ANDOVER — Jane Rich has announced her candidacy for the District 2 position on the three-member Oxford County Commission. Rich, the pastor of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in Andover since 1991, served in the Oxford County Register of Deeds East Office in Paris for 20 years. Prior to that, she served […]
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Oxford selectmen OK casino liquor license
OXFORD — Selectmen approved a liquor license for the Oxford Casino on Thursday. With no discussion, the license for beer, wine and liquor passed unanimously. According to the license application, the casino will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, but state law will prevent alcohol sales there after 1 a.m. Scott […]
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Police log
Charges Auburn * Tiffany R. Kenny, 20, of 82 Sixth St., burglary and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, 9:13 a.m. Thursday on Lake Street. Androscoggin County * Mary-Jane Constantine, 29, of 19 Wheeler St., Livermore Falls, warrant by Livermore Falls Police Department, 9:10 p.m. Wednesday at that address. * Dylan Staton, 19, of 1883 […]
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No property tax hike expected for Oxford this year
OXFORD — Property taxes for 2012-13 are expected to remain at last year’s level, despite increases in county and school taxes and higher fuel costs. Town Manager Michael Chammings said the town will start to see revenue from the casino, set to open in June, in the new fiscal year budget. He said he doesn’t […]
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Academy to showcase Navajo culture, arts
OXFORD — An exhibit on Native American Culture and Art will be featured at the Oxford Hills Christian Academy’s Showcase 2012 on Friday, March 23 at the Oxford Advent Christian Church, Route 26. Students in grades three to 12 studied the Navajo tribe of the Southwest in their art classes during February, under the direction […]
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George E. Gilman
LEWISTON — George E. Gilman, 78, of Oxford, passed away on Friday, March 16, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Lewiston, Feb. 23, 1934, to George E. and Mary Ann (Saltis) Gilman. George graduated from Lewiston High School in 1952. He married Anne Gilman, who passed away on Sept. 5, 2000. He […]
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Briefly
Coffee hour OTISFIELD — A Community Coffee Hour will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, March 21, at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, 231 Rayville Road. For more information, call Frank at 627-4608. Swim lessons OXFORD — Oxford is looking for children to participate in a swim program. In the past few […]
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Supper to benefit Waterford cancer patient
OXFORD — A fundraiser is planned March 31 to benefit a Waterford woman battling breast cancer. Terri McGray Wakefield, 57, is the mother of five and grandmother of 11. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in August just about eight months after she moved back to the Oxford Hills from Arizona, where she had been […]
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Oxford man charged with sexual assault
OXFORD — A registered sex offender was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting a woman in Oxford earlier this month. Stephen Ray Gravel, 51, of 135 Yeaton Swamp Road in Oxford was charged with gross sexual assault, failure to register as a sex offender, violating his probation and on a warrant for failure to pay fines […]