It is difficult to understand and so hard to believe that Paris residents are being put in the position, once again, of having to vote to keep the police department. This is the third time that residents have been asked to vote. Again, residents are being asked to lose a part of Paris history — […]
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Oxford Hills school budget, finally level, heads to voters
PARIS — For the first time in more than seven years, the Oxford Hills School District is poised to meet the state’s minimum requirement on educational spending, after residents Thursday night overwhelmingly approved placing a $39.01 million budget on Tuesday’s ballot. Approval means the school district’s budget is one vote away from being adopted for fiscal year 2017. Residents […]
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Second Bean brother pleads guilty to federal firearms charge
PORTLAND — The second of two brothers facing federal firearms charges stemming from a November 2015 hunting incident in Paris pleaded guilty Wednesday before a U.S. District Court judge. Stephen Bean, 55, of West Paris and Paris, pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, before Judge D. Brock Hornby. Bean […]
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Generations of Viking Choir to reassemble for performance
PARIS — Nearly 100 singers from across the country have registered for Viking Choir reunion rehearsals on Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18. The concert is at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 18, in the Mark Eastman Auditorium at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. Whether they are in their 60s or teens, they’re coming back to […]
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Manning is Veteran of the Month
PARIS — Robert “Bob” Lee Manning has been named the Veteran of the Month at Maine Veterans’ Homes in South Paris. Manning was born in Bangor on Aug. 20, 1925, and grew up in Millinocket, graduating from George W. Stearns High School, also in Millinocket. After the service, he used the GI Bill to further […]
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SAD 17 bond hearing draws small crowd
PARIS — About 25 SAD 17 officials and staff, and an Otisfield resident attended a public hearing Monday on a proposed $1.25 million bond. Voters will decide whether to approve the capital improvement spending at the polls on June 14. “We have deferred maintenance. Not all, but some,” SAD 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said to […]
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Teacher evaluation policy presented to SAD 17 board
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors heard a presentation on a proposed Performance Evaluation and Professional Growth policy that it may enact at its meeting June 20. The policy, which affects teachers and principals, is the outgrowth of legislation that requires school districts to establish requirements and implement them to measure the effectiveness […]
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Bond hearing, budget vote set for SAD 17
PARIS — A series of SAD 17 budget meetings and votes will begin with a hearing on a $1.23 million bond at 6 p.m. Monday, June 6, at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. On Thursday, June 9, residents will discuss and vote on a proposed $39.01 million budget at 7 p.m. at the high school. […]
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Paris approves permit to tear down, rebuild McDonald’s
PARIS — The Planning Board voted Tuesday evening to approve a permit application to demolish the existing McDonald’s restaurant on 118 Main St. and construct a new McDonald’s restaurant in the adjacent lot. Code Enforcement Officer Fred Collins Jr. said that the Planning Board reviewed the permit application at its May 24 meeting and voted […]