Leslie H. Dixon
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Past articles by Leslie:
Oxford fire chief list down to three finalists
Interviews will be conducted by the town manager. → Read More
Universalist church belfry project to begin in May
Belfry to be restored to original dimensions. → Read More
No record, but eight ‘snow days’ impacting school calendar
The Oxford Hills School District had had 8 "snow days" so far this school year. How will they be made up? → Read More
Former schoolhouse for sale in Norway
NORWAY — The town is looking for ideas to reuse the former Streaked Mountain School building on lower Main Street. “We don’t really want to list it for sale,” Town Manager Dennis Lajoie said. Last September, the SAD 17 board of directors declared the school building at 160 Main St. “unnecessary for educational purposes” and … → Read More
Oxford Casino intersection lights may come this summer
OXFORD — A plan to activate the traffic lights at the Oxford Casino intersection on Route 26 is scheduled as part of a road project set to begin in April. The state road project in Oxford and Poland is scheduled to take place from April 1 to early October, Maine Department of Transportation spokesman Ted … → Read More
Oxford gets $1.9 million from casino
Oxford reaps almost $2 million from Casino in 2018 → Read More
Flooding damages Paris Fire Department
Last week's flooding caused extensive damage to the Paris fire station → Read More
SAD 17 board moves to make up snow days
PARIS — The School Administrative District 17 board of directors voted Tuesday night to extend early release Wednesdays districtwide by an hour through the remainder of the current school year. The move will make up three of the five snow days the district has had so far and restore Wednesdays to a “regular” school day. The revised … → Read More
SAD 17 gets agreement on high school accreditation
PARIS — The New England Association of Schools and Colleges has agreed to evaluate Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School for accreditation as a comprehensive high school. Principal Ted Moccia and Oxford Hills Technical School Director Shawn Lambert told SAD 17 directors Monday night that the organization agreed to judge the school as a comprehensive school … → Read More
Oxford still hopes to get mobile home park on sewer
OXFORD — Efforts are continuing to persuade the owner of a local mobile home park to tie into the $28.5 million wastewater treatment plant. “We just made contact yesterday and they are reluctant to connect as they replaced a couple of their systems recently and have a couple more that they are doing in the future,” … → Read More
KBS Waterford plant for sale
WATERFORD – KBS Builders, based in Paris, is selling off its Waterford plant for close to $1 million. The Dunham group in Portland is marketing the 61,850 square-foot manufacturing plant at 947 Waterford Road for KBS Builders for $995,000, according to information on the Dunham Group‘s webpage. A “For Sale” sign has been placed at … → Read More