Oxford News

The following were booked at the Oxford County Jail. a Jason M. Place, 33, 8 Lords Lane, Paris, charged with driving under the influence and speeding; 8:50 p.m. July 2 on Main Street, Oxford, by Sgt.

Police say a 16-year-old Bethel driver was apparently oblivious to a police cruiser's loud siren and flashing lights Thursday afternoon as police tried for more than a mile to pull her over on Route 26.

POLAND a ' The fire chief credited a Mechanic Falls police officer's keen observation and quick thinking for saving tens of thousands of dollars worth of athletic and maintenance equipment at Poland Regional High School on Monday night.

You knew it had to happen sooner or later. After three years away from Victory Lane, Timmy Brackett returned to the place he's visited so many times.

The same, old Mini Stock domination by Justin Karkos and a fresh, new Late Model winner highlighted Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway.

At 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, the Advent Christian Church on Turner Street in Auburn will hold a barbecue to show off the improvements.

Voters at Saturday's annual town meeting approved a $3.2 million budget but were unable to make the fire chief's position an appointed post.

The defense began calling witnesses Thursday in the double murder trial of Duane Christopher Waterman, focusing on an accident last spring involving a truck owned by one of the victims.

The two candidates running for a single opening on the Board of Selectmen each say economic matters are the No.

Residents will decide at the annual town meeting next week whether the Colby Farm Road should be closed for winter maintenance.

Nellie DeCoteau heard it so often growing up - "You can't do anything right. You'll never amount to anything" - that she almost came to believe it.

An sick and injured moose was euthanized in Thompson Lake late Sunday afternoon after swimming round boats, Maine Game Warden Joshua Smith said.

Early Saturday morning, police Officer Kevin Nichols drove upon a car on Pleasant Street with windows smashed out of it and random pieces of wood nearby.

Polewarczyk outlasts Rolfe, Brackett for New England Dodge Dealers 150 win OXFORD, Maine - Joey Polewarczyk lost the lead to Ricky Rolfe and Tim Brackett before regaining it on lap 108 Sunday and dominating the late stages of the New England Dodge Dealers ACT 150 at Oxford Plains Speedway.

No one was hurt Friday morning when a car being pursued by an Oxford police officer crashed into a house near the intersection of Route 121 and Bolsters Mills Road in Otisfield.

An Oxford man was arrested on a slew of charges Friday after a high-speed chase that ended with a house being hit and a foot pursuit at Spurr's Corner.

Plans to change the Oxford County Jail to a 72-hour holding facility will move forward this summer, though jail officials said the new proposal remains unpopular.

Explosions heard on Wednesday morning by residents from Peru to Andover were sonic booms from Navy fighter jets and not an earthquake, according to Jim Miclon at Oxford Regional Communications Center in Paris.

Sheriffs in Androscoggin and Oxford counties have banned or restricted inmate visits in an attempt to prevent the spread of swine flu into jails.

The Budget Committee unanimously agreed Wednesday to accept changes in the municipal budget brought about by a school district reassessment.