OXFORD — Progress is being made on the problem of busing children to and from the Waterford Memorial School and the Harrison Elementary School, school officials said this week. Some revised bus routes and direct shuttle buses were put in place Monday in an attempt to resolve some timing problems that caused students to be […]
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Gambling board gives provisional OK to Oxford Casino expansion
AUGUSTA — Oxford Casino will hold a “sneak peek” opening of its expansion at 5 p.m. Friday, General Manager Jack Sours told the Gambling Control Board at its meeting Tuesday. The Gambling Control Board unanimously approved security for the expansion, which will add hundreds more slot machines and 10 more table games. Sours said the […]
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Emily Mae West Sprague
AUGUSTA — Emily Mae West Sprague, 89, of Oxford, died Saturday, Sept. 15, at MaineGeneral Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Southern Pines, N.C., Dec. 21, 1922, the daughter of Henry and Estelle Swearingen West. She graduated from Paris High School in South Paris and Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing […]
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Police log
Charges Auburn * Charles Donnelly, 23, of Chestnut Street, Auburn, operating after suspension, 7:44 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Goff and Grant streets. * Lacy Vance, 29, of 487 Center Minot Road, Minot, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, 9:05 p.m. Friday at Kmart, 603 Center St. * Kevin A. Pomerleau, 37, of 42 […]
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Gambling board denies request for slot machine payout figures
AUGUSTA — Which Maine casino has the loosest slots? One resident filed a Freedom of Access Act request to find out. Executive Director Patrick Fleming told the Gambling Control Board on Tuesday that he’d received a FOAA request for the payout percentages at the Oxford Casino and Hollywood Casino in Bangor. Another constituent requested that […]
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Oxford Hills board told student restraint law may go too far
OXFORD – Special Education Director Jane Morse told the Oxford Hills School District Board of Directors on Monday that an updated and stricter state law governing the use of physical restraint on students may go too far. “It does not protect classes from disruptions,” Morse said. She and special education assistant Jessica Yates reviewed the […]
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Auto Racing: After intense championship battle, Martin and Stearns prepare for Loudon
As summer begins to wind down and those last few stock car events take place around the northeast, two local Late Model drivers are reflecting on an outstanding season while preparing their cars for an entirely different challenge. Saturday afternoon, 2012 Oxford Plains Speedway champion Shawn Martin of Turner and runner-up Travis Stearns of Auburn […]
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People You Know: Dr. Paul Cain — Helping people here and away
AUBURN — Dr. Paul Cain recently put out the call: He’d like a few spare legs. The prosthetics would be added to an active collection of screws, plates and braces. Cain, an orthopedic surgeon and team physician for Bates College Athletics, has treated thousands of local athletes over the years. This winter, for the third […]
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P. Cipolloso: No respect for the Constitution
The upcoming election is not merely about the economy, but, more important, about protecting this nation from the most fundamental threat to the Constitution since the Civil War — socialism. The United States was founded on two basic principles: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that all men […]
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Summers to stump in Oxford
OXFORD — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Charlie Summers will be at the Oxford County Fair on Saturday, Sept. 15, to meet fair-goers. He will also speak to local candidates at the fair about the importance of this year’s election and will be visiting local small businesses on Route 26, including the Village Kitchen, the Big […]