Oakland voters to decide at annual meeting whether to go to full-time fire operation

The Town Meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Messalonskee High School Performing Arts Center.

Rotary donates to Fairfield, Winslow, Oakland, Waterville schools

Man arrested after leading police on car, foot chase in Waterville, police say

Tymberlin Peaslee, 18, has been arrested after he led police on a car and foot chase, crashed his vehicle and damaged two other cars just after midnight Saturday morning, police said.

COVID-19 put need for full-time fire department on the fast track, Oakland chief says

The town is seeking to change from a part-time volunteer department to a full-time one, at a cost of nearly $470,000.

State officials work to remove old Maine Central Railroad lines to make way for rail trail

Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands hopes to have contract signed soon to remove rails for recreational trail from Oakland to Embden.

Center to host hybrid race fundraiser in Oakland

11th One in Five 5K is one of the Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center's largest fundraisers and outreach events.

Waterville tech center students compete in SkillsUSA championships

Oakland seeks to move Fire Department from part-time, volunteer force to full-time

An informational meeting about the plan is scheduled for 6 p.m. April 12 at the Oakland fire station on Fairfield Street.

Messalonskee High School principal receives top state award

Paula Callan becomes the first educator to win both the Maine Principal of the Year Award and the Maine Assistant Principal of the Year Award since the founding of the Maine Principals’ Association in 1992.

Oakland student makes Le Moyne College dean’s list