PARIS — Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole resigned Monday in an agreement with commissioners that gives him six months of salary and health, dental and life insurance coverage through July. The deal came a week after he was placed on paid administrative leave, and it ended his eight-year tenure with the county. There was no […]
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Tom Winsor named interim Oxford County administrator
PARIS – Oxford County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint state Rep. Tom Winsor of Norway as acting county administrator. He takes over for Scott Cole of Bethel, who was placed on paid administrative leave Friday after nine years on the job. The commissioners, David Duguay, Steve Merrill and Tim Turner, and their attorney, Bryan […]
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Oxford County administrator placed on paid leave
PARIS – Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole has been placed on administrative leave. Cole said Monday that he was placed on paid leave Friday, pending a termination hearing. He declined further comment. Asked to confirm the action, Commissioner Timothy Turner said commissioners had been instructed by their attorney not to comment on Cole’s employment status. […]
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Oxford County administrator placed on paid leave
PARIS — Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole said Monday he has been placed on paid administrative leave, pending a termination hearing. He said the leave began Friday, but declined further comment. Asked to confirm the action, Commissioner Timothy Turner of Buckfield said commissioners had been instructed by their attorney to not comment on Cole’s employment […]
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Oxford County faces loss of money for unorganized territories
PARIS — The Maine House of Representatives has approved an amendment to a bill that would remove $100,000 from Oxford County’s unorganized territory budget to prevent a bridge from being built on a private road in Parkertown Township, county Administrator Scott Cole said. However, Cole said a bridge was “never proposed in the unorganized territory […]
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Oxford County commissioners accept bids for nine vehicles
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners have approved bids for nine new vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office, county Administrator Scott Cole said. Sheriff James Theriault and acting Chief Deputy Christopher Wainwright presented bids for two Chevrolet Z-71 1500 Silverado pickup trucks, four Dodge Ram 1500 pickup trucks and three Dodge Charger sedans, Cole said. The offer […]
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Oxford County commissioners vote to hire senior adviser to sheriff
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners have hired a retired Maine State Police trooper to serve as senior adviser to the sheriff. County Administrator Scott Cole said commissioners voted after an executive session April 5 to authorize the execution of a contract for James Urquhart. “This hire was a request from (Sheriff James Theriault),” Cole said. […]
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Oxford County commissioners repeal 'hardball' policy
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners have repealed a policy that forced county employees to take unpaid leaves of absence to run for office against incumbents. The policy stated that “unless the incumbent official is not running for re-election, an employee who wishes to run for a County office must take an unpaid leave of absence […]
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Oxford County commission taking up bridge request
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Oxford County courthouse on Western Avenue. One item for discussion is a request for a bridge on the privately owned Lincoln Pond Road in Parkertown Township. The issue arose after several camp owners in the northern unorganized territory asked commissioners […]
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Bids out next week for Paris courthouse construction
PARIS — Bids for the $14 million Oxford County courthouse expansion and renovation will go out next week, according to county Administrator Scott Cole. The primarily state-funded project is part of a $90 million package funded by the Maine Legislature to make courthouses in Oxford, Waldo and York counties more secure. Cole said in an […]