Advertiser Democrat
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PublishedApril 3, 2024
From junior firefighter to department chief: Ashley Wax-Armstrong returns to her Oxford roots
Ashley Wax-Armstrong began her EMS and firefighter career in Oxford 15 years ago. Now she is the town's first female fire chief.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Plan to add housing options for Oxford seniors comes under fire from neighbors
The Caleb Group, a Massachusetts developer specializing in affordable housing, hopes to convert a Thompson lakefront eyesore into a 77-unit apartment complex for older people.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Hebron news hawks launch school paper
When Hebron student Ori Brennan wanted to learn about journalism, she started a school newspaper so she could learn on the job.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
19th century homestead demolished to make way for Norway housing cooperative
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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PublishedJanuary 31, 2024
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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PublishedJanuary 24, 2024
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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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
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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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
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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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
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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PublishedMay 16, 2023
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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