AUBURN — Mayor Jason Levesque and Economic Development Director Michael Chammings will present two programs at the Auburn Public Library on their recent trip to China at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. Mayor Levesque and Chammings will report on their economic efforts and their personal impressions of the country. In mid-September, Mayor Levesque […]
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Smith appointed interim town manager for Oxford
OXFORD — Code Enforcement Officer Rodney Smith is now interim town manager, according to Board of Selectmen Chairman Scott Owens. The board appointed Smith after meeting in executive session Jan. 14 to discuss personnel matters. A few days before that meeting, Town Manager Michael Chammings announced his resignation and his new job as Auburn’s Community and […]
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Oxford town manager moving to Auburn economic development post
OXFORD — Town Manager Michael Chammings confirmed Wednesday that he will leave his position to become Auburn’s economic and community development director. His last day in Oxford will be Monday, Jan. 18. “I will certainly miss my staff in Oxford, but am looking forward to starting my new position with the city of Auburn,” Chammings said. […]
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Oxford updating pot, RV park, lighting ordinances
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday instructed Town Manager Michael Chammings to draft the Ordinance Review Committee’s recommended changes to three ordinances. The committee reviewed the medicinal marijuana ordinance, which does not comply with state law. Chammings said the changes will include reducing the prohibited zone for marijuana grow operations near a public or […]
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Oxford selectmen appoint school board director
OXFORD — Selectmen unanimously appointed a volunteer Oxford Hills alumnus to fill the vacant school board director seat at their meeting Thursday evening. The board agreed to place 26-year-old Colin O’Neill who, in a June 30 letter addressed to Town Manager Michael Chammings, wrote that his interest in the position surfaced when he discovered no one […]
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DA investigates allegation that Oxford manager removed campaign sign
Update: Prosecutors have cleared Town Manager Michael Chammings of any wrongdoing. PARIS — The Oxford County District Attorney’s Office said it’s investigating a complaint that Oxford Town Manager Michael Chammings removed a roadside campaign sign belonging to selectman candidate Scott Hunter. Assistant District Attorney Richard Beauchesne declined to comment on the details of the investigation, and more information […]
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Bang-up business: Economic development booming in Oxford
OXFORD — Business is good in Oxford. Real good. While surrounding towns in Oxford Hills are still struggling to climb out of the hole left from the Great Recession of 2008, Oxford has seen an uptick in economic development for a few years now. “When we went into the recession, a lot of towns had […]
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Oxford delays decision on dangerous building
OXFORD — A decision on whether to declare a King Street home a dangerous building will be put off for two weeks, so selectmen can determine if the town has followed correct procedure in the matter. “We’ve never done this, so we want to make sure that, moving forward, everything is done correctly,” Selectman Scott Owens said. […]
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Hotel project relies on success of new Oxford sewer construction
OXFORD — Development of a hotel and restaurant across from the Oxford Casino is contingent on progress in the town’s public sewer project, which is expected to begin construction this spring. On Thursday, Town Manager Michael Chammings said the two projects are intertwined. Hotel owners want to have access to public sewer lines, while the town […]