Spurrs Corner food pantry hours OTISFIELD — The food pantry at Spurrs Corner Church, Route 121, will be open Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 10 a.m. to noon. The pantry is open to residents of Otisfield on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For information call 583-4780 or 627-4329. West Paris food pantry WEST […]
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Otisfield panel meeting to review telecommunications ordinance
OTISFIELD — The Ordinance Policy Review Committee continues review and possible revision of the town’s telecommunications ordinance this week. “We know the ordinance is not without flaws,” Board of Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson said. “There’s always some things that can be changed.” The committee began its work in October and will continue at 7 p.m. […]
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Santa to light Otisfield tree Saturday night
OTISFIELD — The holiday spirit will be in full swing this Saturday when Santa Claus arrives at the Town Office at 7:15 p.m. for the annual Christmas tree lighting and visit with children. The event will be preceded by a public supper at the Otisfield Elementary School on Powhatan Road from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. […]
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Otisfield board to consider furnace bids
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen has agreed to revisit proposals for a new furnace for the Town Office building on Route 121. The decision came Wednesday night after Selectman Rick Micklon said the burner is inefficient and costly, and it’s time to address replacing it. He said he is concerned that a power outage […]
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Otisfield road erosion linked to watershed
OTISFIELD — Selectmen say a large watershed on top of Scribner Hill is being eyed as a major cause for ongoing erosion on Cobb Hill Road that is threatening the water quality of Thompson Lake. “I think we’re heading in the right direction,” Selectman Rick Micklon said at Wednesday night’s board meeting after an initial […]
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Orrell E. Linnell
1910 – 2013 WEST PARIS — Orrell E. Linnell, 103, of Otisfield, passed on to a better place on Sunday, Dec. 1, after being a resident of Ledgeview Living Center for several years. Initially, he was a resident in one of the apartments, but ultimately moved to the long-term care unit. While there, he acquired […]
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Black ice sends SUV off Otisfield road
This 2006 Chevrolet Equinox slid on black ice on Bolsters Mills Road in Otisfield early Wednesday morning, injuring driver Tate Tibbetts, 21, of Oxford, Maine State Police Trooper Jonathan Russell said. OTISFIELD — An early morning crash on Bolsters Mills Road on Wednesday sent an Oxford man to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Tate Tibbetts, […]
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Reception for new art show RUMFORD — The Pennacook Art Center and River Valley Growth Council will host a reception for a new art show from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the River Valley Technology Center, 60 Lowell St. Meet the artists and view the art. A door prize will be given. […]
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Well done: Students honored for achievements
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kristen Lavallee of Lisbon has enrolled in Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the nation’s first and largest technological college for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. She is a graduate of Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, D.C., and the daughter of Nancy and Jim Lavallee of […]
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Duplicate Bridge Club results OXFORD — Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club met Nov. 22 in the rec. building, where an eight table Mitchell movement was enjoyed. Finishing first in flight A N/S were Eleanor and Lindy Wigton (Lewiston), who also were first in flights B and C; second, Nancy Farmer (Norway) and Mike Newsom (Norway); […]