PARIS — Oxford County commissioners have voted unanimously to ratify an agreement between the county and sheriff’s Lt. Brian Landis, who has been on unpaid leave for 17 months while charged with domestic violence terrorizing, an official said Wednesday. According to clerks at 11th District Court in Paris, Landis, 44, is scheduled to enter a […]
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Police investigate rash of burglaries in Carthage, Weld
FARMINGTON — Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a string of burglaries in the Carthage-Weld area that began in May and continued until mid-August, according to Lt. Detective David St. Laurent. Deputies are working with state, Mexico and Rumford police to determine if there is a link to several burglaries that occurred in Mexico over […]
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Franklin County reaches agreement with unionized deputies
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 Thursday to approve a three-year contract with unionized deputies that guarantees 24-hour coverage. The modified pact has to go before members of the Fraternal Order of Police, the union that represents deputies. Deputies have been working under a contract that expired June 30, 2017. A study showed the […]
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Bethel driver hurt in Woodstock crash
A Bethel man was briefly trapped in his car after it crashed into a tree beside Route 26 in Woodstock on Wednesday evening, Oxford County Deputy Joshua Daley. A Bethel driver was injured when his car left Route 26 in Woodstock and struck a tree Wednesday evening, Oxford County Deputy Joshua Daley said. A 61-year-old […]
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Oxford County taking back drugs
MEXICO — Several law enforcement officers are participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency. Mexico Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said officers will set up on the second floor of the Town Office. The Rumford and Dixfield Police departments […]
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Franklin County approves proposed budgets for jail, Sheriff’s Office
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to approve a proposed $1.89 million spending plan for the county jail for 2016-17. They also unanimously approved the proposed $1.59 million budget for the Sheriff’s Office. The entire county budget will be subject to review and approval by the Budget Advisory Committee once commissioners establish their […]
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Face Time: Joanne Charpentier — Find a job you love, stick to it.
Joanne Charpentier took a chance, bested dozens of other applicants for the job of her dreams, and then stayed there. The Lewiston native has worked for four different sheriffs as an administrative assistant at the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office. That dedication hasn’t gone unnoticed: The Maine Sheriff’s Association recognized her last spring with an honorable […]
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Wiring stolen from the Buckfield Fire-Rescue Station
BUCKFIELD — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of electrical wiring stripped from the walls of the $1 million fire and rescue station under construction. More than 100 feet of wiring was reported missing last Thursday after a worker entered the station, which is in front the Town Office on Turner Street. Police […]
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Oxford County officials approve $6.58 million budget
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners voted unanimously to enact a $6.58 million budget for 2015. The spending plan was endorsed by Budget Committee members last month. Though total expenditures are $410,940 more than last year — a 6.7 percent increase — revenues have increased by $161,126, offsetting the pinch on property owners who are asked to raise $146,403 […]
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Former Maine trooper running for Oxford County commissioner
BUCKFIELD — Timothy Turner of Buckfield never expected to see his name on the ballot for Oxford County commissioner. A retired Maine State Police trooper, Turner was committed to keeping out of the race until he learned the seat in question specifically oversaw funding and contract negotiations with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. “This is something […]