PARIS — Legal fees associated with bringing a resolution to the county’s lease with an aviation company cost taxpayers more than three-quarters of a million dollars, according to county officials. Regarding an approximation of the legal costs involved in a litigation over its lease deal for several years with Oxford Aviation, former tenant in one of […]
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Tax hike prompts unofficial audit of Oxford County records
PARIS — A liaison for Albany Township residents will review Oxford County financial records over concerns officials improperly awarded contracts for repairs in the unorganized territories. In remarks to Oxford County commissioners Tuesday morning, Albany Township resident Jeffrey Rosenblatt said the lack of information around a 35 percent increase in residents’ tax bills has engendered a culture of […]
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Whitman Library announces speaker, new books
BRYANT POND — A group of ladies has made a quilt to raffle in honor of the upcoming 200th birthday of the town of Woodstock in 2015. Tickets are available at the library and at the Town Office. This is a lap quilt featuring scenes representing Maine. Another quilt will be made featuring themes of […]
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Oxford County given 150-acre parcel near airport
PARIS — A business partnership has donated 150 acres abutting the Oxford County Regional Airport in Oxford to the county. Fiddle Head Partners, an Oxford-based partnership of John Schiavi and Win Carrick, has transferred a deed for the parcel to the county for free. County Administrator Scott Cole said the non-cash, charitable contribution was a culmination […]
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County mulls Oxford County deputies’ request for iPhones
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is asking county commissioners to swap 20 smartphones for new Apple iPhone 5s, which include a GPS tracking program. Deputies have 23 smartphones with video and Internet capabilities and seven cellphones with call and text capabilities. The Sheriff’s Office is asking commissioners to swap 20 phones eligible for […]
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Golf: Jones cruises to match play title
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ricky Jones bagged his partridge in a pear tree Thursday morning. The 42-year-old from Thomaston won his first Maine State Golf Association match play championship to go with six Mid-Amateurs, five Paul Bunyan Amateurs, three Maine Amateurs, two Tri-State team titles and a Maine Open. Jones sank four birdies, including all three […]
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Golf: Jones, Cole advance to match play final
Jones’ vastly different experiences in Wednesday’s quarterfinal and semifinal wins to correct that surprising omission from his resume underscored the point, too. In his morning match at Sable Oaks Golf Club against Brian Angis, Jones — three-time winner of the Maine Amateur and a Maine Open champion — shot 10-over par through 17 holes. Fortunately […]
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Resident denied tax abatement asks for rehearing
WATERFORD — A property owner whose appeal for tax relief was denied Thursday by the Oxford County Board of Assessment Review has asked for an immediate rehearing. In a letter dated July 25 to Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole, John Howe, his wife, Deborah, and daughter, Virginia, whose property is in question, have requested a […]
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Oxford County administrator to make decision on tax abatement appeal rehearing
PARIS — Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole said Monday that he is reviewing a Waterford family’s request for an immediate rehearing on an appeal for a tax abatement that was denied by the Oxford County Board of Assessment Review on Thursday afternoon. In a letter dated July 25 to Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole, John Howe, […]
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Oxford County mulls proposals for regional airport
PARIS — County officials are reviewing business proposals from local companies as they seek to find a new tenant for the Oxford County Regional Airport, according to County Administrator Scott Cole. The county officials have been looking for a new tenant to take over the building’s lease ever since Oxford Aviation was evicted on April […]