People view a display of antique farm equipment at the Oxford County Fair in Oxford on Thursday. Day two of the four-day exhibition was designated Senior Day and featured a free community meal. (Sam Wheeler/Bethel Citizen)
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Oxford selectmen discuss Town Office future
OXFORD —Town Manager Butch Asselin told selectmen that the town’s economic state will determine the plan to relocate or renovate the Town Office in the future. “It’s all about the money,” Asselin said after Selectwoman Samantha Hewey asked what the plan was to relocate the problematic Town Office during the board’s September 6 meeting. Ongoing […]
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Oxford Special Town Meeting September 20
OXFORD – Voters will act on amendments to several Ordinances that, if approved, will provide better definition, restrictions and increased penalties for issues ranging from dogs, to cemetery burials, smoking at Pismo Beach and other issues when Special Town Meeting gets underway September 20. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. in the Selectmen’s meeting room […]
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Oxford selectmen set tax rate
OXFORD — The town of Oxford has seen $14 million in new growth during the past year – the majority of it has come from the Oxford Casino Hotel. Assessor Agent Donna Hayes told the Advertiser Democrat that $10 million of the overall $14 million has come from the construction of the Oxford Casino Hotel. […]
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Oxford County Fair kicks off with bugs and bees
OXFORD — Area students dug through soil looking for bugs and worms, and watched the hustle and bustle of hundreds of honeybees during Agriculture Education Day at the Oxford County Fair on Wednesday. As students walked into the fairgrounds on Pottle Road, they were greeted by two large canopies over several educational booths. At one, […]
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Oxford County Fair opens with many new events
OXFORD — The annual Oxford County Fair kicks off Wednesday with the traditional Agricultural and Conservation Day. Hundreds of students from throughout the area are expected to attend. The musical headliner is the Marshall Tucker Bank that will perform Saturday night. New events this year include a mini horse pull at 1 p.m. Saturday, a Farmer’s […]
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Agriculture & Conservation Day at Oxford County Fair will be Sept. 12
OXFORD — Agriculture & Conservation Day at Oxford County Fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Oxford County Fairgrounds on Pottle Road. The day is traditionally set aside for children up to sixth grade and home-school families to learn about the many aspects of agriculture and conservation. […]
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Oxford board keeps tax rate unchanged
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted Thursday night to set the 2018-19 tax rate at $14.70 per $1,000 of assessed property value, the same as last year. Last year the rate went up $1.50, the first increase in 12 years. Assessor agent Donna Hayes told the board the town picked up $14 million in […]
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Lightning ignites Oxford barn
OXFORD — Lightning struck a barn at 400 King St. on Thursday afternoon, causing at least $50,000 damage, Oxford Fire Chief Gary Sacco said. The 30-by-50-foot barn, owned by a realty trust, housed a workshop. A man working inside at the time reported the strike and called emergency officials, Sacco said. “It was obviously due […]
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Face Time: Grillin' and chillin' with 'Rocket' Ron Demers
OXFORD – For most of his adult life, Ron Demers of Otisfield worked at his father’s business in Lewiston selling leather to manufacturers. He traveled the country, offering his product to everyone from luggage manufacturers to cowboys who performed in rodeos. Nowadays, Demers is more known for the restaurant he runs out of a yellow […]