plan a ceremony honoring him in the spring.
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Oxford County in COVID crisis
Rural hospitals, including Stephens Memorial, are overflowing with critically ill patients; new variant omicron is on the way. With Otisfield Community School reporting 70% of students in quarantine, administrators closed the doors Wednesday for remote learning.
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Ambulance service explores unionizing
NORWAY — A few union members not affiliated with Stephens Memorial Hospital held an informational picket on Main Street on Dec. 1, coming out on behalf of PACE Ambulance service. “Teamsters Local 340 is organizing PACE ambulance service,” said Jeff Joyce, vice president of the union. “The president of the hospital is trying to prevent […]
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Overseers of the poor: Life on the farm
Municipal archives provide a wealth of information about poverty in Maine in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Oxford Hills students rewarded for turning in cyber bullies
Instagram is the latest social media platform showing mischief and misbehavior gone viral.
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Overseers of the poor: Oxford letters portray the plight of town paupers
For centuries Maine communities relied on Elizabethan-era laws to determine support for poor residents and nonresidents.
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SAD 17 gains the upper hand vs. COVID-19
Staggered school start times began this week due to bus driver shortage.
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Forest classroom opens the door to learning in West Paris
A wooded hillside behind Agnes Gray Elementary School gives view of world civilizations.
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Rotarian memorialized through donation to Harrison Food Bank
Friend of the late Sheila Rollins has donated hundreds of pounds of food in her name.
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Norway motel hosts law enforcement officers, K9s for training
In the past it was not unusual to see police vehicles at the old Inn Town Motel. These days law enforcement and their K9 partners have free run for training while the motel is closed for renovations.