Nicole Carter

Saara Ryan attended the Jan. 9 Select Board meeting to counter misinformation shared about proposed school consolidation during its Dec. 12 meeting.

"Cass Newell has been an outstanding town manager and we will miss her," Harrison's Select Board Chair Matt Frank told the Advertiser Democrat.

HARRISON — When the annual WinterKids Winter Games kicked off at Harrison Elementary School kicked off last week, it was questionable whether all the activities planned for the four-week program would be possible. Western Maine has seen little to no snow since the beginning of the year and what was on the ground was hardened […]

OXFORD — During their Jan. 16 business meeting Selectmen unanimously approved erecting a new changing room at Pismo Beach, at no cost to taxpayers. Pam Sessions of The Mountains to Shore Board of REALTORS® and Sarah Foster, president of the affiliated Androscoggin Valley Council, presented a grant proposal available through the national organization for the […]

HARRISON — After being down one director for almost a year, Harrison will now be fully represented on the Maine School Administrative District 17 school board. During a special selectmen’s meeting last Thursday, the board unanimously approved the appointment of Mark Curran to fill the seat left vacant since former Director Rose Lacasse stopped attending meetings […]

The project is slated to be done in 2026 and will take about two months to complete.

The water district is scrambling to address numerous equipment and safety issues brought to light after a boil water order continued for four months last year.

Selectmen held a special meeting last Thursday to vote on a committee comprised of four citizens and the five-member board.

RPC plans to start construction on its intake and community building this year.

HARRISON — Robert Scott is one of the Harrison Food Bank longest tenured volunteers, one of its dedicated Tuesday distribution day helpers. At 87, he just might be the oldest as well, and he has no intention of giving either title up anytime soon. The volunteers have become like a second family. Bob’s daughter Tammy […]