OXFORD — Oxford Board of Selectmen Chair Peter Laverdiere said its time to step aside from the Board of Selectmen at the end of his term. “On March 23rd I’ll be 77 and I feel it is time to step aside,” he told the Advertiser Democrat. “At the end of this term it will be five years […]
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Cheering Team of the Year: Lewiston wins everything, again
In line with its titanic tradition this decade, Lewiston cheerleading was dead, solid perfect this season, and a foregone conclusion as the Sun Journal’s team of the year. The Blue Devils won everything else, after all, storming to championships at the conference, regional, state and New England levels. No other team has taken home the […]
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Selectmen approve town manager’s contract in emergency meeting
OXFORD — Selectmen extended Town Manager Michael Chammings’ contract for five years during an emergency meeting Tuesday evening. There was little public notice of the meeting and no minutes were recorded, as required by Maine law. The contract, which was released to the Sun Journal through a Freedom of Access Act request, indicates that Chammings is […]
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Wilton fourth-graders designate funds for play museum
WILTON — Fourth-graders at Academy Hill School have pledged funds to the Western Maine Play Museum, an emerging children’s museum in Wilton. The students decided they wanted to give the profits from their annual Business/Education Partnership with Hannaford Brothers to the museum. For the past 25 years, Brenda Laverdiere’s fourth-grade students have been involved in […]
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Candidates square off in Oxford select board race
OXFORD — Two political newcomers and one veteran committeeman are facing off in a three-way race for an open seat on the Oxford Board of Selectmen. Peter Laverdiere, Peter Cushman and William Sanborn submitted nomination papers to the town office last month and will be on the November ballot to fill two years remaining on former […]