Two SUVs were extensively damaged in a collision Thursday morning on Allen Hill Road in Oxford. The Jeep, driven by James Flagg, of Oxford, and the Ford, driven by Paris Fire Department Assistant Chief Mark Blaquiere, collided at about 7 a.m. Oxford police said Blaquiere was on his way to a structure fire in Norway when […]
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Society to hear about poor farms OXFORD — The Oxford Historical Society will be holding its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at 3 Pleasant St. followed by a presentation by Jean Hankins, Historian for the Otisfield Historical Society entitled “Poor Farms of Otisfield, Maine” at 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome. New members may […]
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Selectmen to review nonprofit policy
OXFORD – The Board of Selectmen will hold a special selectman’s meeting on Thursday, May 31 to discuss town-funded nonprofit funding requests. Board members have been debating how to handle the annual requests from non-profits in the area after they differed with the Budget Committee in recommending zero dollars for two nonprofit agency requests coming […]
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Dog-grooming business reopens in Oxford
OXFORD — A dog-grooming business has reopened at the Oxford Mini Mall, three months after fire destroyed its shop in Paris, owner Nicole Nickerson said. Pampered Pups held an open house May 12 at its new shop at 1600 Main St. “The open house went really well,” Nickerson said. “I had a list of phone numbers […]
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Town spending on target in Oxford
OXFORD — Town Manager Butch Asselin told the Board of Selectmen on Thursday night that town spending for 2017-18 looks to be on target. “It appears that we should come in on budget or slightly below,” Asselin told the board and several dozen residents and local officials. Asselin said the Town Office will close at noon […]
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Otisfield driver pinned after Oxford crash
OXFORD — An Otisfield driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Monday morning, after the car he was driving hit a guardrail and flipped on its side on Route 121, Oxford Police officer Alan Coffin said. Richard Danowski, 54, was driving his 2002 Ford Focus toward Oxford village when his car hit the […]
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Oxford wants to partner with state for erosion control
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen has agreed to partner with the state to fund erosion control measures on Rabbit Valley Road if the town’s contribution can be “in-kind.” Jeff Stern, environmental planner for the Androscoggin River Watershed Council, met with the Board of Selectmen at its May 3 meeting to discuss erosion issues on Rabbit […]
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Warrants pass selectboard but not without dissent
OXFORD — Voters will be asked to approve a $5.5 million municipal budget when Annual Town Meeting gets underway on Saturday, June 9. The Board of Selectmen has approved the money articles in the 39-article annual warrant at a special meeting on April 26 that supported the Budget Committee’s recommendations almost across the board. If […]
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Oxford losing money for lack of recycling
OXFORD — Oxford may be throwing away money. Warren Bennett, supervisor at the town’s transfer and recycling center, has told the Board of Selectmen and Budget Committee that a significant dip in recycling is affecting his budget and that is cause for concern for every taxpayer. “Recycling has declined by 11 percent in the […]
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WalMart: Lower taxes? Oxford: No!
OXFORD — Retail giant Walmart asked the Board of Assessors to reduce its real estate valuation by more than $3.5 million. The board said no. Selectmen, who also act as assessors, voted 3-0 on April 19 against the request of Walmart Real Estate Business Trust to reduce its valuation from a little more than $11.5 […]