PARIS — A disagreement over the number of hours a part-time firefighter works has prompted one selectman to refuse to sign certain payroll warrants the past few months. It has also prompted Fire Chief Scott Hunter to revise a policy to specify the number of hours a week they are allowed to work. Board Vice […]
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Oxford selectmen: What you need to know
Oxford Board of Selectmen Thursday, May 4, Town Office Town Warrant What happened: Selectmen accepted the annual town meeting warrant as complete. What it means: The 35-article warrant contains department budget requests and officers to be elected. What’s next: Voters will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 10, at Oxford Elementary School on Route 121 […]
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Bail set at $10,000 cash for Otisfield man who led police on chase
PARIS — Bail was set at $10,000 cash Friday afternoon for an Otisfield man charged after a police chase in Oxford, crashing his truck and fleeing. Cody Niemi, 23, was arrested at his home on Bean Road Wednesday and charged with driving to endanger, attempting to elude an officer, operating after suspension, and a probation violation, […]
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Norway pot-growing operation approved
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday evening to approve the completed application to use a building at 12 King St. to grow and dispense medical marijuana. Matt New of Auburn, who owns a similar operation in Turner, plans to lease the former meat-processing plant for the operation. He plans to lease the basement, […]
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16th annual Oxford Hills home show
OXFORD — The 16th annual Oxford Hills Homes Show will open today, as modular and manufactured home builders and retailers show off the latest home designs, including colonials, chalets and single- and double-wide manufactured homes. The show will continue through the weekend. Homes will be open for public viewing at Schiavi Custom Builders, Alternative Modular […]
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Oxford: What you need to know
Oxford Board of Selectmen Thursday, April 20, Town Office Town Audit What happened: The town received high marks during the annual audit of its financial books. What it means: Chris Backman, principal of RHR Smith & Co. which conducted the audit, said the Town Office staff made “heroic efforts”to pull together the necessary information enabling […]
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Schiavi wins appellate appeal
OXFORD — The Board of Appeals has tentatively denied local businessman John Palmer’s appellate appeal of the Planning Board’s Feb. 23 decision to approve a site plan application for Coastline Homes of Oxford. In a 3-0 vote, the board agreed on Wednesday, April 12, that the Planning Board’s decision to approve Coastline Homes’s site plan application […]
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Oxford Appeals Board hearing case against business
Coastline Homes on Route 26 in Oxford is developing a modular home sales site that is expected to open this spring. The Appeals Board will hold a hearing this week on the approval of the business’ site plan review application. OXFORD — Two longtime Route 26 modular home business owners will face off before the Appeals […]
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Oxford: What you need to know
Oxford Board of Selectmen April 6, 2017 Oxford Town Hall Public hearings What happened: Selectmen held public hearings on proposed updates to the 1958 Building Code and an Oxford Appeals Board Ordinance. What it means: Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman told selectmen she has been unable to find any updates to the 1958 Building Code. As […]
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Oxford seeks fourth state agency liquor store
Information was provided by the Maine Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, the Division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement. OXFORD — The state Division of Liquor Licensing and Enforcement Board is expected to decide in the next few weeks whether Oxford should be granted a fourth state agency liquor store license. On Friday, March […]