The town manager will seek a special election to complete the remaining nine months of Matthew Brackett’s term.
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Oxford Hills schools show improvement in absentee rate, safety, student success
Maine School Administrative District 17 has met or exceeded goals set for a three-year strategic plan, though math assessments remained flat amid a new curriculum program.
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Residents to vote tonight on design for new Oxford Hills Middle School
OHMS’ volunteer building committee recommends a construction plan funded almost entirely by the Maine Department of Education.
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Greenwood man sentenced to 45 years in wife’s 2024 murder
When first police and rescue crews arrived at the scene of a crash in Peru on May 28, 2024, they discovered a blue Hyundai on the side of the road with 59-year-old Dale Gaudreau dead in the driver’s seat.
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Rumors of Paris, Norway fire departments feud fueled by mutual aid changes
Norway’s fire chief denied that his decision to remove Paris fire from ‘run card’ was meant as a slight, despite an altercation between the two departments’ chiefs.
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Don Campbell in Greene, beavers in Bethel, fish stories in Chesterville and lots more | Get out!
Things to do this week in the area.
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Norway fire chief apologizes for profane video on department’s Facebook page
Fire Chief David Knox said he accidentally posted the video on the department’s Facebook page instead of his personal page.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, The Bethel Citizen
West Paris Water District secures funding assistance for pump failure
The Maine Rural Water Association secured a $50,000 grant to help with repair costs following the water system’s breakdown on Tuesday.
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Paris Select Board cuts code officer, town clerk to 24-hour workweek
Amid a tense Select Board meeting that included flashes of lewd acts on its big screen, the board voted to cut employee hours that will impact taxpayer services, almost 40 code violations wait for investigation on the code officer’s desk and for the foreseeable future citizens may not be able to pay their taxes during weekday afternoons.
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Norway Savings donates $3,000 to Celebration Barn Theater
PARIS — “We are so thankful for the support and commitment of Norway Savings Bank,” David Bruin, executive artistic director at Celebration Barn Theater, said in a press release. “It makes what we do and the impact we make possible.” That impact is impossible to even estimate when you consider the thousands of people who […]