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    • Status of Marion Drive uncertain

      Apr 25, 2013 12:00 am

      HEBRON — A resident who has lived on Marion Drive for 17 years asked the board of selectmen at its meeting Monday about the road's current status and wondered whether the town could repair a bridge on the road if it was considered a town way. 

      Rodney McKenzie told selectmen that new landowners on Marion Drive would prefer to replace the current dirt and granite bridge on the road with a 2-by-18-foot culvert, estimated to cost upwards of $5,000. 

    • Buckfield committee recommends cuts

      Apr 25, 2013 12:00 am

      BUCKFIELD — The town's budget committee is recommending more than $110,000 in spending cuts to realize a reduced 2013-2014 budget, on top of nearly $127,000 in savings already proposed by Town Manager Dana Lee in an adjusted town budget.

      At their meeting Tuesday, committee members voted, with little discussion, to recommend further-reduced spending in many town accounts including summer roads, the fire department, administration, general assistance and public works equipment. 

    • Paris considers new website

      Apr 25, 2013 12:00 am

      PARIS —  The town should consider replacing its current website, Town Manager Amy Bernard reported to selectmen during their meeting April 22.

      Residents and town officials have complained that the town's current website is difficult to navigate and is infrequently updated.

      At the selectmen's meeting, Bernard said the reason the website isn't updated often is because it is HTML-based, which requires special training in order to update it. 

    • Norway receives grant to fix culverts

      Apr 25, 2013 12:00 am

      NORWAY —  Town Manager David Holt told selectmen at their April 18 meeting that the town has received grant funds to help fix road drainage and improve the overall water quality of the Crooked River. 

      Holt said the funds come from the Crooked River Watershed Program of the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District (CCSWCD), in partnership with the Department of Environmental Protection and Western Foothills Land Trust. 

    • Public hearing on Sheriff's contract set for May 20

      Apr 25, 2013 12:00 am

      PARIS —  A public hearing about a proposal for the Oxford County Sheriff's Office to take over police services in Paris will be held May 20.

      Voters will go to the polls on June 11 to decide whether to contract with the Sheriff's Office. If  the contract is accepted, the Sheriff's Office would replace the Paris Police Department as the town's law enforcement.

      Selectmen set the hearing date during their meeting Monday. The town has been debating the proposal for the better part of three months.

    • Ranger: Juveniles lighting fireworks may have set off Otisfield woods fire

      Apr 25, 2013 12:00 am

      DOUSING FIRE — A firefighter sprays water on a woods fire off Rayville Road in Otisfield late afternoon April 17. 

    • Elliot urges opposition to SAD 17 budget

      Apr 25, 2013 12:00 am

      PARIS — Selectboard Chair Sam Elliot asked fellow selectmen to consider taking a formal stand against this year's increased SAD 17 budget during a town budget workshop April 19.

      Elliot, speaking only for himself, said school payments were a huge chunk of the town's expenses – if citizens actually wanted to limit the budget, they needed to focus on decreasing school costs. 

      "I would suggest you think about  ... taking a position in opposition to this budget and encourage the townspeople to vote no on the budget," Elliot said. 

    • SUV loses control, rolls over on Route 119

      Apr 25, 2013 12:00 am

    • Light attendance for job interviews in Norway

      Apr 18, 2013 12:00 am

      LOOKING FOR WORK —  Kelly Jaeger, left, branch manager for Bonney Staffing's Lewiston office, talks to a job-seeker during a open interview event held last Thursday at the Norway Fire Station.

    • Photo wins local families a dream trip to Ireland

      Apr 18, 2013 12:00 am

      WINNERS — From left, Sarah Carter Hill, husband Jesse, Erik Person, wife Jessica, Matthew Delamater and wife Emily, pose for a photo that won them a trip to Ireland this summer.  

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