1936 – 2015 NORWAY — Beverly J. Tilley, 78, of West Paris passed away Friday, July 31, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. Beverly was born in South Paris on Dec. 27, 1936, the daughter of Walton and Elizabeth (Bane) Corbett. She attended schools in South Paris and graduated from Paris High School in 1954. For over […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Paris deputy fire chief relinquishes role
PARIS — Dogged by training requirements and facing a charge he improperly started a fire that burned down an unoccupied house, the town’s deputy fire chief will step back and assume a non-managerial role, Fire Chief Brad Frost said Friday. The shift, which was effective July 17, will see William Buffington take the position of house […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Navy SEALs trek from ‘Summit to Sunshine’
PARIS — A contingent of Navy SEALs arrived here Thursday morning, halfway through a grueling 95-mile trek from the summit of Mount Washington to the shores of Sebago Lake in Casco on one of the hottest days this summer. Their mission? To bring sunshine into the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses in the second […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Paris committee to take another look at zoning law
PARIS — The town will try to reconcile two documents regulating land use, setting the stage for voters to consider a zoning law later this year. Selectmen authorized the Land Use Committee to reconvene Monday evening to amend a proposed zoning ordinance to match the town’s Comprehensive Plan. While selectmen have not yet given the committee […]
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Oxford County Sheriff’s Office calls
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 243 calls from July 20 to 27. Among them were: * At 2:16 p.m. July 26, a deputy was requested to go to the Denmark Road in Brownfield in the area of the green bridge for people target practicing. The caller wanted them to stop shooting their […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Otisfield: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Finance Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Thursday Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Paris residents mull tax-cutting solutions
PARIS — Now comes the hard part. More than 30 residents, concerned that the rise in taxes is strangling their businesses and homes, told selectmen Monday evening that the town budget must be slashed to give them financial breathing space. The special workshop was a forum for residents to weigh in on possible budget cuts after […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Wessels appointed chair, Risica vice chair, of Paris board
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen chose its chairman and vice chairman Monday evening. Barring their own abstentions, selectmen unanimously voted to name Robert Wessels Chairman and Michael Risica Vice Chairman. Wessels was first elected in 2012 for a one-year term and re-elected in 2013. Michael Risica, a longtime member of the Planning Board, was elected to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
SEALs see action in Oxford County
PARIS — The Navy SEALs are back to bring sunshine to a group of children with life-threatening illnesses. This time, the elite team is taking on a reverse triathlon that will include a run down the tallest mountain in the Northeast, an 83.4-mile bicycle ride through Oxford County and a swim across part of Sebago Lake […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Paris police burn large, spoiled pot stash
PARIS — Police burned a stash of spoiled marijuana — valued at half a million dollars — seized in a raid last year in an apparent case of medical marijuana abuse that has yet to yield charges. Paris Police Department Det. Jeffrey Lange said Monday that the medical marijuana had wilted, molded and decomposed inside a steel vault […]