OXFORD — The Oxford American Legion will host a Texas Hold’em Tournament on Saturday, March 10, at the Legion Hall, 169 King St. Doors will open at noon, seating draw will begin at 12:45 and play will start at 1 p.m. and continue until 5:30 p.m. or when there are only five players remaining, whichever […]
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Oxford, Harrison, Woodstock residents arrested in Knox robbery
KNOX — Five people, including residents of Harrison, Oxford and Woodstock, were arrested Monday night, after a man said they assaulted and robbed him at his home in this Waldo County town. According to a report by WMTW, the incident happened around 10 p.m. Monday on Frye Mountain Road. The man invited a woman he […]
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Westbrook man charged in Oxford with speeding, providing false name
PARIS — A Westbrook man was released on bail Sunday evening after being arrested on a charge of speeding 30-plus mph over the limit and providing the arresting officer with a false name, officials said. Caleb Lapierre, 22, was also charged with illegal attachment of plates, operating after suspension, two counts of failure to appear, […]
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Oxford preserving old town record books
OXFORD — About half a dozen town record books, some with paper likely made from recycled soldiers’ uniforms from the 1800s, are being restored by a Vermont company. Town Clerk Beth Olsen said the records, some of which were believed destroyed in a fire Jan. 31, 1890, at a former town hall, were found in […]
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Oxford gets up close with its PD
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen got a close up view of its Police Department Thursday night when Police Chief Jon Tibbetts demonstarted some of the department’s acitivities and equipment, including its Taser. The demonstration and subsequent discussion was part of a effort by Town Manager Butch Asselin to bring department heads before the board to […]
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The process of saving Oxford town records
OXFORD — About half a dozen old town books, recorded on paper which was probably made from recycled soldier’s uniforms worn in the 1800s, are in Vermont being restored. And town officials hope taxpayers will be willing to put more money into the historic archival project in June when Annual Town Meeting gets underway. Town Clerk […]
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Oxford’s Laverdiere won’t run again
OXFORD — Oxford Board of Selectmen Chair Peter Laverdiere said its time to step aside from the Board of Selectmen at the end of his term. “On March 23rd I’ll be 77 and I feel it is time to step aside,” he told the Advertiser Democrat. “At the end of this term it will be five years […]
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Town officials told LED streetlights save money
OXFORD — Norway, Oxford, Paris and Poland could save 75 to 80 percent on streetlights if they switch to energy-saving LEDs, a representative of RealTerm Energy told officials Wednesday night at the Municipal Center. Paul Vesel of RealTerm Energy of Annapolis, Maryland, explained to managers and selectmen of the four towns steps to convert the […]
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Smartphones and kids … a good mix?
With more teens feeling hopeless and suicidal, Maine schools, kids and parents struggle to deal with a technology that’s changed a generation. As principal of Oxford Elementary School, Tiffany Karnes has seen smartphone users start young. Like 7 years old young. “It would not be unusual to see a first- or second-grader who has a […]
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Norway, Oxford Republican Caucus on Saturday
SOUTH PARIS — The Norway and Oxford Republican caucuses will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at the South Paris Fire Hall, 137 Western Ave. “Every two years, town committees caucus to select delegates and alternates for the upcoming Republican Convention, Norway Chairman Peter Connell said. “Also, officers are elected for the town […]