OTISFIELD — A piece of Otisfield’s agricultural heritage will become history when the former Frederick Robie Grange Hall on Gore Road is torn down. The property’s newest owner has not set a date for demolition but has filed the necessary applications with the town to proceed. Scott Owens, who lives on Gore Road, bought the […]
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Slow rent better than no rent
“It has been good,” said Tony Morra of Bisco Properties. “It requires cooperation, a bit of babysitting and it’s a slow process.”
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Norway preserve receives grant for game-changing expansion
Western Foothills Land Trust plans a multimillion-dollar agricultural and entertainment center.
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Welchville dam solution estimates range from $100K to $1.5 million
Town officials will decide how to proceed after Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provide feedback.
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COVID-19 tour of duty: Waterford health care worker provides care across the country
A member of the federal government’s National Disaster Medical System worked front lines against the pandemic across the country.
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Teaching ‘outside the box’ (in West Paris)
Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Maine Department of Education to expand its outdoor education program.
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Matthew Hatch of South Paris is an Eagle Scout
The recent graduate of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School plans to continue with the Scouts in a leadership role.
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Oxford town office: Make an offer
The building at 85 Pleasant Street went on the market July 28.
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Otisfield proposed cell tower clears challenges
OTISFIELD — Verizon Wireless has been cleared to move ahead with plans to construct a communications tower on property at 264 Bill Hill Road. A group of residents had appealed the Otisfield Planning Board’s final approval for the project the day after it was granted, on May 12. The Appeals Board held a hearing on […]
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Oxford Historical Society needs you now
Reopening after 20 months, volunteers are in demand to restart programming; residents are also invited to join Oxford’s new historic preservation committee.