OXFORD — Bob Hale, respected longtime project manager in Maine’s commercial and industrial construction industry, has joined the firm of Building Solutions LLC. Formerly with R&R Construction Co. headquartered in Lewiston, Hale has spent the past 38 years involved in all aspects of the construction process. Prior to leaving R&R, he was managing the entire […]
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Oxford Hills board gets report on student transfers
OXFORD – Oxford Hills School District directors were told Monday night that more than 6 percent of students do not attend their hometown schools, because they’re allowed to transfer or they have special medical or educational needs. A total of 214 of the 3,486 district students are not in their hometown schools, Special Education Director […]
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Newly released documents show New York firm partial owner of Oxford Casino
PORTLAND (AP) — Documents show that a New York investment firm is among the owners of a casino under construction in Western Maine. The Maine Gambling Control Board on Friday released Black Bear Development’s application for a casino slated to open next spring in Oxford. The Associated Press requested the application through Maine’s Freedom of […]
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Oxford to seek bids on Thompson Lake Dam work
OXFORD — With the new booms on the Thompson Lake Dam working well, the next step in maintaining the dam will be to remove the catwalk and trash rack. The Board of Selectmen on Thursday authorized Town Manager Michael Chammings to put the project out to bid after a recommendation from the Thompson Lake Dam […]
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Scouts have history lesson during plane tour
AUBURN — The Wings of Freedom tour of the World War II vintage B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine-o-nine” became a live history lesson for the Oxford Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of Troop and Pack 196 recently. The Collings Foundation flew in the rare famed B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine-o-nine” heavy bomber for display at the Auburn-Lewiston […]
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Students volunteer for community service at nonprofit fair
PARIS — Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School students who must meet community service or senior project requirements for graduation were connected Wednesday with groups that need volunteers. “I like to help out with the kids,” said Katelyn Billings, a 10th-grade student from Norway as she signed up to volunteer with the Norway Parks & Recreation […]
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$2.6 million lottery winner hasn’t come forward
OXFORD — There’s a lottery ticket worth $2.6 million, but the owner hasn’t come forward to claim the prize, a Maine State Lottery official said Tuesday. The $2.6 million winning ticket was sold at Polly’s Variety on King Street. The drawing was Oct. 28. Michael Boardman, marketing manager for the lottery, said it’s not unusual […]
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$2.6 million lottery winner hasn’t come forward
OXFORD — The winner of a $2.6 million Megabucks Plus jackpot hasn’t come forward, according to an official at the Maine State Lottery. Michael Boardman, marketing manager for the lottery, said it’s not unusual for winners to wait a week or two before coming forward with winning tickets. “Typically what happens is people are seeking […]