Oxford man injured in snowmobile accident

OXFORD — An Oxford man was transported to the hospital Monday afternoon after he crashed his snowmobile on a trail off of Allen Hill Road. 

The accident happened around 2:30 p.m., reported Oxford Police Officer Alan Coffin, Tuesday.

"A witness on scene said he was lying in the road right beside his snowmobile," Coffin said. 

Michael Girardin, 50, drove his snowmobile to Allen Hill Road after crashing it on a nearby trail while traveling west from his home on Robinson Hill Road, Coffin said.

Colpitts urges attendance at EPS hearing

OXFORD — A bill that would excuse school districts from fully funding their local share for education is going in front of the Legislature's education committee March 13, according to SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts. 

During the SAD 17 board meeting March 4, Colpitts encouraged board members to attend the committee's hearing to support LD 367, sponsored by Senator Jim Hamper (R-Oxford).

State statute obligates the state to fund 55 percent of K-12 education, but in reality, it only fulfills around 84 percent of that commitment.

B'field chair walks out/'I'm done here'

BUCKFIELD — Citing two years of abuse at the hands of residents, selectboard Chair Robin Buswell abruptly quit his position in the middle of the board's Tuesday night meeting.

"I've taken abuse for two-and-a-half years," Buswell said to fellow board members and an audience of fewer than 10 residents.

Woodstock awards dam repair bid

WOODSTOCK — Woodstock selectmen Tuesday awarded a bid for dam reconstruction, wrapped up work on the town’s proposed 2013 budget and voted to support an effort to return rail service to the region.

The board unanimously chose Cross Excavation’s bid of $71,000 to rebuild the Lake Christopher dam. Other bids included Korhonen Land Care ($49,200), Andre’s Construction ($109,000); Bancroft ($109,750), and Wyman & Simpson ($123,364).