PARIS — Residents of Albany Township balking at their tax bills that have jumped dramatically have been told by Oxford County officials the money is required for badly needed road repairs. Taxes in Albany Township, one of 19 unorganized territories administered by Oxford County in lieu of a local municipal government, rose 17 percent this year. […]
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Household hazardous wastes to be collected Saturday
BETHEL — On Saturday, Sept. 20, between 9 and 11:30 a.m., residents in the Bethel area will be able to bring their unwanted poisons, pesticides and oil-based paints to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the SAD 44 Bus Barn. Residents with household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and […]
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Commissioners mull Albany Basin Road mining project
ALBANY TOWNSHIP — Commissioners are mulling a private landowner’s proposal to temporarily move a county road in order to extract gravel from underneath it. Albany Basin Road, a short, dead-end dirt road off Route 5, runs through private land owned by Harry Brown and between two gravel pits that have been largely mined out. Property records […]
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Callie Pecunies running for state House District 117
BETHEL — Democratic candidate Callie Pecunies of Albany Township launched her campaign Monday night in Bethel for the new House District 117 seat. Fran Head, a Republican from Bethel, said in an Facebook message Tuesday that she is also running for the seat. Rep. Jarrod Crockett, R-Bethel, who represents the current House District 91, said […]
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Oxford County commissioners turn down gravel pit proposal
ALBANY TOWNSHIP — A proposal from private companies to relocate a strip of road owned by Oxford County in order to extract high-quality gravel has been turned down by county commissioners, who are asking for a better deal. The proposal seeks to re-route about 800 feet of Albany Basin Road in order to mine the […]
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection is Sept. 21
BETHEL — On Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., residents in the Bethel area will be able to bring their unwanted poisons, pesticides and oil-based paints to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at the SAD 44 Bus Barn. Residents with household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and […]
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Candace Louise (Smith) Howard
1951 – 2013 SOUTH PARIS — Candace Louise (Smith) Howard, 62, of Albany Township, died Sunday, June 30, after a short battle with cancer, at the Market Square Center. She was the wife of the late Peter Howard Sr., who died June 20, 1997. She was born on March 26, 1951, in Norway, a daughter […]