The Maine State School Board has never gone against the recommendations of its Capital School Construction division about funding school construction projects. The state has not funded a community-based elementary school in more than 20 years.
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Photo: Possibilities for new OHMS taking shape
The building committee has begun narrowing potential building sites, which include its current location at Pine Street in South Paris.
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Auburn man gets nearly 5 years in prison for postal crimes in Monmouth, Paris, Lewiston
Winston McLeod and an accomplice broke into post offices and robbed postal carriers in central Maine, prosecutors say.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Denmark woman not competent for double murder trial, psychologist says
Tzara Jones showed signs of being delusional when meeting with a forensic psychologist, he says.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Community meeting for future middle school vision tonight at OHMS gym
The Oxford Hills community gets its first chance to provide input on construction of a new middle school tonight, Nov. 7.
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Paris-based school district mourns the loss of Social Studies Department chairman
John Pinto, 72, of Norway died over the weekend of pancreatic cancer.
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Oxford County preliminary budget up 23.9%
The proposed county budget, if passed with no cuts, will increase the amount needed to be raised by taxation by 35.6%.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Hoax threats send multiple Maine schools into lockdown on Election Day
More than a dozen schools received ‘swatting’ calls, which came from the same IP address that’s been used in previous hoaxes.
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Oxford Hills school locked down Tuesday morning after receiving threatening calls
According to SAD 17 Superintendent Heather Manchester, the threat turned out to be an incident of ‘swatting,’ which is when someone makes a false report of a threat to get police to respond to a specific location.
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Paris voters reject land disposal policy
Some residents’ concerns included the perceived rush to sell the property and the lack of adequate advertising of the special meeting by the town.