Oxford County Democrats

The Oxford County Democrats held a training and meeting at the Crescent Park School in Bethel on Sunday, January 17 with 28 attendees from 20 towns in the county. Rep. Terry Hayes of Buckfield conducted a session for candidates for legislative and county office, and Anya Trundy of the Maine Democratic Party presented a session for campaign volunteers. Final plans for the January 31 Maine Democratic Party Caucuses in Oxford County were reviewed and County Chair Cathy Newell announced that the caucus packets will be distributed to individual town convenors during the week of January 24. The caucus is open to all registered Democrats, with an opportunity provided for 30 minutes prior to the start time for voter registration and party enrollment by those not enrolled in a party. It was announced that plans are underway for events featuring the gubernatorial candidates prior to the primary in June.

There are several regional caucus locations with the towns of Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield, Roxbury, Byron and Peru caucusing at Mt. Valley HS at 1 pm, the towns of Bethel, Woodstock, Greenwood, Newry, Milton, Albany, Hanover, Upton, Lincoln and Magalloway Plts caucusing at 4 pm at Telstar HS, the towns of Stow and Sweden caucusing together at a time and place to be determined, and the towns of Hiram and Porter caucusing at 3 pm at the Middle School. Individual caucuses will be held at 3 pm in Andover at the Congregational Church, Brownfield at 2 pm at the Community Center, Buckfield at 3 pm at the Municipal Building, Canton at the Municipal Building at 4 pm, Fryeburg at the Legion Hall at 1 pm, Gilead at the Town Office at 2 pm, Hartford at the Town Hall at 1 pm, Hebron at the Town Hall at 6 pm, Lovell at the Town Office at 3 pm, Norway at the Town Office at 1 pm, Otisfield at the Town Office at 2 pm, Oxford at the Town Office at 2:30 pm, Paris at the Town Office at 1 pm, Sumner at the Town Office at 2 pm, Sweden at the Shorey’s home at 6 pm, Waterford at the Town Office at 5 pm, and West Paris at the Town Office at 3 pm. Plans for Stow and Stoneham are incomplete. Anyone willing to assist with either town may contact County Chair Cathy Newell. A final list of caucuses will be officially posted in the Sun Journal the week prior to the January 31 caucus date.

The business of the caucus is the election of State Convention delegates, the election of local and county committee members, and the opportunity to meet and support Democratic candidates for state, legislative and county offices. Further details including names of caucus convenors are posted on the Oxford County Democrats web site, www.oxforddems.org, and on the Oxford County ME Democrats Facebook page. County Chair Cathy Newell may be contacted at 875-2116.

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