PARIS — The town has cleared CN Brown company to expand propane storage to meet growing demand for the oil alternative. Planning Board members unanimously agreed Tuesday night to allow the company to install a second 30,000-gallon propane tank at their headquarters at 1 CN Brown Way in South Paris. Doubling local storage allows the company to […]
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American Legion to meet PARIS — South Paris American Legion Post 75 will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. Hamlin Library, Museum meeting PARIS — Hamlin Memorial Library & Museum will hold a board meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the library, 16 Hannibal Hamlin Drive. Members will be discussing, among other […]
Norway man ordered to repay $2,281 stolen from town
PARIS — A Norway man has been ordered to repay the town $2,281 after defrauding it of General Assistance benefits. Blaine T. Whitney, 44, of Main Street pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of theft by deception in Oxford County Superior Court on Tuesday morning. In addition to the restitution, a judge sentenced him […]
Paris business owner receives approval for signs
PARIS — The Planning Board on Tuesday approved signs for three companies, two weeks after the town levied a fine to the owner for erecting signs without approval. Board members unanimously approved the sign applications for Josh Tice’s Perfect Touch, L/A Luxury Limousine and Harris Brothers Rubbish Removal. On Aug. 25, selectmen fined Tice $75 for […]
Workshop on indigo dying at McLaughlin Garden
PARIS — Marty Elkin of a Wrinkle in Thyme is leading a workshop on indigo dying at McLaughlin Garden on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. The workshop will be held in the garden, weather permitting. If the weather is inclement, it will be held under cover. Kristin Perry, the garden’s director of […]
Planning Board discusses sign ordinance
PARIS — Planning Board members this week will review a business owner’s application for three signs. A preliminary agenda released for Tuesday night’s meeting indicates the five-member board could consider granting official status to Josh Tice’s trio of businesses on Main Street. They are Perfect Touch, L/A Luxury Limousine and Harris Brothers Rubbish Removal. The limousine […]
Selectmen may reconsider sending zoning laws to a vote
PARIS — Residents could finally get a crack at voting on zoning laws, after selectmen agreed Monday to revisit placing the controversial topic on the election ballot. The zoning laws, which have been endorsed and criticized in equal measure at selectmen meetings over the past few years, would create five districts within the town, each with […]
Paris purchases police car from Harrison
PARIS — Selectmen approved the purchase of a used police car to replace an 11-year-old vehicle. Paris will buy a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria from Harrison for $2,500 to replace a 2003 Chevrolet Impala. Town Manager Amy Bernard said the Impala, driven by Detective Sgt. Jeffrey Lange, was worth about $1,600 and needed a few thousand dollars […]
Police cars, downtown study on Paris selectmen’s agenda
PARIS — Selectmen will meet Monday to discuss a variety of topics on a packed agenda schedule. Sandra Swett will deliver a status update on a study of the downtown commissioned a few months ago to generate community ideas on how to revamp the Market Square area. The evening will be a chance for selectmen to […]
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Worship, praise night at Living Waters FARMINGTON — Living Waters will host a night of worship and praise on Sunday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. The following Sunday, Sept. 14, Living Waters will host Evangelist Mark Dunfee at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Please join us as we celebrate 2 Chronicles 7:14. The public is […]