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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PublishedJuly 18, 2019
Hearty breakfast served for 66 years
More than 80 volunteers from Waterford and surrounding communities help organize and run the Waterford Summer Breakfasts.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2019
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School graduate fighting for Olympic gold
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School graduate sets her sights set on earning a boxing gold medal at 2020 Olympic Games.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2019
Principal brings experience to Norway school
The new principal of Guy E. Rowe Elementary School has nearly four decades of diverse teaching and administrative experience.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2019
SAD 17 hires principal for Oxford Hills Middle School
Brian Desilets most recently served as assistant principal and athletic director of Mt. Abram High School in Salem Township.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Patrolling for safety and sobriety on the water
REGION — Last weekend, Maine Game Wardens and Marine Patrol Officers conducted concentrated patrols on bodies of water throughout the state for Operation Dry Water. The program is a national outreach and enforcement campaign, coordinated by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. It is held annually to raise awareness of the dangers of […]
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Commissioners begin exploring courthouse use
PARIS — The Oxford County Commission Monday, July 8, began moving forward with plans for filling space in the U.S. District Court building, which will be vacated once new courthouse construction is completed. County Administrator Tom Winsor said the plan was to have the new building occupied by mid-December. “There are a lot of rumors […]
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Church benefits from Eagle Scout project
Travis May, a Boy Scout with Troop 130 in Paris, took on a restoration project at First Congregational Church for his Eagle Scout project.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Family practice: Daughter joins dad in veterinary medicine
PARIS — “When I was really young, I very much wanted to be a veterinarian,” said Kate Holden. “When I got older, I realized how many hours my dad put in and I very much did not want to be a veterinarian. I tried other things but always came back here to help out and […]
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Special election set to fill Paris board vacancies
Nomination papers for two vacancies on the Board of Selectmen can be taken out July 22. A special election will be held Aug. 22.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2019
Tri-Town Fourth of July parade
Warm weather and bluebird skies welcomed spectators of the annual Tri-Town Fourth of July parade held Wednesday, July 3.
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