Grant enables dance classes NORWAY — Variant Jazz Dance classes will be held with Debi Irons at Art Moves Dance Studio this summer as part of the PEP Grant Oxford Hills has received to improve health and fitness. Sign-ups for ages 11 to 19 will be held Saturdays, June 9 and 16, from 9 to […]
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RSU 10 towns to vote Tuesday on budget
DIXFIELD — Residents of the 12 RSU 10 member towns will vote Tuesday on a proposed $35.1 million operating budget for school year 2012-13. The figure was approved by a majority of the residents who attended a district-wide vote May 31. This second vote will take place in the polls of each town June 12. […]
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Lee hired as Buckfield town manager
Interim Town Manager Dana Lee and Board of Selectmen Chairwoman Eileen Hotham are shown at Tuesday night’s board meeting. BUCKFIELD — Interim Town Manager Dana Lee was formally hired Tuesday night as the Board of Selectmen signed his contract. His first official day as town manager will be July 1. Lee’s contract is for two […]
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Flooding closes roads in Sabattus, Buckfield
SABBATUS — Sabbatus police are posting warnings on water-covered roads as the weekend’s heavy rainfall continues. WMTW News 8 reports (http://bit.ly/JLbzFh) the roads affected so far include Sabattus Road, Crowley Road, Dube Drive, Fisher Farm Road and Marsh Road. Police in Buckfield also reported flash flooding on some roads around 11:00 p.m. Saturday night. All […]
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Buckfield needs only $174K for road repairs
BUCKFIELD — After revising the budget and hiring Dana Lee as its new town manager, the town was able to reduce the amount it would need to borrow to pay for work on four town roads in the coming year. Less than two weeks ago, the town planned on borrowing $198,000 to cover the cost […]
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HS Baseball: Tournament path smoother for some than others
The high school baseball tournament field is set, and for teams like Dirigo and Buckfield, the road to a state championship couldn’t be any shorter or smoother. For teams such as Edward Little and Leavitt, the road is long and uphill. Dirigo (15-1) is the No. 1 seed in Western C. Buckfield (15-1) is the […]
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High School Roundup: Buckfield sweeps Traip
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield tuned up for the Class D playoffs Thursday with a regular season-ending softball sweep of Class C Traip, 14-1 and 15-3. The Bucks (10-6) took advantage of 13 walks in the opener, combined with eight hits. Hannah Gallant and Dakota Warren each had two singles. Brianna Darling was the winning pitcher. She […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Easement to protect 257 acres in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — The Western Foothills Land Trust in Norway has protected another large tract of land in Western Maine. Lee Dassler, land trust program coordinator, announced that 257 acres have been protected in Buckfield, including 198 acres of working forest and 59.4 acres of a 62-acre working farm. The two parcels were donated to the […]
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Area students named to Colby College dean’s list
WATERVILLE — Area students were named to the dean’s list at Colby College for their outstanding academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2011-12 year. Samantha J. Jones, a member of the Class of 2015, is the daughter of Kirk Jones and Kathy Saarinen of Buckfield, and attended Buckfield Junior Senior High School. Charlie […]
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Bucks take 2 in pair of nail-biters
BUCKFIELD — Jeff Pepin beat the throw home on an infield grounder with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh to cross the plate with the winning run, putting an exclamation point on Buckfield’s nail-biting, two-game sweep of Greenville Saturday in Class D baseball action. With the bags full, Trevor Averill grounded the […]