Baseball sign ups in Paris PARIS — Baseball sign-ups are scheduled for Wednesday, March 9 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, March 12th from 9 a.m. to noon, both at town office. Paris nights at In the Zone will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday and Feb. 25 and every Tuesday night throughout March. […]
Paris Maine
advertisement
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Canton man facing two felony sex charges
PARIS — A Canton man has been indicted on two felony sex charges stemming from an incident at his home in the Canton Point Trailer Park in November. Augustus O. Buck, 43, is charged with gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact and violation of conditions of release, according to an Oxford County grand jury indictment. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine
Second Bean brother indicted in Paris hunting incident
PARIS – Another hunter involved in a Nov. 21, 2015, incident on Stock Farm Road has been indicted by an Oxford County grand jury on charges of fraudulently obtaining a hunting license and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Stephen Bean, 55, of West Paris is the third hunter among a group of […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Possible state aid reduction for SAD 17
PARIS — Preliminary state subsidy figures show the Oxford Hills School District could see a reduction of slightly more than $210,000 in the 2016-17 share for local education. “It isn’t huge, but it’s a hit compared to last year,” School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said. Last year, the district saw an increase of $892,022 […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Budget Committee sets schedule
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts said he will meet with department heads and administrators after next week to go over 2016-17 budget requests line by line. “Around the first week in March I should have first blush of whether we’re up or down,” he said. The Budget Committee meeting schedule is: […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Cops and coffee in Paris Thursday
PARIS — Members of the Paris Police Department enjoyed coffee and doughnuts with residents of the Maine Veterans’ Home Thursday, part of the national Coffee with a Cop effort.Interim Police Chief Jeffrey Lange said he was pleased with the turnout, with about 30 veterans visiting with Paris police throughout the morning. According to Officer Raymond […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Deadline extended for defendants to answer cat caretakers’ civil complaint
PARIS — An Oxford County Superior Court justice has granted defendants’ motion for more time to answer a civil complaint seeking to disburse more than $151,000 in cash to the care of the abandoned and unwanted cats of Dixfield. The defendants in the case are Rumford attorney David Austin, and Gertrude Crosby, Bentley Crosby and […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Paris woman charged with manslaughter in connection with crash
PARIS — Asha Doiron has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal accident in Paris on Jan. 31. She is being held at the Oxford County Jail on $20,000 cash bail. Doiron, 32, of Paris was charged Friday afternoon after she turned herself in at the Oxford County Jail following an arrest warrant […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
SAD 17 athletics about character development, board told
PARIS – The SAD 17 board of directors was told Monday night that the district’s athletic programs are not about winning or losing but about making a difference in participants’ lives. Gerry Durgin and Mike Burnham, assistant directors at the Maine Principals’ Association, spoke about education based athletics and effective evaluation tools. “You’re not here […]