Whitley, write-in candidate elected in Norway

Sarah Carter ran a successful write-in campaign for the Select Board, receiving 136 votes.

Sprague, McElravy win re-election to Paris board

Running unopposed, the two incumbents win three-year terms to the Select Board.

Head-on crash closes Route 302 in Fryeburg, sends three to hospital

Driver is charged after his car crosses the centerline and strikes a pickup truck.

Man rescued during laundry room fire in Fryeburg

Electrical fire in basement traps third-floor resident in wheelchair.

Tarantulas and a bunch of other big, hairy spiders seized from Norway motel

At least three of the arachnids were identified as illegal to be in Maine. The others are at a Lewiston wildlife rehab facility for further identification.

Oxford County police log

Paris to revise Property Maintenance Ordinance

Town Manager Dawn Noyes said changes would help enforce rules for junkyards and yard sales.

Franklin and Oxford county polling places

Oxford’s annual town meeting attendance down by about 50%

Residents questioned increases in administrative and Rescue Department budgets before approving both as recommended by selectmen.

A digitally divided Maine leaves tens of thousands offline

At least 83,000 Maine households lack the broadband internet experts say is necessary for economic success.