PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Troy J. Blanchard, 22, of Mexico, March 21, probation violation, Mexico Police Department. * Tristin J. Dayon, 31, of Dixfield, March 21, fugitive from justice, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Kevin B. Haines, 52, of Norway, March 22, operating under the influence, […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: Christopher R. Francis, 20, of Norway, March 20, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, Maine State Police. Peter H. MacCulloch, 70, of Upton, March 20, operating under the influence, operating after suspension, illegal attachment of plates and operating an unregistered motor vehicle, $1,000 unsecured […]
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Healing workshop HARTFORD — Pinpoint of Light Spiritualist Center, Hartford Town Hall, 1190 Main St., will offer a devotional service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 25. Following the service a potluck lunch will be served, then a workshop on “Healing Energy” will take place. More information is available at www.pinpointoflight.org, pinpointoflight@live.com or by calling 515-1016. […]
Finnish class reunites old friends in Oxford Hills
PARIS — An open house was held recently for area residents who are enrolled in the new Finnish language course at the Western Maine University and Community College Center (WMUCC), at the center, 232 Main St. Thirty-one students attended and had their first class on March 17. Many of the students had come from Finnish […]
‘Damn Yankees’ is Oxford Hills School Community Broadway Show
PARIS — Adults and students from Oxford Hills will come together to present “Damn Yankees,” the 20th Oxford Hills School Community Broadway Show. The lighthearted production, based on the novel “The Year The Yankees Lost The Pennant,” will be presented Friday and Saturday, March 30-31, and Sunday, April 1, at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. […]
Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * James M. Burke, 52, of Fryeburg, March 19, fugitive from justice in New Hampshire warrant, Fryeburg Police Department. * Sandra L. Goodman, 47, of Buckfield, March 19, violation of protective order, $150 cash bail, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Curtis Tripp, 34, […]
Schools seek to merge Waterford, Harrison elementaries
PARIS — School Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Oxford Hills Board of Directors Monday night that a proposal to merge the Waterford and Harrison elementary schools to save the district about $95,000 has been approved by teachers. The plan would bus prekindergarten-through-second-grade students to the Waterford Elementary School and third-to-sixth-grade students to the Harrison Elementary […]
Brush fire chars ground near middle school in Paris
PARIS — Firefighters fought a brush fire behind Oxford Hills Middle School on Monday afternoon. The blaze, along the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad track, burned about 1,200 square yards, according to the fire department. The Norway Police Department assisted in extinguishing the fire. The call came in at around 3:30 and the fire was […]
Hospice volunteer training to get under way
PARIS — Sheila Bacon, hospice volunteer and resident of Greene, started volunteering almost eight years ago. She kept seeing information in the newspaper offering the training and decided it was time. Bacon said, “I did not realize how much hospice volunteering would teach me about people, life and death. Many people tend to fear death […]