WEST PARIS — Selectmen on Thursday evening appointed Norm St. Pierre to the fire chief position, Lauren Day to the school board and Mike Grass to the Planning Board. A major topic of discussion was improvements to the Harold Perham ball field off High Street. The field has been plagued by periodic flooding. “Right behind […]
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Norway not interested in merging with Paris Fire Department
PARIS — Norway officials say they are not interested at this time in merging fire departments with the town of Paris. The ongoing issue of firefighter shortages, especially at the Paris Fire Department, prompted selectmen in that town to bring together firefighters and town officials from Paris, Norway and Oxford on Wednesday night to discuss a […]
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West Paris planning board approves marijuana greenhouse
WEST PARIS — The Planning Board approved a request Tuesday night by resident Carl Young to operate a medical marijuana greenhouse. Young told the board he would construct the greenhouse next to his home on Morse Hill Road, and it would be either 40 by 50 feet or 30 by 100 feet. Young is licensed […]
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Paris man charged with drug trafficking denied bail
PARIS — A local man accused of selling a powerful synthetic opiate that is sometimes mixed with heroin or sold as heroin was denied bail Wednesday afternoon in 11th District Court. Troy W. Masterman, 40, of 292 Christian Ridge Road is charged with trafficking in fentanyl, a painkiller 30 to 50 times more potent than […]
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Otisfield school may add grades
PARIS — Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the SAD 17 board of directors Monday that Otisfield Elementary School will begin converting to a kindergarten-through-sixth-grade school, if the proposed $39.1 million budget is passed by voters in June. The Otisfield school houses kindergarten through grade four. Fifth- and sixth-graders from Otisfield attend Oxford Elementary School, but that […]
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SAD 17 school superintendent proposes budget increase
PARIS — The SAD 17 budget as proposed shows a 2.12 percent increase in the local share, according to Superintendent Rick Colpitts. Colpitts told the board of directors Monday night that the proposed $39.1 million spending plan for 2016-17 includes a 2.32 percent overall increase from the current budget of $38.2 million. “This is by […]
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Oxford Hills Technical School to offer plumbing program
PARIS — A classroom in Oxford Hills Technical School has a concrete floor, stubbed plumbing and flues in the ceiling — all necessities for a plumbing program. Beginning next fall — almost 20 years after the fixtures were put in place — the room will be filled with students prepared to learn the plumbing trade. The […]
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Auto collision students donate wheelchair-accessible van to OH graduate
PARIS — Camo is Eddie Curtis’ favorite color. So it wasn’t difficult for the students and staff at the Oxford Hills Technical School’s automotive collision repair technology class to figure out what color to paint the van they were secretly restoring for him. On Tuesday, March 29, the 2000 Dodge 3500 van was presented to George […]
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Saturday matinee added for ‘The Wizard of Oz’
PARIS — Producers of “The Wizard of Oz” announced Monday that due to the overwhelming response in ticket sales, they will add a fourth show. Oxford Hills School Community Broadway Show producer Kyle Jordan said the April 1-3 shows sold out in five days. It is being staged at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in […]
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Paris board sets session on Fox school proposals
PARIS — Selectmen on Monday, March 28, agreed to hold an executive session April 11 to discuss proposals for future use of the Mildred M. Fox School. Interim Town Manager Sawin Millett said it came down to the wire Friday, March 24, when requests from those interested in using the property at 10 East Main […]