Advertiser Democrat

02/14/2025

Five OHCHS students in the Class of 2025 are earning average grades over 100.

Five students of the top 5% in Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School's Class of 2025 are earning average grades over 100.

02/14/2025

Lessons in patriotism and love at OHCHS. The Summit Project has promised all Gold Star families in Maine that their fallen loved ones will never be forgotten.

The Summit Project has promised all Gold Star families in Maine that their fallen loved ones will never be forgotten.

02/12/2025

As Oxford Hills’ school administration works to meet kids with what they need where they are, residents from West Paris are not giving up their fight to save their community school, Agnes Gray Elementary.

Residents from West Paris addressed the board to mark one year since Agnes Gray Elementary School has closed.

02/08/2025

Seven months after signing a lease, the U.S. Postal Service has yet to begin construction on the town’s new post office.

The town has not had its own post office for nearly four years while the U.S. Postal Service stays quiet on progress.

02/07/2025

There will be a public hearing at Hebron Town Office Monday at 6 p.m. for residents to learn about proposed governance changes.

Few details about the Select Board’s plans for changing Hebron’s governance has been made public.

02/06/2025

The 2½-story building was engulfed in fire about dawn, and it appeared that a second building had caught on fire.

02/05/2025

Harrison Food Bank volunteers are a special kind of caring.

HARRISON — Robert Scott is one of the Harrison Food Bank longest tenured volunteers, one of its dedicated Tuesday distribution day helpers. At 87, he just might be the oldest as well, and he has no intention of giving either title up anytime soon. The volunteers have become like a second family. B...

02/02/2025

The new building will make it safer for ACOs to bring in unpredictable strays and for staff to care for them. It will provide space to temporarily place animals that need care following emergencies like car accidents or house fires, or have been rescued from hoarding situations. And it will be used for community service events, including spay/neuter clinics and even dog training classes.

RPC plans to start construction on its intake and community building this year.

01/31/2025

Two years after embarking on an outdoor ed advocacy project, students from Oxford gain adult-level knowledge on community development.

Two years after embarking on a outdoor ed advocacy project, students from Oxford gain adult-level knowledge on community development.

01/29/2025

Town officials had joined West Paris late last year in the lawsuit. Lawyers for both Paris and West Paris contended in the legal complaint that SAD 17 violated Maine law when Superintendent Heather Manchester closed Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris last February due to unsafe conditions.

The original lawsuit was filed due to the district closing Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris because of unsafe conditions.

01/28/2025

At Monday’s Maine School Administrative District 17’s board meeting Transportation Director Chuck Beardsley reported that midway through the school year, staffing is still the biggest challenge his department faces.

The school district will pay for new drivers to receive state training and licensing.

01/23/2025

MDOT’s Safety Office has designated the intersection of Route 26 and Oxford Street in Oxford as a high crash location and plans to install a traffic light next year.

The project is slated to be done in 2026 and will take about two months to complete.

01/23/2025

The water district is scrambling to address numerous equipment and safety issues brought to light after a boil water order continued for four months last year.

01/16/2025

Cass Newell has resigned as Harrison’s town manager, effective Feb. 4.

'Cass Newell has been an outstanding town manager and we will miss her,' Harrison's Select Board Chair Matt Frank told the Advertiser Democrat.

01/13/2025

As the Harrison Citizens Organization calls for greater government transparency, the group's own transparency is questioned.