OXFORD — The majority of selectmen agreed to table a request to change the sewer rates for the town’s wastewater treatment facility after Selectwoman Samantha Hewey said the town should be business friendly in its decision, but at the same time protect the interests of residents. The board was asked to change the rates from $112.50 […]
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Oxford church announces concert with Jeff Steinberg
OXFORD — Hosanna Church will host Jeff Steinberg, the 4-foot-6-inch “Tiny Giant,” in concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. Steinberg is a singer, storyteller, comedian, artist and author. Although he was born with no arms and with malformed legs, 2018 marks 50 years that he has been traveling in ministry. He has performed on […]
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Oxford voters OK ordinance changes
OXFORD — Voters on Thursday approved changes to tobacco, zoning and dog ordinances, but turned down proposed amendments to the Cemetery Ordinance, saying officials need to take care of its cemeteries. The special town meeting drew about 50 voters to the Municipal Building on Pleasant Street. Amendments to the Tobacco Use Ordinance ban product use […]
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Oxford special town meeting tonight
OXFORD — Voters will act on several Ordinance amendment including the prohibition of smoking at the town beach and limiting the number of medical marijuana permits when special town meeting gets underway tonight, September 20. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the selectmen’ds meeting room at the Town Office on Pleasant Street, but Town […]
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Oxford to remediate mold in town offices
OXFORD — An indoor air quality and mold assessment at the Oxford Town Office shows some areas have unacceptable levels of mold and poor air quality, particularly in the lower level. “People can still enter the basement, it’s not a biohazard, but don’t be there for an extended time,” Town Manager Butch Asselin told selectmen following […]
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Oxford man remains in serious condition following motorcycle crash
PARIS – An Oxford man remained hospitalized Monday with life-threatening injuries suffered when his motorcycle struck a guardrail and landed in a brook beside Route 121 Friday afternoon, Oxford Police Chief Michael Ward said. Andrew Pesce, 29, was being treated at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Ward said. Ward said Pesce was driving west […]
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Club to hold final cruise-in of the season
OXFORD — The Uptown Cruizahs Car Club will hold its end-of-season cruise-in from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Tractor Supply, Route 26. Club members will provide food and hold a 50/50 pot and more than $500 in other prizes. People can see the display of antique, classic or customized vehicles. The family-friendly event is held […]
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A fair day at the Oxford County Fair
Cole Griffeth of Raymond is held by his father, Mike, who listens to the rules for the tractor pull at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford on Saturday. Mike Griffeth competed in the 5,000- and 5,500-pound divisions later in the day. (Brewster Burns photo) Abby Wheelis tends to her steers Ben and Bow during the […]
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Woodsmen compete at Oxford County Fair
Sawdust flies as Bernard Peters of Irasburg, Vermont, competes in the bucksaw contest during Woodsmen’s Day at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford on Friday. Some spectators learned that bow saws are also called bucksaws. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Jake Bederian of Warrensburg, New York, watches his ax fly toward the soda can at the bull’s-eye […]
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Man seriously injured in Route 121 motorcycle crash
OXFORD — A man was injured Friday afternoon when his motorcycle went off Route 121 in Welchville village and landed in a brook, Oxford Police Chief Michael Ward said. The man’s identity was not immediately available. “What we do know at this point is that the man was driving around a corner on Mechanic Falls […]