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    • Local contractors spurn Buckfield offer

      Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am

      BUCKFIELD — Some contractors have been reluctant to express interest in a three-year road contract with the town of Buckfield, Selectman Robin Buswell told the board during an April 19 meeting.

      Town Manager Glen Holmes says that the clause that has come under fire is there to protect the town from price gouging.

    • Walking in his footsteps

      Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am

      GOOD FRIDAY — Local residents commemorated Good Friday with their annual Cross Walk procession from the First Universalist Church of Norway. The walk began at the Church on Main Street and continued into Paris. Earl Rogers, a student at Andover-Newton Theological Seminary, carries the cross.

    • Kurtz, Tarr, trade accusations

      Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am

      PARIS — For the second time in recent months, Paris Town Manager Phil Tarr and Selectman Ted Kurtz publicly aired negative opinions about each other during a meeting of the board. 

      Tarr accused Kurtz of being inappropriately abrasive, while Kurtz said that he did not trust Tarr to tell the truth.

      Tarr raised the issue by disseminating and reading a memo that he had written, which took issue with the language Kurtz used in an email exchange between the two.

    • Partnership pays dividends for local businesses

      Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am

      OXFORD — Local businesses celebrated the tenth successful Oxford Hills Home Show and a burgeoning partnership with Norway Savings Bank, by holding a drawing for a new fireplace from Buy The Fire in Oxford.

      Business leaders from Twin Town Homes, Schiavi Home Builders, Turn Key Homes, and Alternative Modular Homes on Route 26 in Oxford, along with Design First Homes on Route 121 in Mechanic Falls, estimated that between 1,000 and 1,500 people from across the state turned out for the show, and that many of the visitors were serious buyers.

    • One in three homes unoccupied: Census

      Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am

      OXFORD COUNTY — Of 36,055 housing units in Oxford County that appear in the census, only 24,300 are occupied. That means that 11,755, or 32.6 percent, are unoccupied.

      This is a significantly higher number than the statewide average of 22.8 percent.

      Thomas Merrill, of the Maine State Planning Office, says that future data releases from the census bureau will help to explain the gap.

      "Later this month, when the census releases the demographic profiles, we'll have a better idea of why the houses are vacant," he said.

    • Century-old house burns in Norway

      Apr 28, 2011 12:00 am

      PIKES HILL FIRE

    • Lowe awarded Sumner roads contract

      Apr 21, 2011 12:00 am

      SUMNER — Clifford Lowe of Sumner was awarded a three-year winter roads contract, April 12, worth more than half a million dollars over three years .

      Lowe said he had been plowing in Sumner since 1965. Selectmen chose his bid over one other, which was $23,000 higher.

      Lowe's bid came in at $572,045 for three years worth of sand, salt, and plowing. He and the board will be signing the contract at the next meeting on April 26.

    • Library gets anonymous boost

      Apr 21, 2011 12:00 am

      WEST PARIS — The West Paris Public Library is continuing its improvements with help from an anonymous member of the community.

      The library received an addition that almost tripled it in size last year, using substantial donations from the residents of West Paris. New renovations will help the older part of the library to match the new sections.

      Improvements will include new ceilings, repairs to light fixtures and new paint. In addition, a fan in the library's tower will save on heating costs.

    • How have firefighters or policemen affected your life?

      Apr 21, 2011 12:00 am

      I know at least that I can rely on them. I am fortunate to know some police personally. They work hard.

      Joanne West

      Norway

    • Oxford PD taking back drugs

      Apr 21, 2011 12:00 am

      OXFORD — On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Oxford Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.

      Bring your medications for disposal to the Oxford Police Department at 701 Main St Oxford. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

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