PARIS — The Paris Hill Historical Society will welcome Martha McNamara, director of New England Arts & Architecture at Wellesley College, speaking about the life and art of Pedro Tovookan Parris. The event will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, at the First Baptist Church of Paris, 500 Paris Hill Road, Paris Hill. It […]
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Mignonne Bouvier
AUBURN — Mignonne “Midge” Bouvier, 89, of Auburn died peacefully Wednesday, July 4, at Clover Health Care Facility. She was born in Lewiston on June 27, 1929, the daughter of Romeo and Blanche (Gervais) Bouvier. Midge, as she was known to everyone, grew up in Lewiston, attended Ecole St. Pierre and graduated from Lewiston High School […]
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Paris selectmen consider magazine to promote economic development
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to look into promoting the benefits of living in Paris. The issue arose after Selectman Gary Vaughn said he did not think the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce represented the town well in one of its recent magazines. “I truly believe that we’d have a lot […]
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PPL's Novel Idea Book Club to read 'The Midwife's Apprentice'
PARIS — Paris Public Library’s Novel Idea Book Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, to discuss the 1996 Newbery Medal historical novel, “The Midwife’s Apprentice” by Karen Cushman. The setting is a small village in Medieval England. A homeless young girl, cold and hungry, finds work as a midwife’s apprentice to a […]
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Responsible Pet Care features Edith, known to love and ignore
PARIS — Edith is the featured pet at Responsible Pet Care — and she is a hoot. She pretends not to be interested in what is going on around her, but she will purr up a storm even when she is trying to ignore shelter staff members — that’s a calico’s personality. Edith is a Golden Feline, the name the caregivers at […]
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Isaiah Harris places 4th in Paris pro race
Lewiston native Isaiah Harris finished fourth in his second 800-meter race as a professional track athlete, running a personal-best time of 1:44.42 in the IAAF Diamond League meet Saturday in Paris. In his first international meet as a pro after recently signing with Nike, Harris lowered his previous-best time of 1:44.53 he ran at the […]
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SAD 17 puts proficiency grading on hold
PARIS —Action by the SAD 17 Board of Directors on a proficiency-based grading and graduation policy has been postponed indefinitely. Superintendent Rick Colpitts said he intends to recommend to the Board of Directors that the school district continue with the current grading and graduation policy for the next school year. “Based on the feedback I […]
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40th annual Founder's Day festivities announced
PARIS — The 40th annual Founder’s Day to support the Hamlin Library and Museum in Paris will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 21, on the Paris Hill Green, rain or shine. The showpiece of the charity event is the Bahre Collection of antique and classic cars. The collection, housed at […]
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Paris resident earns ASPE scholarship
AUBURN — Logan Day of Paris is one of three Central Maine Community College students awarded scholarships recently from the Maine Chapter of the American Society of Professional Estimators. Day and the other two recipients, Michael Smith of Gorham and Maxwell Stanley of Vinalhaven, are students in the Building Construction Technology program at CMCC. The […]