Greenwood News

Thursday's string of storms has left some damage in Maine. Officials in York County said the towns of Cornish and Parsonsfield have trees and wires down.

Efforts to conserve 644 acres of woodland got a big boost this week. The Land For Maine's Future Board allocated $251,000 to the Mahoosuc Land Trust toward the purchase of Buck's Ledge, which includes Lapham ...

Citing lack of faith and trust in their directors, Tri-Town Rescue Service employees said Monday night that they will resign from their jobs if major changes are not made in the operation of the rescue service.

The attorney for Tri-Town Rescue Service Board of Directors said Friday that a major reorganization of the service, including the removal of Chief Norman St.

“A great number of residents in our town don't have a say in their own public safety”

Officials from several Oxford County towns and fire departments acknowledged Wednesday night that the ranks of volunteer firefighters are decreasing, in part, because of required training and daytime employment ... via Sun-Journal

“They hit a culvert and launched into air. She was sleeping”

A Bethel man was seriously injured early Friday morning when his pickup truck apparently hit a culvert and flipped over on its side on Route 26. via Sun-Journal

“Any one of those towns voting 'no' could result in the inter-local agreement being dissolved”

Emergencies were at the forefront Tuesday as Oxford County commissioners heard discussions of fire and ambulance coverage in the county. via Sun-Journal

“It's not going to be significant.”

In an attempt to avoid a tax increase, voters made deep cuts to several budget items at the annual town meeting Saturday. via Sun-Journal

Workers who were laid off last year from a western Maine wood products manufacturer have been certified for assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor. via WLBZ

Voters will decide on 35 articles Saturday, including election of a selectman and a school board director. via Sun-Journal

“I know people have different ideas of the way life should be”

I was absolutely shocked this morning to read in the Lewiston Sun Journal out of Lewiston, Maine about the town of Norway deciding, willy-nilly from what I can tell, to ban guns at the town office. via Black Bear Blog

“We feel we should honor the citizen's request and have this run by the town's attorney”

After meeting with representatives of the Mahoosuc Land Trust on Tuesday, selectmen agreed to support the trust's efforts to purchase 644 acres of woodland off Route 26 in Bryant Pond village. via Sun-Journal

“I think the customers that were here enjoyed them, too.”

The weather doesn't always make it easy, but the Hillsmen Barbershop Chorus continued its tradition Tuesday of delivering singing valentines. via Sun-Journal

“We thought that was great that the state finally got that letter to formalize it. Now we have to know what we're going to do with it”

The state Department of Transportation has given Greenwood an early Christmas gift - a permanent standing bathroom, some picnic tables and barbecue grills. via Sun-Journal

“Five hundred miles from start to finish ... in five days. It will be the longest, most grueling unicycle race in history. Even for the top riders in the world, that's pretty ambitious”

Without realizing it, a young Peru man became a celebrity last year in the world of endurance unicycling. via Sun-Journal

In a 2-0 decision Thursday, the Board of Appeals rejected a property owner's request to reconsider an earlier decision regarding his lodging business. via Sun-Journal