Oxford Board of Selectmen March 16, 2017 Oxford Town Hall Building Code Ordinance What happened: Code Enforcement Officer Joelle Corey-Whitman told selectmen she has been unable to locate evidence that the Building Code enacted in 1958 was ever updated. What it means: As of Dec. 1, 2010, the state of Maine mandated all towns with […]
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Unified Basketball: Oak Hill runs past Lewiston in South semifinal
WALES — Oak Hill called a timeout just over six minutes into Friday’s South regional Unified basketball semifinal so that coach Peter Dennis could have a “heart to heart” talk with his players. The Raiders responded. When Lewiston coach Bill County did the same thing at halftime of the contest, it was for a different […]
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Zoning amendment could help St. Louis Church redevelopment
AUBURN — A proposed zoning amendment could help move along redevelopment efforts for historic properties in the city, including a stalled project to reuse St. Louis Church. The amendment, which would allow the Planning Board to grant a special exception to certain property owners, will be discussed at a City Council workshop at 5:30 p.m. Monday. […]
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Custody hearing set for 64 animals seized in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A judge will soon decide who gets 64 animals seized from an apartment in Lewiston last month. A custody hearing is scheduled for April 4 in Lewiston District Court. The pets, including 25 cats, four dogs and a variety of other animals, were taken March 1 from the 116 Howe St. apartment of Samantha […]
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His license suspension over, Jan Kippax free to return to dentistry
AUGUSTA — Opening the door for embattled oral surgeon Jan Kippax to practice again in Maine, his 30-day license suspension came to an end Friday. Kippax, who faces a hearing next month that could result in disciplinary action, is apparently able to work as a dentist in Maine, at least until the hearing’s outcome. It’s […]
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Auburn reviews protocol after two young students exit at wrong stop
AUBURN — The day after a pre-kindergarten student and first-grader got off at the wrong stop without the bus driver noticing, school officials met with the contract bus service to figure out how that happened and how to keep it from happening again. Superintendent Katy Grondin said Friday that the substitute bus driver’s list of […]
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Oakhurst lawsuit survives lack of comma sense
PORTLAND — It all came down to a missing comma, and not just any one. And it’s reignited a longstanding debate over whether the punctuation is necessary. A federal appeals court decided this week to keep alive a lawsuit by dairy drivers seeking more than $10 million in an overtime pay dispute. It concerned Maine’s overtime […]
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Gerry E. Henry
GREENE — Gerry Henry, 79, of Greene but a longtime resident of Turner, passed peacefully away at his home Tuesday, March 14. He was born in Rochester, N.H., on April 27, 1937. He attended Turner schools and graduated from Leavitt Institute in 1955, and later attended Bliss College. He then went on to proudly serve […]
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L.L. Bean reports level sales; workers get 3% bonus
FREEPORT — Outdoors specialty retailer L.L. Bean says sales were flat for a second straight year in 2016 – a year in which the family-owned company weathered a boycott over a relative’s political contributions in support of President Donald Trump. Revenues reached $1.6 billion for the fiscal year. The Freeport-based company had been on a […]
