Four from Western Maine benefit from “Fly Rod” Crosby’s work in developing the licensing program.
Dee Menear
Staff Writer
Dee Menear is an award-winning journalist and photographer with over a decade of experience in community news. She is the editor and staff writer for The Rangeley Highlander. She has worked for the Franklin Journal, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Advertiser Democrat, Daily Bulldog and Original Irregular. Dee enjoys live local music, cooking, hunting, fishing and hiking.
‘I hate that I loved him so much’
Editor’s Note: We have changed the name of the DV survivor to protect her. REGION — “I felt like a ‘jerk’ for staying,” said “Barbara.” “I worked on being ready to go for a long time. He just couldn’t know.” He was her high school sweetheart, the only man she ever knew intimately. They married […]
Data logs installed for Welchville Dam study
OXFORD — Town Manager Butch Asselin told the Board of Selectmen Thursday, Sept. 19, he had received several phone calls regarding the levels of Whiney Pond going down. also said he had fielded several phone calls regarding lower water levels on Whitney Pond. Whitney and Hogan ponds feed the Little Androscoggin River, which is controlled at the Welchville Dam […]
The heart of Farmington
Our community faced a horrific tragedy on Monday. Farmington lost a beloved and respected firefighter. Several other firefighters and a civilian hero were injured, some critically. A newly constructed building of a well-established non-profit with deep community ties was destroyed. Eleven families lost their homes. Farmington did not face this alone. Volunteer firefighters and first […]
Whitney Pond water level not attributed to Oxford dam operations
Oxford Town Manager Butch Asselin said he received several phone calls Thursday about lower
Wandering: Heritage
There is something to be said about providing for yourself. Plant a few seeds and you can have a garden full of fresh produce. Tap a few trees and you have maple syrup. Keep a few bees and you get honey. Learn to hunt and, if you are lucky, you can fill a freezer or […]
New education laws could have local cost impact
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts told directors Tuesday night, Sept. 17, that a number of new laws affecting school districts would be going into effect Thursday, Sept. 19. “Many of them have some far-reaching costs that likely will hit the district and probably not be contributed to by the state,” he […]
Oxford Board of Selectmen Agenda – September 19
Public Hearing – Acceptance of CDBG Public Hearing – General Assistance Ordinance Amendments September 19, 2019 6:00 PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER and FLAG SALUTE Chairman Scott Hunter will preside. ACTION ON MINUTES Action on minutes dated September 5, 2019 and September 12, 2019. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA – PUBLIC COMMENTS – Please state your name […]
 
				
 
				 
				 
				 
				 
				