The Maine Legislature faced a choice 10 years ago. Gambling was clearly inevitable in Maine, and the state could have developed a logical process for locating a handful of strategically placed casinos or racinos here. We could have sold licenses to developers and then determined how much revenue would go to the state and how […]
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Winning $2.6 million lottery ticket sold in Maine
OXFORD, Maine (AP) — A $2.6 million lottery ticket has been sold in Maine. The Maine State Lottery says the winning ticket for Wednesday’s Tri-State Megabucks Plus drawing was sold at Polly’s Variety in Oxford. The winner hasn’t come forward yet. Tri-State Megabucks Plus tickets are sold in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Christian Academy adds two staff members
OXFORD — Oxford Hills Christian Academy has announced the addition of two new staff members this year, Sandra Benoit and Stephen Holbrook. Benoit is a graduate of Andover College with an associate’s degree in early childhood education and a bachelor’s degree in psychology with an emphasis on childhood development. She has worked in several public […]
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School library to dedicate section to former teacher
PARIS — The Paris Elementary School staff will honor the memory of colleague Fred Schwaner by dedicating a corner of the library to the longtime educator and poet. Schwaner, a sixth-grade teacher at Paris Elementary School and an educator in the Oxford Hills School District for 36 years, passed away last July at his Hebron […]
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August car crash investigation ongoing
OXFORD — The investigation is continuing into an accident on Route 26 in August that resulted in the death earlier this week of an 8-year-old Bethel boy, Oxford police said Thursday. Jennifer Thurston, 28, of Bethel, and her son Matthew, a student at the Crescent Park Elementary School in Bethel, were injured Aug. 10 when […]
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Work on Oxford water line moves forward
OXFORD — Extension of water service up Pigeon Hill to a new water reservoir on the Oxford Resort Casino property is just weeks from completion, an official said Thursday. Thomas Kennison, who chairs the Oxford Water District Board of Directors, said Thursday at a meeting of the Oxford Economic Development Advisory Council that the water […]
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Oxford business leaders oppose casino referendums
OXFORD — Members of the Economic Development Advisory Committee voted Thursday to buy ads encouraging people to vote against two casino proposals on the Nov. 8 ballot. The group of Oxford businessmen are opposed to Questions 2 and 3 on the ballot, which would allow new casinos in Biddeford, Lewiston and Washington County. Tom Kennison, […]
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Ronald W. Vining
SOUTH PARIS — Ronald W. Vining, 76, died of complications of cancer on Saturday, Oct. 22, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born Oct. 31, 1934, the son of Marjorie and Edward Vining. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force for 14 years. He worked many jobs, but most memorable was a […]
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Foundation in place for Oxford casino
OXFORD — Work on the casino is on schedule and the gambling facility is set to open in spring of 2012, a spokesman for Black Bear Development said. Scott Smith, community development director for Black Bear, said workers will start erecting the frame in mid-November, if the weather is good. About 40 people from N.S. […]