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🌱 Oxford director gains formal role in school curriculum review

Oxford, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Oxford! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Oxford director gains formal role in school curriculum review
  • Oxford’s Fitts wins House seat as county Senate races remain unsettled

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 39 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oxford Hills school board assigns vocational ed trustees, committee members (sunjournal.com) — Oxford school director Gay DeHart now has a formal seat on SAD 17’s Curriculum Coordinating Council after attending informally. She and Otisfield director Kelly Crockett will represent the board on the council, which reviews educators’ proposals before they reach the board’s curriculum committee. Directors also filled vocational education and finance oversight roles.
   

• 2 Oxford County senate seats still undecided (sunjournal.com) — Oxford’s Ernie Fitts won the District 80 House race with 63% of the vote, while two Oxford County Senate contests remained unresolved Monday. John Andrews led by just 14 votes in District 18, prompting a recount, and District 19 awaited ranked-choice counting. Timothy Holland also won the sheriff’s race by 68 votes.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Precinmac posted a job opening for Quality Inspector in South Paris. Apply here.
  • Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Poland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oxford here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Paris

  • Oxford County Homes and its owners face civil lawsuits for over $1.2M (sunjournal.com)
  • Public hearing for West Paris drinking water loan, 2027 rates set for Nov. 19 (sunjournal.com)
  • Blue Wave, Yellow Submarine (ms.now)

Poland

  • West Paris Library hosts monthly writers group (sunjournal.com)
  • Angry about property tax increases, Norway residents push back on revaluations (newscentermaine.com)
  • Woman says she buried body in backyard — and has no regrets (wgan.com)

Ok Oxford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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