PARIS — Gene Benner squinted his eyes in the sun, arms outstretched, trying to draw an imaginary line from where he stood on the asphalt sea behind Bessey Motor Sales’ showroom last summer, some 60 yards diagonally toward Main Street, the cemetery, and beyond. “This is where it would be,” Benner said. It’s June and […]
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Paris man charged with assault
PARIS — A South Paris man has been charged with felony assault after allegedly attacking two women at their home in Otisfield. Robert L. Sanborn Jr., 35, of Elm Hill Road, was arrested by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday and taken to the Oxford County Jail in Paris. He has been charged with felony […]
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Paris police receive paint guns for training
PARIS — Though reminiscent of toys, police hope new paint guns will provide officers with skills for the deadliest situations. The equipment, which looks, feels, weighs and functions just like a firearm, except for being bright blue — will be integrated into police’s current repertoire of training to prepare officers for real-world scenarios. Paris police Chief […]
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Paris special town meeting on fire department, project funds
PARIS — Selectmen will hold a special town meeting next month to ask voters to approve a streamlined Fire Department ordinance and re-designate about $7,000 in funding. The meeting has been scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, prior to the regular selectmen’s meeting at the Town Office at 35 Market Square in South Paris. […]
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Public speaking, literature, history classes scheduled at UC South Paris in January
PARIS — University College at South Paris, an Outreach Center of the University of Maine System, offers hundreds of courses each semester. Most courses are delivered by university instructors online and by video-conference and ITV. This semester, University College at South Paris also will offer three university courses that will be taught on-site at the […]
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Paris town officials accept downtown revitalization study
PARIS — Selectmen formally accepted a study Monday evening aimed at nourishing the town’s community character and reorienting its downtown on a new economic path. “The Strategic Plan for Market Square” devised by Paris businesswoman Sandra Swett was met with aplomb even as the study’s author vented frustration that she has grown discouraged working with the town’s […]
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Paris wants to take back the Fox School
PARIS — Selectmen on Monday night authorized Town Manager Amy Bernard to let School Administrative District 17 officials know that the town wants to take back the Mildred M. Fox School, which is the first step in securing the building for the town’s use. Bernard said that a number of ideas have been tossed around regarding […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office
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Park progressing after Paris strikes tentative agreement with utility providers
PARIS — Progress to establish a new public park along the Little Androscoggin River took a major step forward after the town and wastewater treatment providers struck a tentative plan to create formal access to the land, though would not see it transfer hands. The deal struck between the Paris Utility District and selectmen Monday evening […]
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Blood drive in Denmark on Dec. 29 DENMARK — The Denmark Arts Center will partner with Denmark’s own Hairy Business to sponsor a community blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, at Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main St. All donors will receive a free one-year membership to the Denmark Arts Center, […]