RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Scott Cole of Bethel as interim town manager. “We interviewed several candidates and felt Cole was the best fit for the interim,” board Chairman Chris Brennick said Selectman Peter Chase added: “This process is only for an interim. We will go ahead with the regular hiring […]
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Briefly: Religion
Youth group starting in Dixfield DIXFIELD — Dixfield Congregational Church will start a youth group for children in grades five through eight. The first meeting will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, in the church annex on High St. FMI: 207-562-4582. Celebration of new ministry planned WILTON — St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Wilton has will […]
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Funeral notices for Friday, Nov. 3
COLE — John Denison, 83, died Friday, Oct. 27. The family invites you to attend visiting hours Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Jones, Rich & Barnes Funeral Home, 199 Woodford St., Portland, 775-3763. A graveside service will be private and at a later date. The family requests donations be made in John’s memory […]
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Face time: Scott Cole — Trusted administrator may no longer be ‘from away’
Being “from away” isn’t necessarily a permanent brand in the eyes of Mainers. It may not be entirely forgotten, but it can be pretty much forgiven. “If the ‘from away’ thing exists,” wrote Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole for this interview, “I am the ultimate example of assimilation: Mainers have let me run their towns […]
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Irving L. Cole
1928 – 2016 GREENWOOD — Irving L. Cole, 87, of Greenwood passed away on Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris with his family by his side. He was born June 1, 1928, on the old farm on the Greenwood Road, the son of Lester W. Cole and Carrie Winetta Cole. […]
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Paris hit-and-run death remains unsolved a year later
PARIS — A year ago Sunday, 16-year old high school student Xavier Fuentes was struck and killed walking home from the movies in a hit-and-run incident, which his mother, Sheila Cole, thinks of daily. “It’s been the longest year of my life,” Cole said. “At the same time, it’s gone by so fast. You try to […]
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Early projection of returning Oxford County Jail to full-time status: $1.3 million
PARIS — Returning control of the Oxford County Jail to the county may run taxpayers an additional $1.3 million annually, though the impact will depend on how lawmakers respond to the looming system crisis, officials from the Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Oxford County officials have begun early forecasts on the financial impact of transitioning the jail […]
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Shearman sworn in as register of deeds in symbolic ceremony
BUCKFIELD — Circled by the graves of her ancestors, Patricia Shearman was sworn in as Register of Deeds for eastern Oxford County in a symbolic ceremony Friday morning. In a small ceremony at the Buckfield Village Cemetery on North Buckfield Road, Shearman took the oath of office with one hand on a history novel, the thesis […]
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Corporate approval moves Oxford hotel construction forward
OXFORD — Commitment to the planned $15.4 million Hampton Inn across from the Oxford Casino remains strong as developers said Wednesday they hope to see the building rise before the end of 2015. Widely viewed as an essential accompaniment to provide lodging to gamblers visiting the Oxford Casino on Route 26, developers and local business advocates […]
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Oxford County continuing jail payments
PARIS — Oxford County has continued payments to fund the state’s jail system, even as questions loom on its long-term durability. County commissioners unanimously agreed to send $93,537 to the Maine Board of Corrections’ investment fund Thursday afternoon. The county paid the same amount earlier this year. “The general feeling is we should play the game … […]