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    • Increased responsibilities complicate traffic enforcement

      Jun 02, 2011 12:00 am

      AREA — Increasing responsibilities are translating to less attention being paid to traffic violations, say local law enforcement officials.

      Oxford County Chief Deputy Dane Tripp says that limited resources make it difficult for police services to enforce traffic laws.

    • PAINTING THE WAY FOR A NIGHT OF RELAY

      Jun 02, 2011 12:00 am
      RIDE FOR LIFE -- The rainy weather did not dampen the spirits of the 44 people on the 20 to 25 motorcycles participating in Saturday's fourth annual River Valley Ride For Life, with the proceeds going to the American's Cancer Society's Relay For Life. This year's ride, dedicated to the memory of Linwood Hinkley, began in Lewiston and ended on the Hosmer Field track, where volunteers treated them to a meal.

    • Sumner to challenge Dig Safe ruling

      Jun 02, 2011 12:00 am

      SUMNER — The Sumner Board of Selectmen intends to challenge $1,500 in fines levied by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) over an alleged violation of Dig Safe regulations.

    • Commissioners prefer county control

      Jun 02, 2011 12:00 am

      OXFORD COUNTY — Soon the county, instead of the state, will make decisions about the use of land in Unorganized Territories, if legislation supported by the Oxford County Commissioners is enacted.

      The bill, LD 1534, which was proposed by Jeffrey Gifford of Lincoln, would dissolve the Land Use Regulation Commission, a state organization created in 1971 to handle planning and zoning in territories without local government.

    • Lilac Festival

      Jun 02, 2011 12:00 am
       Father offers advice to MVHS students

    • NPSW could merge with Oxford County Regional Recycling

      Jun 02, 2011 12:00 am

      AREA — Town-run transfer stations in Norway, Paris, and other area towns could become a thing of the past, if a recommendation to explore privatization pans out.

      If it does, a company like Pine Tree Waste or Casella Waste Systems could step in to handle solid waste in those municipalities.

      A $21,000 study conducted by an independent company made several recommendations for the solid waste and recycling practices of area towns, including a potential merging of Oxford County Regional Recycling (OCRR) and Norway-Paris Solid Waste (NPSW).

    • Citizens sound off about smart meter

      May 26, 2011 12:00 am

      PARIS — Paris residents loudly voiced concerns and suspicions about a new metering system during a meeting of the board of selectmen on Monday.

      "For you to monitor when I'm using it, how I'm using it," said resident Robert Ripley. "You can shut it off with remote control. You can brown me out. That just gets right into Big Brother. And I don't know if I appreciate that."

      He and others in the audience expressed unhappiness with the idea that information about their personal usage would be gathered.

    • Norway becomes college town

      May 26, 2011 12:00 am

      NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital (SMH) underwent a quiet, but important, change this month when it officially became a teaching institution for the first time in its history.

      Four medical students who are part of a program at the prestigious Tufts University School of Medicine are spending time learning how to provide hands-on medical care to area residents.

    • House move is delayed again

      May 26, 2011 12:00 am

      NORWAY — The Gingerbread House move has been delayed until June 2 due to weather conditions.

      The date is only tentative and will be dependent on the weather conditions at the time, Pat Shearman of the Gingerbread House Task Force said.

      Workers from Central Maine Power Co. were at the site Monday measuring the height of the building in anticipation of the move. Mark Shaw was lifted in a bucket to the top of the building and dropped a tape measure to Rob Gay on the ground. The height, from the top of the cupola to the ground, was 42 feet, 8 inches.

    • Marston St. building to be razed, replaced

      May 26, 2011 12:00 am

      NORWAY — The building at the corner of Marston and Beal Streets in Norway has been purchased by a local developer.

      John Miller, owner of construction and design firm Unique of Suffolk, based in Norway, bought the property from Timothy Paul on May 19. The building, which burned on February 8, was the former home of Paul's company, Oxford Pine Products.

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