WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen honored two Town Office employees Thursday night for pitching in with extra effort during the illness of former Town Manager John White. Board of Selectmen Chairman Denny Henderson thanked Donna Diconzo, deputy clerk, and Karen Wilson, deputy treasurer and tax collector, with certificates of appreciation for their hard […]
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Paris land agreement gets favorable public response
PARIS — The town is one step closer to gaining access to the vacant Paris Utility District property at the bottom of Paris Hill and being able to use it for recreational purposes. A public hearing was held Monday at the Paris Fire Station for PUD ratepayers and residents to weigh in on the issue. A […]
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SAD 17 summer classes face financial challenge
PARIS — SAD 17 directors were told Monday night that a three-year pilot summer program increased student academic achievement, but it will take more money to continue or expand it this summer. “If I were in Falmouth (school district) I would run this program in a heartbeat at every level,” Pat Carson, director of Applied […]
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Belgian police arrest main suspect in Paris attacks
BRUSSELS — The Latest on developments in Brussels, where authorities are conducting a raid after they said they found the fingerprints of a fugitive Paris attacks suspect in an apartment earlier this week (all times local): Updated 6:20 p.m.: Two French police officials have told The Associated Press that Salah Abdeslam, the main fugitive from […]
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Town survey results are in
PARIS — Interim Town Manager Sawin Millett gave selectmen a brief update Monday night on the townwide survey of government issues. Resident Chris Bass volunteered more than 50 hours to tabulate the results from the survey given to voters during the last election in November 2015, according to Millett. She submitted the final report March […]
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Driver injured in Hebron Road crash in Paris
PARIS — A Harrison teen is recovering in a Lewiston hospital after being injured when his car went off Hebron Road, rolled over and struck multiple trees late Sunday night, police said. Richard Strother was driving a 1996 BMW southbound and had just passed another vehicle at a high rate of speed when he lost […]
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West Paris manager’s letter read to public
WEST PARIS — Selectman Dennis Henderson read aloud at the Thursday, March 10 selectmen meeting a letter from John White resigning as town manager because of his two-year battle with kidney cancer. “‘I have entered the final stage of the disease and am unable to work,’” Henderson read from White’s letter. “‘I thank the selectmen […]
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Paris police create safe trading zone
PARIS — The Police Department is providing its property on Church Street as a safe trading zone for sellers and buyers on websites such as Craigslist or eBay. Interim Police Chief Jeffrey Lange said he is offering the parking lot and front reception area for private exchanges of goods for money to help prevent crime. […]
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West Paris Planning Board approves entertainment request
WEST PARIS — The Planning Board has approved its part of an application by West Paris General Store for an entertainment permit, which will be finalized after the state determines the septic system capacity for the site. The venue owners want to hold acoustic music and open mic nights in the rear of their building […]
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SAD 17 preliminary budget shows local tax increase
PARIS — SAD 17 directors were told Monday evening that preliminary budget figures indicate a 3.46 percent increase in local taxes may be necessary to pay for education for 2016-17. The projected budget is $39.17 million. Voters approved $38.2 million for 2015-16. “If the expenditure budget was final at this point, and the carryover amount […]