Texas hold ’em HARRISON — The Harrison Lions Club will hold a Texas hold ’em tournament from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at the VFW Hall, 176 Waterford Road. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Space is limited to 100 players. The entry fee is $55. Proceeds will be used to provide services to […]
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Oxford Hills School District gets federal job money
OXFORD — The Oxford Hills School District has received another $12,195 in federal jobs bill funding that would have come out of the local budget. The money is in addition to the $791,000 the district received this fiscal year through the Federal Education Jobs Fund, which is being used to retain jobs, Superintendent Rick Colpitts […]
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Herman Dale Baker
PLANT CITY, Fla. — Herman Dale Baker, 63, of Plant City, Fla., died on Thursday, Jan. 26, at South Florida Baptist Hospital. He was born Thursday, July 1, 1948, in Otisfield, the son of the late Lester Baker Sr. and Carol Baker. He was the beloved husband of Diana Farrar Baker, she survives. He was […]
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First U services PARIS — The worship leader at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street for Jan. 29 will be Merry Shore. Joyce Franklin will be the organist for the 10 a.m. service. Sunday School is under the direction of Renee Wales. Coffee and fellowship will follow the service and all are welcome. Childcare […]
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Adult education offering new online courses
PARIS — Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education has a program that makes it easy to take high-quality, noncredit online courses. OHBAE has partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of online, instructor-led courses and has announced the launch of two new courses: “What’s new in Microsoft Office 2010” and “Photoshop Elements 10 for the digital photographer II.” […]
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Wilfrid A. Giroux
CANTON — Wilfrid A. Giroux, 86, of Oxford passed away Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Victorian Villa Rehab. and Living Center. He was born in Lewiston, June 6, 1925, to Willie and Anita (Huard) Giroux. Wilfrid proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1962, where he was assigned to the USS Pasadena. […]
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Icy roads, outages expected in Western Maine Thursday night to Friday morning
GRAY — The National Weather Service is warning of sleet and freezing rain in Oxford and Franklin counties tonight, into Friday morning. Icy roads and power outages are a possibility. The winter weather advisory goes into effect at 7 p.m., with snow on the forecast until around midnight, when it turns to freezing rain and […]
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Directors consider community input for fair’s future
OXFORD — Sleigh rides, barn dances and flea markets are some of the ideas the directors of the Oxford County Agricultural Society are considering for year-round and fair activities on the Oxford Fair grounds following a communitywide forum last week. “These are just ideas that were thrown out,” Director Ann Bellwood said of the public […]
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Mexico hires officer, loses another
MEXICO — Selectmen on Tuesday night approved hiring a new police officer and accepted the resignation of another. Zachary Bisson of Livermore Falls was hired full time after a recommendation was made by Chief James Theriault and Lt. Roy Hodsdon. Bisson is a part-time officer for the Oxford Police Department and Mechanic Falls Police Department, […]