Storytellers guild to meet Jan. 15 FARMINGTON — The monthly meeting of the WOODS (Western Order of Dedicated Storytellers) guild will be held on the third Thursday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Farmington Public Library on Academy Street. January’s meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan. 15, and will be […]
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‘In the Beginning’ is Norway sermon topic
PARIS — “In the Beginning” is the title of Silver Moore-Leamon’s sermon at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street for Sunday, Jan. 11. Music for the 10 a.m. service is directed by Donna Hurd and Sunday School is under the direction of Renee Wales. Coffee, brunch and fellowship will follow the worship service and […]
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SAD 17 considers changing grading system
PARIS — SAD 17 educators say a committee of administrators and teachers is looking at whether to discard the traditional academic letter grades when the state-mandated proficiency diploma requirement takes effect. In 2018, high schools must award diplomas based on students demonstrating proficiency in eight content areas. Although school districts are not required to adopt […]
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Paris selectmen like compromise in rural residential lot sizes
PARIS — In a straw poll at a workshop Monday night, three out of four selectmen agreed to a previously proposed compromise on the controversial rural residential lot sizes. Board of Selectmen Chairman Ryan Lorrain, Vice Chairman Robert Wessels and Selectman Janet Jamison informally agreed they could present to voters an amendment of a one-acre rural lot […]
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Paris selectmen mull changes to the Budget Committee
PARIS — Selectmen are expected to reduce the size of the Budget Committee because of concerns about low membership. In a straw poll Monday evening, selectmen said they preferred to reduce the number of seats on the committee from nine to five. Town officials did not take any formal action Monday evening, but signaled their intent […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Community Center Lovell: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., conference room Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., conference room Wednesday Bethel: Board […]
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Jones band to play Saturdays PARIS — The Jones Dance Band will play old-fashioned dance music from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 10, 17, 24 and 31, at the Legion Hall, Church Street, South Paris. Cost is $5. Artist to share experiences from India NORWAY — Norway artist and art educator Nikki Millonzi spent […]
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Costs a concern as Paris looks to take back Mildred M. Fox School
PARIS — Town officials said Monday evening that the potential costs of a free building could influence what they end up doing with it. At a workshop Monday evening, selectmen discussed the possibility of taking over the Mildred M. Fox School. Selectmen asked Town Manager Amy Bernard to move forward with getting a handle on the […]
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Convicted sex offender charged with gross sexual assault
PARIS — A homeless man with ties to the area was arrested after police said he assaulted a local woman Sunday evening. Scott A. Britton, 43, with no listed residence, was arrested by Paris police Officer Raymond Paar around midnight Sunday on Main Street in connection with an incident at a Main Street apartment earlier in […]
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Veteran Paris firefighters recognized for 200 years of combined experience
PARIS — When Capt. Ben E. Conant first signed on to be a firefighter in the early 1960s, supplies were such that if he wasn’t quick enough, he’d find himself without a standard-issued raincoat and rubber boats to extinguish a blaze in his street clothes. Which always meant he’d have to buy a new pair. “There’s […]