PARIS — Residents on Tuesday approved a retail marijuana ordinance by a vote of 511-263. The ordinance sets parameters on locations, licensing and operations, and covers retail marijuana cultivation facilities, stores, product manufacturing and testing facilities. Marijuana social clubs are prohibited, according to the ordinance. The ordinance also states that any person who has been a […]
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Paris board to look into cleaning Moore Park memorial
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday night to give Selectman John Andrews permission to speak with a West Paris resident about cleaning and clear-coating the Civil War Memorial in Moore Park. Andrews said he had been contacted by Caleb White, a veteran and a former South Paris resident, who “offered to lead the […]
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Voters to decide on SAD 17 budget
OXFORD — Voters in the eight towns of the SAD 17 school district will go to the polls Tuesday to decide on the proposed school budget for 2018-19. The referendum will be a yes-or-no ballot question that will finalize action taken by voters Thursday night at the school district budget meeting at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High […]
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Paris voters to decide on retail marijuana, recall ordinances
PARIS — Residents will decide whether to enact a retail marijuana ordinance, amend a recall ordinance and choose officials at the polls Tuesday. Balloting will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Fire Station on Western Avenue. Code Enforcement Officer Kingston Brown said at an April public hearing that the ordinance would […]
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High School cafeteria kitchen reopens, others still closed
PARIS — State inspectors ok’d the opening of the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School cafeteria kitchen last week, but two other classroom kitchens remain closed because cleanup has not been completed. State inspectors made the final inspection of the high school cafeteria kitchen approving its opening on May 30, almost four weeks after it and kitchens […]
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SAD 17 directors discuss proficiency-based education
PARIS — SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Board of Directors at its June 4 meeting that proficiency-based education will allow Oxford Hills School District students to gauge “where they are now, where they want to be and how to get there” in their learning process. What it will not do, said administrators, is take […]
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SAD 17 plans forum on new learning system
PARIS — A public forum is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the high school on Route 26 on a state-mandated student instruction system for the Oxford Hills School District Superintendent Rick Colpitts and other district administrators presented the SAD 17 board of directors Monday with an overview of the new system. Colpitts […]
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New Hampshire man sentenced to 71 days for assault
PARIS — A New Hampshire man was sentenced Thursday morning in Oxford County Superior Court to 71 days in jail for attempting to strangle a woman in a South Paris motel in March. Eric Knight, 42, of North Conway was arrested after police received a call about a man and a woman fighting at the […]
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Memorial Day parade, service draws large crowd
PARIS — More than 100 people gathered for a Memorial Day parade and service May 28 that began in front of the Oxford County courthouse and ended at the Veterans Monument at Moore Park. State Rep. Kathleen Dillingham, R-Oxford, told residents that Memorial Day is a day “to remember the men and women who died […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen May 15, 2018 Paris Town Office Paving approved What happened: Selectmen approved funding for the town’s portion of a paving project on Stearns Hill Road, according to the draft meeting minutes. What it means: The project is being conducted in conjunction with West Paris and began last year. The town […]