PARIS — A New Hampshire man with a multistate record of burglary and theft was sentenced to seven years in prison for a string of break-ins in western Maine. Dustin Locke, 28, who had pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and theft, was sentenced in Oxford County Unified Court on Thursday. Locke is currently serving a […]
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Norway man pleads not guilty to assault, rape
PARIS — A Norway man pleaded not guilty to assaulting his parents and sexually assaulting a woman from the same town. Eric Heino entered a not guilty plea in Oxford County Unified Court on Thursday afternoon. Heino has been charged with three felony counts of assault and felony gross sexual assault. According to a police affidavit, […]
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Referendum questions draw ire of Gov. Paul LePage at Paris town hall
PARIS — Gov. Paul LePage set his sights on the November referendum ballot questions during his latest town hall forum, held in Paris on Wednesday evening. With more than 100 people seated in the auditorium of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, LePage addressed all five ballot questions that will go before voters Nov. 8, with […]
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Buckfield man will serve another year for abuse of second boy
PARIS — A Buckfield man already incarcerated for sexually abusing a boy in his care will serve an additional year in prison after pleading guilty to abusing another boy during the same period. Gary Michaud was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to a felony count of gross sexual assault in Oxford […]
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Mingle Analytics receives $500K matching loan from MTI
PARIS — A $500,000 matching loan from Maine Technology Institute for Mingle Analytics in Market Square in Paris will allow the company to grow and better serve its clientele, according to President and CEO Dr. Dan Mingle. Last week, MTI announced a number of loans and grants to companies across the state, including the Paris-based […]
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Paris police hunting for missing dinosaur
PARIS — You’ve heard of people asking for help to find their lost dog or cat. This time, police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a dinosaur. The Norway-Paris Fish & Game Association said its beloved dinosaur — in reality, an archery target — has gone missing. Paris police are trying to track its whereabouts. The […]
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PARIS — This story began about 27 years ago when a former Raymond resident was driving with her husband down a back road in Windham and came across a storage unit sale. They stopped to take a look. “I brought a lot of stuff,” Patricia Dignard, now a New Hampshire resident, said of the merchandise she […]
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Police investigate possible Albany Township burglary, stabbing
PARIS — Authorities say they’re investigating a possible burglary and stabbing, after they found an elderly man semiconscious at the bottom of his basement stairs Wednesday afternoon. Police said the incident occurred before noon on Wednesday. The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 12:08 p.m. from an 82-year-old man on Lynchville Loop who was […]