PARIS – Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant said he does not support a ballot question asking residents if they wish to require mandatory background checks prior to private gun sales or transfer of guns in most instances. Gallant said in a news release Tuesday that people have begun emailing him, “concerned because they read some […]
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Sumner man gets additional 3-year sentence for sex crime
PARIS — A Sumner man who was recently sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl had three years added to his sentence Monday afternoon at Oxford County Superior Court. Kevin Ayer, 49, was sentenced Aug. 12 on three counts of gross sexual assault and one count of unlawful sexual contact. […]
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Rumford man to serve 9 months for sexual assault
PARIS — A Rumford man was sentenced to four years in jail Monday morning after pleading guilty to an unlawful sexual conduct charge following a 2015 incident with a girl under 12 years old. As part of the plea deal, Dalton Pike, 20, will have all but nine months of the sentence suspended, and will […]
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Oxford Hills teachers ratify contract
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Education Association has ratified a three-year contract that calls for cost-of-living and step increases in pay. “Things went well. Both sides came out of it happy with the results,” School Administrative District 17 Director Barry Patrie said. He chairs the board’s negotiation team, which approved the contract in August. The […]
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Colpitts lays out goals for SAD 17
PARIS — Superintendent Rick Colpitts told SAD 17 directors Tuesday night that he’s committed to reducing class size, but without more space it’s difficult to do. Colpitts said most of the schools are at capacity and replacing Agnes Gray School in West Paris and Oxford Hills Middle School in Paris remain elusive because of state […]
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SAD 17 prepared to welcome students
PARIS — Oxford Hills School District students will see new faces and improved facilities when they return to classes next week. Students in grades kindergarten through seven and students in grade nine will return Tuesday, Aug. 30. Students in grades eight, 10, 11 and 12 go back Wednesday, Aug. 31. “We have had an unusually busy […]
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Paris shopping center to fence off parking lot
PARIS — The Cornwall Shopping Center has taken steps toward installing a fence between its 179 Main St. property and its next-door neighbor, the Four Seasons Function Center, to limit liability for parking. Kimball Stanwood, an employee of M H Parsons & Sons Lumber in York, said the Four Seasons Function Center, owned by Paris Selectman […]
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SAD 17 board approves teachers contract
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors Monday night approved the terms of a new three-year contract with the Oxford Hills Education Association. Although the directors discussed details of the contract in executive session prior to their vote in open session, no details will be made public until the teachers union ratifies the contract, […]
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SAD 17 launches new website
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 has rolled out a new website that officials say will provide current information and is easy to use. The site, which was expected to be rolled out this week, is at www.msad17.org. “One of the most persistent comments I’ve heard over the years is that our website was not appealing. […]