PARIS — The staff at Oxford Hills Adult Education wants students to get to class and has established the Adult Ed ride-sharing program, which kicks off next week. From the Adult Ed office in Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School on Tuesday, Clyde Clark, director, Katrina Webster, guidance counselor, and Kirsten Petroska, English language-arts teacher, talked about […]
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Paris Police Chief Michael Madden leaving post
PARIS — Paris Police Chief Michael Madden believes he’s accomplished enough in two years to not feel too much regret when he sees the town fade behind him in his rearview mirror. He has officially put in his notice and his last day of work will be Wednesday, Oct. 7, when his contract expires. “I am […]
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Dorothy S. Cyr
1930 – 2015 NORWAY — Dorothy S. Cyr, 85, of South Paris, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. Dorothy was born in Portland on March 1, 1930, a daughter of Burton A. and Ruth E. (Carroll) Shaw. She attended Norway schools and graduated from Norway High School. She later graduated from Lesley […]
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Western Maine task force to fight heroin
PARIS — A newly formed task force in western Maine may be a point of light in the fight against heroin and other life-threatening drugs that have beleaguered the region in recent months. The Western Maine Addiction Task Force is a collaborative group of federal, state, local and county government officials, private organizations, community nonprofits and […]
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Rowe Elementary School’s Walking School Bus makes its first run
NORWAY — Cheers went up as the Walking School Bus arrived Tuesday for the first day of classes at Guy E. Rowe Elementary School. “Way to go, Walking School Bus,” Transportation Director Dave Fontaine shouted as dozens of students, their chaperons and police officer Brandon Correia rounded the corner at Marston Street and headed down […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Ordinance Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Jay: Special selectmen meeting, 3:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Lynchtown Township: Oxford County Commission, 10 a.m., Bosebuck Mountain Camps, 2013 Parmachenee Road Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office […]
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Marshall H. Longway
1927 – 2015 FARMINGTON — Marshall H. Longway, 88, of Hall Hill Road, Rumford, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Sandy River Health Care in Farmington, after a brief stay, with his daughters, Brenda and Marsha, by his side. He was born in Rumford, on Feb. 19, 1927, a son of James and Edith (Smith) Longway […]
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THS has new dean of students
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board has unanimously approved the nomination of Kristin Chambers Dacko as dean of students for Telstar Regional High School. She succeeds Cheryl Lang, who was named last month as the high school principal. “We feel very, very fortunate to have such a great candidate to bring before you,” Superintendent David […]
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Eva ‘Polly’ Durant
1939 – 2015 SOUTH PARIS — Eva “Polly” Yates Durant, 76, a resident of Otisfield for nearly 50 years, died Monday, Aug. 24, at the Market Square Heath Care Center in South Paris, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born on June 16, 1939, in Lewiston, a daughter of Lawrence Gilbert and […]
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Wires down in Harrison wildfire
HARRISON — Fire crews from five surrounding towns, as well as Central Maine Power officials and Maine Forestry fire protection crews, responded Wednesday afternoon to a wildfire that burned between 2 to 3 acres along power lines located off of Temple Hill Road. Harrison Town Manager George Finch confirmed that wires were down in the […]