Dee Menear is a staff writer for The Franklin Journal. She has reported local news in Oxford and Greater Franklin counties since 2013 and has a passion for connecting with local people and communities. Dee covers community and school news with a focus on Regional School Unit 9 and the Town of Wilton. She enjoys coffee, fly fishing, frequent trips to Seattle, learning local history, exploring the mountains of western Maine, and live music. If The Mallet Brothers Band or Ghost of Paul Revere are playing nearby, she is most likely in the front row. Dee earned her associate degree at Central Maine Community College and has won several Maine Press Association awards.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
Adopting Agnes Gray
“When in doubt, do something good,” said Rob Pierson, president of Grover Gundrilling of Oxford.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
Walking School Bus rolls on
NORWAY —When grant funding for Guy E. Rowe Elementary School’s Walking School Bus ran out at the end of last year, it was unclear whether the program would continue. Thanks to parent volunteers and financial support from the community, students were able to board the Walking School Bus without any lapse in service. “We didn’t […]
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
A decade of rehabilitation for Norway’s Gingerbread House
NORWAY — Rehabilitation of the iconic 1851 Gingerbread House has been 10 years in the making, said Andrea Burns of the Norway Landmarks Preservation Society, which functions locally as Friends of the Gingerbread House. Yet, the work is far from complete. The building, originally known as the Evans-Cummings House, has graced the north entrance to […]
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
Oxford selectmen set tax rate, up only 30 cents
OXFORD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved using $400,000 from the undesignated fund account and setting the 2019-20 tax rate at $15 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The rate is 30 cents more than it was last year. Assessor agent Donna Hayes presented several options to the board. “Using the revenues that budgeted […]
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Oxford selectmen raise property tax rate by 30 cents
The board voted to use $400,000 from surplus for tax relief.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Thieves break in, steal donation jar from Parkside Variety
OXFORD—Two thieves, faces covered by masks, smashed in the door to Parkside Variety on Skeetfield Road just after 1 a.m. Wednesday and stole a donation jar. According to Oxford Police Capt. Rickie Jack, two suspects had been identified as of Wednesday, and officers from the department were looking to locate them. “They entered the store […]
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
‘Everyone deserves recovery’
NORWAY — More than a dozen community partners gathered in the Harper Conference Room of the Ripley Medical Office Building on Tuesday, Aug. 24, to learn about Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative (WMARI). Healthy Oxford Hills hosted the luncheon gathering as part of its monthly coalition series. The meetings give community partners and members an […]
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Oxford County Fair kicks off Wednesday
Agriculture, education, entertainment and food await Oxford crowds.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Oxford County Fair kicks off Wednesday
Agriculture, education, entertainment and food await Oxford crowds.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Shooting straight through life’s challenges
NORWAY — “It was about 23 years ago that a friend let me borrow a bow,” said Jon Thompson of Norway, the 2019 International Bowhunting Organization World Champion in the Senior Hunter Class. “I was only going to use it to go hunting, but I liked it so much that I went overboard,” he said. […]
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