Oxford News

Northeast Bank has teamed up with Oxford Networks for the 2009 Coats for Kids Campaign with the goal of raising 500 coats for kids to give to the WCSH6, WLBZ2, Salvation Army annual Campaign.

A late morning fire engulfed a couple's mobile home on Tuesday. Firefighters were called to 158 Mechanic Falls Road at about 11:15 a.m. Captain Shawn Cordwell of the Oxford Fire Department said the rear of the building was burning with heavy smoke when responders arrived.

NORWAY a ' The town will continue to remove snow and ice on portions of state roads for the Maine Department of Transportation this winter and be paid $13,047.50 for its effort.

The University of New England and two businesses were honored for helping to develop Portland's economic vitality.

It looks like Maine voters will again be asked to voice their opinion on a resort and casino in western Maine, after the group proposing the project announced Monday that it collected 99,000 signatures to get the proposal on the November 2010 statewide ballot.

NORWAY a ' Selectmen on Thursday night unanimously appointed former Bethel police Chief Alan Carr as a part-time police officer.

OXFORD a ' Echoing a decision it made last year, the Board of Selectmen on Thursday unanimously voted to support a proposal that would place a resort casino in the town.

A new roof is being installed on the former Oxford True Value store on Route 26 in Oxford in preparation for the opening of Aaron's Inc.

Submitted by Al_Diamon on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 12:42pm. Maine Humor As everyone knows, the town of York is in York County.

OXFORD a ' Members of the town Economic Development Advisory Committee lent their support to a renewed effort to bring a resort casino to the town Tuesday, unanimously voting to recommend that the Board of Selectmen support the venture.

Gaby Mills, a fourth-grade student at Agnes Gray School in West Paris, reads a book in her classroom Friday while seated in front of the large air ventilator and heater.

OXFORD a ' A total of 1,800 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine in both nasal spray and injection forms are expected to arrive at the Oxford Hills School District on Oct.

Jason Levesque, candidate in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, challenged Rep.

OXFORD a ' A planner for a proposed stage and theater at the Oxford fairgrounds says organizers plan to apply for a grant of up to half a million dollars to facilitate the project.

OXFORD a ' A former reserve officer with the Oxford Police Department has accused the police chief of unethical behavior, and says he intends to take the matter to court.

Developers say their proposal differs from last year's failed bid in several key ways: - It does not call for lowering the casino gambling age of 21 - It does not insist the casino be represented on any Maine boards - It calls for a limit on the number of slot machines - It requires the bulk of taxes from gambling revenues be used for education ...

BRUNSWICK a ' Architecturally, there are two-car garages more inspiring than Hangar 6 at Brunswick Naval Air Station.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I'm another reader who's going to depend on Sun Spots in helping me with something I've tried to do before, in other ways, without any luck.

One of the businessmen who have been exploring a casino proposal for Oxford County has pulled out, though a spokesman for the remaining partners said they're still looking at options and plan to make a final decision this week.

PARISA a ' A former Bethel town manager has been chosen to be the new administrator for Oxford County.