Charges Auburn * Mathew Adam Dunlop, 23, of 119 Pine St. No. 2, Lewiston, warrant, 10:07 p.m. Saturday on Pearl Street. * Trevor Allen Eustis, 19, of 54 Fourth St., reckless conduct, carrying a concealed weapon and hindering apprehension or prosecution, 4:50 p.m. Sunday on Mount Auburn Avenue. * Christine Marie Gilleland, 25, of 12 […]
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Oxford Hills football coach resigns over nude Facebook photo
OXFORD — Oxford Hills high school varsity football coach Paul Withee said Monday he was embarrassed and humiliated by a mistake he said has probably cost him his career. Withee resigned Monday morning after school officials received a complaint from a parent that he posted a nude picture of himself on Facebook. “I’m embarrassed, I’m […]
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Oxford town meeting Monday night
OXFORD — The town will hold a special town meeting Monday, Feb. 13, to ask voters to approve two tax increment financing projects. The first of the two TIF articles would create a 502-acre TIF district called the “Route 26 Omnibus Municipal Development and Tax Increment Financing District.” It would include the site of the […]
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Romney takes Maine GOP caucus, Paul a close second
LEWISTON — Maine Republicans backed front-runner Mitt Romney on Saturday in a narrow caucus vote. “It was lots of energy, everybody (asking), ‘Who do you think?’” said Loretta Mikols, Oxford County state GOP committeewoman, who waited inside the packed Portland Regency to hear the news from Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster. “When Mitt Romney was […]
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Sweetheart supper, dance PARIS — A Sweetheart supper and dance will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Legion Hall on Church Street. The ham supper will go from 5 to 6 p.m. The dance will follow at 6:30 p.m. and will end at 9:30 p.m. Music will be proved by the Jones Band. The […]
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Educators react to governor’s plan
Gov. Paul LePage’s plans for education reform were met with mixed reactions Thursday among educators. A few of his plans floated right by with scarcely any controversy, while others provoked fear and loathing. Predictably, the governor’s call to use public education money to fund private and religious schools prompted the biggest concerns. Some fear that […]
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Chicken coop burns in Oxford
OXFORD — Firefighters extinguished the remains of a chicken coop fire just after 6 a.m. Thursday at 54 Mechanic Falls Road. Capt. Shawn Cordwell of the Oxford Fire Department said it appears a heat lamp in the coop ignited the fire, which killed 11 of the 12 chickens in the coop. Heat from the fire […]
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Test scores mixed for Oxford Hills students
OXFORD — Major changes across the Oxford Hills School District in 2010-11, including staff and budget cuts, may have played a significant role in the district’s statewide tests results, which were released this week. Curriculum Director Kathy Elkins said Wednesday that the New England Common Assessment Program test scores showed both improvements and decreases in […]
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Recreation spot OXFORD — Oxford Recreation is open in the original Oxford Community Building for all Oxford residents on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. It will remain open through March and possibly April as well. All ages are welcome. There is outdoor ice skating, with skates available. Inside activities include arts and crafts, movie […]
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Burglary suspect will go back to New York to face parole violation charge
PARIS — A man charged with breaking into an Oxford home Monday will be held without bail until an agent can take him back to New York to answer charges there. Harry H. Lamb, 47, of Canastota, N.Y., had to waive an extradition hearing as part of his parole conditions, according to Assistant District Attorney […]