The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a $5.7 million settlement with the owners of a former tannery in South Paris that began leaching toxins into the Little Androscoggin River in 2000. On Wednesday, Nebraska-based ConAgra Grocery Products Company, LLC agreed to reimburse the EPA for cleanup costs at the former A.C. Lawrence Leather Co. […]
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Vacation time may delay Paris study
PARIS — A comprehensive study of the downtown may be delayed a month because community members are on vacation. Town Manager Amy Bernard told selectmen Monday that the deadline may be pushed into September to allow every party with a vested interest in the study to give input. Sandy Swett was hired by the town […]
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Paris police to increase monitoring of parking violations
PARIS — Police will increase enforcement of parking violations after revamping the town’s parking tickets. Police intend to roll out the new paper tickets in the next few weeks. The move comes partially in response to a handful of complaints from business owners that people aren’t obeying the time restrictions on parking spots, Paris police […]
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Resident denied tax abatement asks for rehearing
WATERFORD — A property owner whose appeal for tax relief was denied Thursday by the Oxford County Board of Assessment Review has asked for an immediate rehearing. In a letter dated July 25 to Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole, John Howe, his wife, Deborah, and daughter, Virginia, whose property is in question, have requested a […]
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$5M federal grant coming for Head Start programs
PARIS — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award Community Concepts Inc. a $5 million grant for Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Franklin and Oxford counties. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, made the announcement Tuesday. Head Start is a comprehensive program, funded by federal and […]
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Ruling expected Thursday on motion to overturn Lowe’s manslaughter convictions
PARIS — A daylong hearing in a bid to overturn two manslaughter convictions against 21-year-old Kristina Lowe of Oxford will begin Thursday morning in Oxford County Superior Court. Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford is expected to rule on the defense’s motion to acquit Lowe of all charges, declare a mistrial or order a new trial in […]
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No injuries in Paris after fallen trees block off several hundred feet of road
PARIS — Crews worked through heavy rain and lightning to clear downed trees on Elm Hill Road and High Street on Monday night. A span of several hundred feet along High Street was rendered impassable after numerous fir trees were uprooted, knocking down power lines and blocking the road. “The way the weather was going, […]
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Oxford County dispatcher workstations getting a comfort upgrade
PARIS — Emergency dispatchers in Oxford County must be seated in chairs, staring at a monitor up to 12 hours a day. Now those workstations are getting a little more comfortable. Dispatchers’ consoles at the Oxford County Regional Communications Center will be swapped out for more ergonomic models later this summer. The purchase is fully […]
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Three injured, including 3-year-old girl, when pickup strikes car in Paris
PARIS — Two adults and a 3-year-old girl were transported to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway on Sunday after their car was struck on the driver’s side by a pickup truck. Christine Dumont, 47, Wesley Miller, 19, and a three-year old girl— addresses unknown — were taken from the scene of the collision at approximately […]