Amanda Lemont and her daughter, Arabella, 3, of Oxford clean up their yard on Thursday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Walmart: lower taxes? Oxford: No!
OXFORD — Retail giant Walmart has asked the Board of Assessors to reduce its real estate valuation by more than $3.5 million. The board said “no.” At the April 19 Board of Selectmen’s meeting, the board, which also acts as the Board of Assessors, voted 3-0, to turn down the request of the applicant, Walmart […]
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Fire-damaged dog-grooming business to reopen
OXFORD — A South Paris dog-grooming business, destroyed by fire in February, is expected to reopen in the coming weeks. Nicole Nickerson, owner of Pampered Pups, said she is renting space at the Oxford Mini Mall at 1600 Main St. “It’s the building that has the Subway in it,” Nickerson said. “I’m working on setting […]
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Oxford medical marijuana battle nearing end?
OXFORD — A long, expensive and complicated legal battle to resolve the disputed awarding of the third and final medical marijuana permit in Oxford last fall may finally be coming to an end. Attorney Jeffrey Wilson, of Braun & Wilson in Paris, said Monday that a tentative consent agreement between the Board of Selectmen and […]
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Oxford selectmen: What you need to know
Oxford Board of Selectmen April 19, 2018 Oxford Town Office What happened: Chris Bachman of RHR Smith & Company, certified public accountants, discussed the annual audit. What it means: Bachman said the General Fund Balance was $3.69 million for the fiscal year from July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. Of that amount about $1.9 […]
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Oxford medical marijuana battle nearing end?
OXFORD — A long, expensive and complicated legal battle to resolve the disputed awarding of the third and final medical marijuana permit in Oxford last fall may finally be coming to an end. Attorney Jeffrey Wilson of Braun & Wilson in Paris told the Advertiser Democrat Monday that a tentative consent agreement between the Board […]
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Oxford’s Arcast receives statewide business award
OXFORD — A company that was started in a garage eight years ago — and has built up a customer base for its high-precision machines that includes NASA — has two reasons to celebrate this spring. Arcast Inc. has won the Maine Small Business Exporter of the Year Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration, […]
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Maine lawyer tapped for federal bench
Judge Lance Walker (Jack Montgomery photo) LEWISTON — A Maine judge who presided over district courts in Androscoggin and Oxford counties was tapped for the federal bench, Maine’s U.S. senators announced Tuesday. Lance Walker, a Maine Superior Court justice, must be approved by the U.S. Senate before filling the vacancy left by Judge John A. […]
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Ward appointed Oxford police chief
OXFORD — Police Chief Michael Ward was sworn in Thursday night as Oxford’s new police chief at the Board of Selectmen meeting. Greeted with applause from his officers, town officials, family members and friends, Ward took the oath of office. He will oversee seven full-time and four part-time officers. The board unanimously accepted Town Manager Butch […]
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Ward to be new Oxford Police Chief
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen is expected to appoint Lt. Michael Ward as the town’s new police chief when it meets tonight, April 5 beginning at 7 p.m. in the Oxford Town Office. Town Manager Butch Asselin said he will recommend Ward replace Police Chief Jon Tibbetts who resigned on March 29, effective immediately. […]