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    • Communications training conference is scheduled

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      LOVELL — The Oxford County Regional Communications Center is presenting its third annual Communications Training Conference on Saturday, April 6 at the Lovell Fire Department. The conference is open to all first responders (Fire, Law and EMS personnel) and dispatchers throughout Maine and New Hampshire.

      The keynote speaker is Chief John Oates of the East Hartford Fire Department in Connecticut, who will be addressing the group on response to violent incidents and how departments can prepare themselves to effectively deal with a potentially violent situation.

    • Voters OK ordinance, reject contribution

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      WOODSTOCK — Woodstock voters on Monday said “no” to giving $1,596 to support what resident Arla Patch called an effort to change attitudes about Native Americans through the annual Mollyockett Days event in Bethel.

      They also turned down a fireworks ordinance amendment, but approved property maintenance ordinance amendments and barely approved a new wind ordinance.

      Mollyockett Days

    • Should background checks be required for volunteers?

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      I think so, because you never know who it may be and what they've done. 

      Sierra Herrick
      Norway 

    • Paris accounts off by $2.1 million/audit suspended, checks bouncing

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      PARIS —  The town's general ledger is unbalanced by $2.1 million, Town Manager Amy Bernard reported Wednesday. 

      Manual credit and debit entries into the ledger were incorrectly transposed, throwing the town's accounts far off balance, Bernard explained.

      In some cases, the bookeeping confusion has meant payroll checks have bounced because transfers weren't made in a timely manner, Bernard said.

    • Bacteria found in W. Paris water

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      WEST PARIS —  Samples collected by the West Paris Water District this month showed the presence of coliform bacteria in the town's drinking water, a violation of drinking water standards. 

      According to a notice from WPWD, coliforms are not necessarily harmful in themselves, but are used as an indicator that other potentially harmful bacteria may be present in the water.

      Barbara Edmunds, WPWD secretary, said Tuesday that follow-up testing showed no E. coli bacteria present in the water.

    • OHCHS graduation rate rises for third year

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      OXFORD HILLS — High school graduation rates in SAD 17 have increased steadily from almost 69 percent in 2009 to about 86 percent last year.

      That puts Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School slightly above the statewide average. OHCHS can also boast being one of 14 schools in Maine that graduated 100 percent of its students not considered "socioeconomically disadvantaged."

    • Garber receives Principal's Award

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      PARIS —  Ariel Garber of Oxford, a senior at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, has been selected to receive the 2013 Principal’s Award, Principal Theodore Moccia announced March 18.

      The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals' Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior's academic achievement and citizenship.

      Throughout her years at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Garber has distinguished herself in the classroom and in the halls of OHCHS, as a leader in the school.

    • RSU 10 withdrawal petition circulated in Sumner

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      SUMNER —  A group of residents are circulating a petition to withdraw Sumner from RSU 10, said resident and taxpayer Lana Pratt at the selectmen meeting March 26. 

      Pratt, also a retired NH special needs educator, administrator and member of the old SAD 39 school board, wholly supports withdrawing from RSU 10, saying the district pays "a great deal more" per student than the state recommends.

    • Otisfield discusses computer equipment, network upgrades

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

      OTISFIELD —  The town's computers, printers and networking equipment is due for an upgrade, reported David Hyer, the town's IT consultant, at the board of selectmen meeting March 20. 

      Hyer told selectmen he recently met with the town's Code Enforcement Officer Richard St. John to discuss new equipment and how it would fit into the town's FY14 budget. 

      He gave selectmen a summary of the equipment the town currently has and equipment he thought the town could benefit from. 

    • Petitioner seeks to have 'tar sands' resolution re-voted

      Mar 28, 2013 12:00 am

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