The Whitman Street property, vacant and crumbling for the last several years, will be redeveloped as a 12-18 unit affordable housing cooperative.
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Electric school bus discussion has social media firing on all cylinders
Arguments — in favor and against — dominated Advertiser Democrat and Sun Journal Facebook pages after SAD 17 school board directors vote to apply for E/V transportation grant.
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Oxford Hills Technical School prepares students for careers as Maine Guides
Enrollment to enter the program next September is open until Feb. 25.
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Pigeon Hill School relocated in Oxford, fulfilling a wish by a former student
Oxford’s last standing one-room schoolhouse, built in 1867, is being restored by the Oxford Historical Society for use as a living history exhibit.
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Historical society president on a mission to preserve veterans’ gravestones in Hebron
Jim MacDonald found many stones in Hebron’s 14 cemeteries were in poor condition and set himself a lofty goal.
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Rattlesnakes in Maine: The monster, the myth, the medicine
Unsurprisingly, the history is intertwined with mythic lore, persistently fed by generations of hardy yet suspicious settlers and their descendants.
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Oxford Hills seniors complete projects for 1st time since pandemic
Senior project is a yearlong independent study program that combines community service with public speaking.
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Recovery Center open house draws political support
Supporters of the Western Maine Addiction Recover Initiative are joined by Gov. Janet Mills, State Sen. Rick Bennett and representatives of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, U.S. Sen. Angus King and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden to celebrate the opening of Oxford county’s second addiction recovery center in Norway.
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Otisfield students produce living history reenactment
Otisfield Elementary School teacher Pamela Marshall’s fifth-grade class recently brought American history alive with a reenactment of the Continental Army’s experience at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.
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Polly’s Variety now home to food pantry
The new location will provide cold storage and more efficient drive-through for clients.