OXFORD — Suzanne Grover has stepped down as president of the Oxford County Agricultural Society after 11 years at the post. At a membership meeting Tuesday evening, vice president Jackie Young was elected as her successor. Young co-owns Young’s Greenhouse in Paris with her husband Glen, and also serves as the Oxford Fair’s Livestock Superintendent. […]
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Holiday concert PARIS — A holiday concert will be performed from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at the Oxford Hills High School, 1570 Main St. The concert will feature the Oxford Hills Chamber Choir singing the “Maine Christmas Song” in conjunction with Con Fullam, the writer and singer of this Grammy Award-winning song. […]
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W.J. Wheeler gives to McLaughlin Garden
BETHEL — During November, W.J. Wheeler Insurance Agency donated $136 to the McLaughlin Garden in South Paris. The company donated $1 for each new fan who “liked” the agency’s Facebook page. The agency will be hosting a similar contest during December, which will benefit another one of its nonprofit partners: Responsible Pet Care of Oxford […]
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Two stores move to Route 26 for holidays, casino traffic
OXFORD — Jesse James Knights runs Jesse James Outlaw Pawn on Route 26 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. When he applied for a license for his store, he requested 7 a.m. to midnight. Once the casino opens, he plans to take advantage of his late hours. “Casinos and pawn shops go hand in […]
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Poland board seeks traffic light at five corners
POLAND — Selectmen want a traffic light at the five-corner intersection where Route 26 meets Route 11 near the Mechanic Falls town line. Selectman Larry Moreau noted at Tuesday’s meeting that past efforts to convince Maine Department of Transportation officials that a traffic light is warranted have failed for reasons he can’t quite imagine, but […]
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Housing fair set for Norway
NORWAY— Officials from MaineHousing will hold a housing fair Dec. 8 for landlords and tenants of Section 8 housing at the Norway town office. “It’s new,” MaineHousing spokeswoman Deborah Turcotte said of the housing fair idea. Representatives from AVESTA, the firm that handles Section 8 housing for MaineHousing, will be attending, she said. “The housing […]
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Oxford man injured after car falls on him
OXFORD — A local man was being treated Sunday night at Central Maine Medical Center after a car he was working on slipped off its support, pinning him underneath. Officer Daniel Bragg, of the Oxford Police Department, said that the man was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a car he was working on slipped […]
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Correction: Oxford repayment
OXFORD — A story about Oxford selectmen published Friday on Page B1 of the Oxford Hills edition should have said that if the state doesn’t accept Oxford’s TIF application, the money to pay back Oxford casino investor Bob Bahre’s $1 million loan to extend the town water line will come from the town’s share of […]