PARIS — Maine’s largest Christmas parade from Norway through Paris brought hundreds of people of all ages to line Main Street for more than two hours Saturday. They braved temperatures in the low to mid 20s under a mostly clear sky. Many floats cleverly depicted “The Night Before Christmas” theme during the Oxford Hills Chamber […]
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New policy has USPS customers seeing red
NORWAY — Some United States Postal Service customers in Paris and Norway are wondering if the postal service cares more about the safety of its drivers than that of its customers. Recently, customers on the southbound side of the road received a letter from Norway Postmaster Mike Anderson telling them they had 14 days to […]
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Spurrs Corner food pantry hours OTISFIELD — The food pantry at Spurrs Corner Church, Route 121, will be open Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. The pantry is open to residents of Otisfield on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For information call 583-4780 or 627-4329. West Paris food pantry open […]
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Paris police chief charged with OUI
Paris police Chief Michael Madden is scheduled to appear in court after being arrested and charged with operating under the influence last Friday, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Madden, 50, was arrested on Wiley Road in Naples shortly after midnight Nov. 21 by a patrol officer, Chief Deputy Naldo Gagnon said. The Cumberland County District […]
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Mahoosuc Arts Council expands board, bestows service awards
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Arts Council recently presented Outstanding Service Awards and added two members to its board. Outstanding Service Awards were presented to board members of the Mahoosuc Arts Council at the 2014 annual meeting. For many years of dedicated volunteerism, awards were given to Kathy Hodsdon, Melanie Ellsworth and board Secretary Linda Stowell. […]
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Paris Cape Historical Society to host Christmas party
PARIS — The annual Paris Cape Historical Society Christmas party will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, at the home of Cynthia Immonen, 43 Mountain View Drive. This will be a potluck supper followed by entertainment with a Christmas theme and the singing of Christmas carols. Everyone is welcome. However, call Immonen […]
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Thrifty Gift Shop open for Christmas PARIS — The Thrifty Gift Shop will reopen for the Christmas season from 10 a.m. to midnight Friday, Nov. 28, at 659 Park St, Route 26. Items for sale include Christmas decorations, toys and Christmas clothing. For more information, call 357-7072. Bulbs available for Legion tree LOCKE MILLS — […]
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Paris selectmen ‘frustrated’ over deal to purchase sewer district lot
PARIS — Town officials have invited trustees of the Paris Utility District to hammer out differences over a prospective deal to turn a riverside parcel into a park. Selectmen asked the district trustees to sell the town a 7-acre parcel at 1 Pikes Hill along the Little Androscoggin River for $1, the same price the […]
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UMaine Extension workshop to cover food safety law
PARIS — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free workshop about the Food Safety Modernization Act via video conferencing at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, at the UMaine Extension office, 9 Olson Road. Ben Tettlebaum, a Rhodes Fellow with the Farm and Food Initiative at the Conservation Law Foundation Maine, and Dave Colson, […]