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Oxford Historical Society mission: Save and restore town's last standing 1-room schoolhouse

The land on Route 26 is being sold, prompting the effort to move and preserve the building.

Oxford board chooses new leaders

Oxford Hills voters show strong support for SAD 17 school budget

Read Article With seven of eight towns in School Administrative District SAD 17 reporting, voters seemed to overwhelmingly approve the proposed $43.7 million budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year. Tuesday night returns show 754 votes in favor and 346 opposed. Also on the ballot Tuesday was the district’s $471,078 adult education budget and Vocational Region 11’s $3.76 million budget. Both passed easily adult education with 72% of 1,152 votes cast and vocational with 75% of 1,151 ballots. Results are unofficial until certified by election officials. The school budget results, by town, were: Harrison, 126 yes, 58 no; Hebron, 27-6; Norway, 100-25; Otisfield, 32-9; Oxford, 194-118; Paris, 252-125; and Waterford, 23-5. West Paris tallies were not available Tuesday night.

Oxford voters reject plan to lease town office space, but OK selling town office building

Read Article Oxford Town Clerk Elizabeth Olsen, far right, announces the start of the annual Town Meeting on Saturday as selectmen look on. From left are Dana Dillingham, Sharon Jackson, Caldwell Jackson, Vice-Chair Samantha Hewey, Chair Scott Hunter, and Town Manager Adam Garland. Nicole Carter / Advertiser Democrat OXFORD After close to an hour and a half of question and debate over three articles regarding the immediate future of Oxford’s town offices, voters took less than 15 minutes to approve all 35 other articles at Saturday’s annual town meeting, held at Oxford Elementary School. Among those articles was the town budget: All articles for the 2021-2022 budget of $5,261,210 passed unanimously, representing a decrease of $420,372 from the current budget, or 7.5%.

Two incumbents, two challengers for two Oxford selectman seats