But after a youth soccer coach tests positives, the region’s low infection rate could quickly go the other way.
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SAD 17 forced into hybrid education by rising COVID-19 rates
Parents and students will be notified of what yellow designation education looks like in a letter from the Superintendent after plans will be finalized Friday.
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Oxford Hills town clerks prep voters for an unprecedented election
REGION — Town clerks in Buckfield, Harrison, Norway, Paris, Waterford and West Paris have released guidance to in-person and absentee voting in the upcoming Presidential Election. (Responses from Hebron, Otisfield and Oxford were pending as of press time.) Buckfield Buckfield will hold in-person voting on Nov. 3, at the Buckfield Municipal Center on 34 Turner […]
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Morse for House
To the Editor: We have known Ken Morse for 40 years. Always rooted in family and community, he stands for balance in business, inclusiveness, education and innovation. Back in the ’90s Morse helped us to embrace a then emerging technology. A visionary, he saw how computers would transform the planet. He cared deeply about passing […]
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Vernon Bradeen of Sumner presented with Boston Post Cane
SUMNER — Sumner selectmen Kelly Stewart, Mary Ann Haxton and Edwin Shaw gathered at the home of 98-year-old Vernon Bradeen on Saturday to present him with the Boston Post Cane. “This cane is a symbol of the many contributions to our town, state and country of our treasured older citizens,” The selectmen announced in a statement. […]
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Bat found in West Paris tests positive for rabies
WEST PARIS — The Maine Center for Disease alerted town officials about a confirmed rabies case last week. A bat taken from the Bethel Road area tested positive for the virus on Sept. 8. West Paris’ animal control officer Roni-Sue Vachon announced the confirmation on the town’s Facebook community page on Sept. 10, urging residents […]
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4-H youth beef show, auction at fair grounds today
COUNTY — Maine’s 2020 fair season has been cancelled but Oxford County Fair is supporting its young farmers by holding its 4-H Youth Beef Show at 4 p.m. this afternoon at the Oxford Fairgrounds on Pottle Road. The public auction will be held immediately after, as usual. One of the last agricultural fairs in Maine […]
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Backyard nature: Swimming serpents
Lots of snakes in the yard means I live in a healthy ecosystem so I’m rolling with it.
