PARIS — Repairs to a worn railroad crossing linking Market Square with the rest of Main Street have been pushed back because of higher-than-anticipated construction bids. Maine Department of Transportation traffic resource manager Reggie Knowles confirmed Monday afternoon that the repairs will likely be incorporated into a larger paving project through Main Street later next month. […]
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Paris selectmen reschedule Monday’s meeting
PARIS — Tonight’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen has been cancelled because the board will not have enough members to conduct business. The meeting has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Paris Town Office.
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Oxford Hills Middle School honor roll
OXFORD — Oxford Hills Middle School has announced the third-trimester honor roll. Grade eight High honors: Luca Allen, Camero Bancroft, Ashley Bedell, Joanna Bickford, Caroline Burns, William Eshleman, Breahna Jenkins, Skyler Kimball, Alexis Laverdiere, Natalia Mills, Marissa Morin, Jack Morton, Jason Paradis, Sydney Rowell, Haid Tanous. Honors: Benjamin Bailey, Madison Bangs, Gabrielle Bergeron, Kayla Bernosky, […]
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Oxford deputies resume border patrols
PARIS — Patrols by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office along the Canadian border have been reinstated after a monthlong hiatus. Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant announced Wednesday afternoon that deputies will again be eligible for federally funded Operation Stonegarden Patrol details. Gallant said reinstating the details puts money back into the pockets of deputies. “I […]
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Annual golf tournament benefits Maine Veterans’ Home
PARIS – The Western Maine Veterans’ Advisory Committee has announced that a number of local sponsors are providing huge prizes for its fourth annual golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Fairlawn Golf Course in Poland to benefit the residents at Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris. WMVAC is still accepting players but please hurry […]
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Household Hazardous Waste collection for Buckfield, etc. is Aug. 9
NORWAY — Norway/Paris Solid Waste will hold their annual Household Hazardous Waste collection event from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. All those household chemicals that have been sitting under kitchen sinks or in basements and garages for many years can be brought to the event at the Norway/Paris Transfer Station at 39 Brown St. […]
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Young walking for young; cross-country trekker stops in Maine
PARIS — The usual remark Steve Young hears when walking travel-strained into a new town references his hat. “It’s like Indiana Jones.” Another, and one more important in his view, is what people say upon learning Young’s walking the county for a good cause. “You’re like Forest Gump.” Young arrived in Paris on Friday with […]
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Maine Audubon seeks volunteers to monitor roads
Maine Audubon seeks volunteers to survey roads in western Maine for signs of wildlife road crossings. Information collected by volunteers about where, when and how many animals cross our roads is the critical first step in identifying ways to reduce wildlife road mortality. The western mountains region of Maine has been identified by many local, […]
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McLaughlin Foundation mulls options for abutting property
PARIS — The McLaughlin Foundation is seeking public input on how to utilize a neighboring property it acquired last fall. Executive Director Barbara Durr said Thursday that the nonprofit organization has received two grants in recent months totaling about $18,000 that will integrate the 103 Main St. property. Immediate plans for the building and land […]
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No decision on motion to overturn Lowe’s manslaughter convictions
PARIS — Defense lawyers argued Thursday that an Oxford woman’s manslaughter convictions should be overturned because her father should not have been allowed to testify at her trial. Active-Retired Judge Robert Clifford did not issue an immediate ruling on the motion from defense attorneys representing Kristina Lowe who is seeking a new trial or to […]