STANDISH — On May 10, Saint Joseph’s College held its 101st Commencement. Among the 564 graduates are the following local students. Ariana Andrews-Wilson of Buckfield, Natalie Aylward of Rumford, Ashley Beaulieu of Durham, Chandel Bouthot of Lewiston, Jacob Brown of Lewiston, Kristen Brown of South Paris, Willie Brown of Fayette, Christopher Bryant of Gray, Lindsay […]
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Well done
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Amber L. Duguay of Mexico received a Juris Doctor degree from Western New England University on May 17. — BEVERLY, Mass. — Patricia DeFosse, the daughter of Mary T Rice-DeFosse of Lewiston, has been named to the dean’s list for spring 2014 at Endicott College. Patricia is a senior majoring in business […]
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Paris children participate in healthy foods study
PARIS — While mulling over ways to get children enrolled in the 4-H Youth Development Group to eat more healthful food, Katy Duval stumbled across something unique: free money. There was no catch to the offer. Duval, of Poland, who leads 10 children ages 5 to 17 in an after-school program teaching nutrition and healthful […]
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SAD 17 considers need to keep former Paris school building
PARIS — The SAD 17 Operations Committee is looking at the district’s need to retain ownership of the former Mildred Fox Elementary School in Paris. The 1882, three-story brick building in Market Square is leased on an annual basis by the Oxford Hills Christian Academy, a K-12 school serving the Oxford Hills area. SAD 17 […]
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Community women offer advice to high school girls
RUMFORD — What do a state representative, a senior account manager for the world’s leading cattle genetics marketing organization, a town manager and clinical laboratory scientist have in common? Each took time from her busy life to talk to Mountain Valley High School’s Girls Talk. Girls Talk is a summer program to help freshmen girls […]
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University College to offer criminal justice courses
PARIS — Anyone planning to prepare for a career in the criminal justice field will find a number of opportunities at University College at South Paris this fall. The University of Maine at Augusta, the University of Maine at Fort Kent and the University of Maine at Presque Isle each will each offer courses in […]
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Paris revaluation expected to start today
PARIS — Assessors are expected to begin today going door-to-door for a townwide revaluation set to correct mistakes. The purpose of the revaluation is to fix those discrepancies in a 2007 revaluation which overvalued land and undervalued homes. Residents may see their property taxes increase, decrease or stay the same based on their specific situation, […]
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Hamlin Library lists new materials
PARIS — The following new items have been added at the Hamlin Memorial Library. Adult fiction: Save the Date, Mary Kay Andrews; The Target, David Baldacci; Highland Thunder, Lily Baldwin; Chestnut Street, Maeve Binchy; Stone Cold, C. J. Box; Cavendon Hall, Barbara Taylor Bradford; The Skin Collector, Jeffery Deaver; Frog Music, Emma Donoghue; Walking on […]