Celebrating 35 years of Olde Home Days Honoring Traditions and Celebrating New Beginnings Thursday Garden show judging Friday T-shirts, Buttons and 50/50 raffle tickets on sale on the common. All day venders, crafts, games and food on the common and free horse-drawn wagon/barrel train rides on Main Street. 5 to 8 p.m.: Art display of […]
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SAD 17 pilots free lunch program
PARIS – Every child in School Administrative District 17’s eight elementary schools are eligible for free breakfast and lunch through the end of the school year. SAD 17 is participating in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, a federally funded program that encourages schools to ensure no student goes hungry. The district […]
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Woodstock man arrested for arson
The State Fire Marshal’s Office has arrested a young man from Woodstock in connection with two fires at seasonal homes on the same road that the man lives on, according to a press release from the Maine Department of Public Safety. Charged with two counts of arson and burglary is 19 year old Jordan Caldwell. […]
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Resident fights for abatement on conservation land
OTISFIELD — The owner of 56 acres of conservation land will appeal to the state for relief of the town’s appraisal that she says is $267,000 too high. Ethel Bean Turner was denied a tax abatement on the town’s $319,285 assessment of 56 acres of mostly wooded land at Long Point on Thompson Lake. Turner’s appraiser […]
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LD 1082 could hurt SAD 44 more than Newry withdrawal
LD 1082 is a school funding bill that, if passed by the Maine Legislature, could potentially impact SAD 44 more than Newry withdrawing from the district would, according to district officials. The bill is written to take effect Jan. 1 and would specifically affect SAD 44 and SAD 6. A public hearing on the proposal […]
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Ben Taylor remembered
By Lindsey Tice, Sun Media When Ben Taylor was 7, his mother got him involved in golf. For him it was fun. For her it was a bit self-defense. Because Ben always had to be doing something. “From the moment he was born, he was on the go,” his mother, Margaret Taylor, said. It was […]
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Workshop focuses on protecting Maine’s habitat
PARIS — Stay native. That’s the message two conservation and forestry groups want to send out when they hold a public workshop next week to talk about invasive pests and plants that are threatening Maine’s forests, vegetation and water bodies. The Thursday, March 19, workshop sponsored by the Oxford County Soil and Water Conservation District and […]
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Old Town High School – First Quarter Honor Roll, 2014-2015
Grade 12 – Highest Honors: Nicolas Boutin, Grace Braley, Sean Cashman, Brittany Cousins, Jacob Hall, Karah Hussey, Kayla Madden, Lauren Martin, Rachel Martin, Conor Millard, Michaela Milton, Charles Moody, Andrew Moreira, Christine Pollard, Adam Richardson, Clara Trefts, Braden Upshaw, Zachary York, Sarah Vaillancourt. High Honors: Sara Bickford, Kaylen Bradeen, Timothy Ellis, Amanda Farnsworth, Alexis Henkel, […]
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Obituary: Dale C. Bellman
Dale C. Bellman, 68 of Biddeford died on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Southern Maine Health Care. He was born in Akron, Ohio on Aug. 17, 1946 to James Russell Bellman Sr. and Edith (Armour) Bellman. He attended schools in Ohio before joining the Army in 1965. Dale moved to Maine in 1981. Dale dedicated […]
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Online survey seeks input on PAYT
Travis Blackmer, a graduate student at the University of Maine, is conducting an online survey about Municipal Solid Waste, and public input is being sought. This survey focuses on citizens’ attitudes and behaviors regarding waste. Effectiveness, public perception, information availability, behavioral changes, and general beliefs about the waste stream are the general focus of the […]