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Dogs help cats in benefit show
Apr 07, 2011 12:00 amDOGGIES DINING – Two dogs enjoy rehearsal for the Dogs at the Café segment of the Responsible Pet Care Animal Shelter’s benefit show.
Highest payroll ever for Woodstock firefighters
Apr 07, 2011 12:00 amWOODSTOCK — Woodstock selectmen signed off on an unusually expensive firefighter payroll during a meeting of the board last week.
The expense is a side effect of an extremely busy three months.
"It is the highest payroll the fire department has ever had," said member Tom Hartford. He said that there have been a lot of calls, some of which required fire fighters remaining on scene for over eight hours.
The payroll covered the first quarter of 2011. Selectmen also approved the reelection of Fire Chief Geff Inman.
Think spring with the X-tra Mile ATV Club
Apr 07, 2011 12:00 amPARIS — Spring and the ATV season are rapidly approaching.
With that in mind, the X-tra Mile ATV Club in Paris will be hosting a meet and greet for residents curious about their operations.
The event will take place on Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m. at Colby's Arctic Cat on Route 26 in South Paris, and will include a talk from, and question and answer session with, Regional Vice President of ATV Maine Mike Worthley.
The Garden connection: Sunflowers
Apr 07, 2011 12:00 amSUNFLOWERS – Buckfield High School students visit first graders at Hartford Elementary School to plant Sunflowers for both Mother’s Day and The Garden Project. Pictured: Taylor Gammon, Bayley Caouette, Hannah Robbins and Kassandra Keough.
Stray dogs to cost Paris taxpayers more
Apr 07, 2011 12:00 amPARIS — The closure of the Allen Hill Animal Shelter in Oxford is likely to cost Paris taxpayers about $10,000 per year, Town Manager Phil Tarr told selectmen on Monday.
"Animal control costs are going up," said Tarr. "I'm gonna make adjustments in the budget for Thursday night this week to compensate for that."
Currently, the town spends about $6,000 per year on animal control, but Tarr projects that new costs could be closer to $16,000.
SAD 17 abandons single-tier busing for 2011-12
Apr 07, 2011 12:00 amOXFORD HILLS — The Oxford Hills school district will not be going to a single-tier bus system for it's elementary and high school students in 2011-12, said Superintendent Rick Colpitts at the SAD 17 meeting on April 4.
Instead, said Colpitts, the district is finding ways to save money while continuing to use the current, two-tier system that buses younger students separately from those bound for Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
Study: Oxford least healthy county in state
Apr 07, 2011 12:00 amOXFORD COUNTY — Oxford is the least healthy county in the state, says a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
One disappointing statistic is that one out of four people in the county smoke, as opposed to one in five people statewide. Another is that more county residents live in poverty, a critical factor in healthiness.
Two categories, "health outcomes" and "health factors," which each encompass a number of specific statistics, were used to determine the rankings.
Opera House gets grants, a third of the way to goal
Mar 31, 2011 12:00 amFUNDS NEEDED — The Opera House in Norway. The Opera House Corporation needs to raise an additional $127,500 in order to pay for the stabilization work.
Wood pellets to heat courthouse
Mar 31, 2011 12:00 amCOUNTY — Oxford County courthouse employees will begin dispensing justice in a more earth-friendly atmosphere, thanks to steps being taken by engineers and County officials toward a more energy-efficient and cost-effective method of heating the building.
Richard Grondin of Integrated Energy Systems in Falmouth was recently at the county building to discuss early plans for installing a wood-pellet burner heating system in the superior courthouse.
Animal shelter closing doors
Mar 31, 2011 12:00 amOXFORD — The Allen Hill Animal Shelter in Oxford is closing for good after more than 30 years in business.
The family-run operation, founded by Charles Landers Sr. of Oxford welcomed up to 10 stray dogs at a time from 13 surrounding towns in the years it was open. Now though, a variety of factors, including frequent washouts and new state regulations have made it too difficult for the family-run operation to continue.
The shelter will officially close on April 22, though the animals there have already been moved and they will not be accepting new ones in the interim.
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