PARIS — A majority of voters approved the Disorderly House Ordinance at a special town meeting Monday night. Despite concern by some residents about what constituted a “disorderly house,” and whether it gave the Police Department too much authority and other issues, the ordinance passed. About a dozen residents attended the public hearing and meeting. […]
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Search continues for three town managers
PARIS — Three municipalities in Oxford Hills are searching for town managers. Amy Bernard left her position in Paris in December 2015; Michael Chammings left his post in Oxford in January; and John White resigned from his job in West Paris in March, weeks before he succumbed to kidney cancer. Bernard is now administrative assistant […]
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Paris Police Department fate uncertain
PARIS — Even though no law enforcement officials were in attendance at the Monday, May 2 police coverage forum at the Paris Fire Station, selectmen fielded questions from the audience and promised to get answers. In a letter to interim Town Manager Sawin Millett, Sheriff Wayne Gallant explained his absence. “The chief deputy and I will […]
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SAD 17 board OKs $39.1 million budget
PARIS — The SAD 17 board of directors Monday evening unanimously approved a $39.1 million spending plan for 2016-17 and reduced the amount to be raised by local taxpayers in the eight towns. “Nobody will be higher than 5 percent,” Superintendent Rick Colpitts said Monday. The local share was reduced from 2.12 percent of the […]
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Voice actor holds class in Paris
PARIS — The human voice can purr enticingly or it can shriek like the twisting of a galvanized garbage can. Writers exercise their skills to describe on paper how someone speaks. F. Scott Fitzgerald in “The Great Gatsby” wrote of a character, “The exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain.” […]
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West Paris selectmen learn about investments
WEST PARIS — Selectmen on Thursday heard from financial planning consultant John Lemieux of Anton-Lemieux Financial Group of Falmouth about the history and status of the town’s accounts. Lemieux has been the town’s financial planning consultant since former Town Manager John White was at the helm. When White passed away, selectmen were left with a […]
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Paris police chief, detective resign, cite toxic atmosphere
PARIS — Two of the Police Department’s top brass have given notice, citing the toxic political environment in town and instability in the department’s future. On April 11, Detective Richard Belanger put in his resignation and on Monday, April 25, interim police chief Jeff Lange filed his. Belanger’s last day was April 23, and he is […]
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Bean pleads guilty to firearms possession, faces up to 10 years in prison
PORTLAND — Andrew Bean pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to possessing a firearm after being convicted of four felonies. According to court records, on Nov. 21, 2015, a Maine game warden discovered Bean, 51, in possession of a 12-gauge shotgun near his home on Christian Ridge Road in Paris. He was prohibited from […]
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Choir to celebrate 50 years
PARIS — A Facebook page has been created to spark interest in the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Viking Choir and other specialty musical groups created by former School Administrative District 17 music teacher Cynthia Wescott. “A little more than 50 years ago Cynthia Wescott came to Oxford Hills (School District) to teach music. She wasn’t […]