PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce is still accepting registrations for floats to participate in the annual Christmas Parade on November 29. The parade begins at 11 a.m. at the Advertiser Square on Main Street in Norway and ends at Market Square in Paris. The 2014 Christmas Parade theme is “The Night Before […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Lovell: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Hartford: Appeals Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Newry: School Withdrawal Meeting, 5 p.m., Town Office Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town […]
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Paris town officials return ‘incomplete’ downtown study
PARIS — The author of a strategic plan to revamp the downtown has been told to polish her final study, after selectmen said Monday night that it failed to meet their requirements. The 67-page document compiled by Sandy Swett has been handed back to her after town officials and residents blasted it for being incomplete and unprofessional. […]
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New school nutrition rules: Taste v. money
PARIS — Mandatory changes in national school meal guidelines could mean major financial challenges for the food service budget, SAD 17 Business Manager Cathy Fanjoy Coffey told directors Monday night. Among the problems, according to Coffey and food service co-directors Martha O’Leary and Jodi Truman, is finding tasty foods that meet the new nutrition guidelines. […]
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Paris Selectmen meet Monday night
PARIS — Selectmen intend to address a number of issues on a packed agenda Monday night, including a proposal to acquire land for a new park, a risk assessment and a comprehensive study of the downtown area. The meeting is a week ahead of the typical schedule. A week ago, selectmen voted to bump the meeting […]
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Paris detective promoted to lieutenant
PARIS — Paris Police Department Detective Sgt. Jeffrey Lange has been promoted to lieutenant and is the department’s second in command, chief Michael Madden said in a statement Thursday. Lange, 43, was hired in October 2013 as primary investigator. In his new role, he will assume duties as the department’s executive officer, Madden said. Over the […]
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Paris seeks bids on two tax-acquired properties
PARIS — Selectmen unanimously voted Monday night to put two properties out to bid after their former owners failed to strike a payment plan with the town. In all, the town issued final payment notices to nine property owners, some of whom have owed taxes for years. Six of those notified responded to schedule payment plans […]
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Paris officer hurt in rear-end crash
PARIS — An officer who was injured when his cruiser was struck from behind by a distracted driver Tuesday morning has been treated and released from the hospital, officials said. Officer Michael Dailey was taken to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway with minor neck and back injuries after the rear-end accident on Route 119, police Chief […]
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Investigation into large Paris medical marijuana operation ongoing
PARIS — Police said they are continuing their investigation into individuals suspected of illegally cultivating nearly $500,000 in medical marijuana from a home in a quiet residential neighborhood. Evidence gathered in the September raid has been referred to the Oxford County District Attorney’s office, police Detective Sgt. Jeffrey Lange, who is spearheading the investigation, said. Paris […]
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Soccer, Scout and 4-H programs rally around healthy snacks
PARIS — Katy Duval of Gray, leader of a 4-H group that meets in South Paris, is one of several community leaders in Maine who is participating in the Snack it Up Program, created by Healthy Kids Out of School, an initiative of ChildObesity180 at Tufts University. This pilot program is being run in collaboration […]