PARIS — Sandy Swett will write the future of the next 10 summers and beyond. Last month, selectmen awarded Swett a contract to study and recommend the outlook for an area ranging from Moore Park, through Market Square and to McLaughlin Garden. It is expected to take three months. Swett admits a Herculean task lies before her. […]
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Six-week free lunches for kids NORWAY — The Progress Center, in conjunction with RSU 16 and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is participating in the six-week Free Summer Lunch Program. The free lunches are available for all kids, up to the age of 21, beginning Monday, June 23. Lunches will be prepared by RSU 16 […]
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Warning lights added to make Paris more pedestrian-friendly
PARIS — A pedestrian crossing in Market Square will be marked with high-visibility flashing beacons to aid people crossing Main Street. Selectmen on Monday night gave Town Manager Amy Bernard the green light to request a free flashing beacon from the Maine Department of Transportation to illuminate the crosswalk between the Paris Public Library and […]
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Paris selectmen elect Lorrain chair, Wessels vice-chair
PARIS — Selectmen unanimously elected Ryan Lorrain chairman of the board Monday. Lorrain, 26, was first elected selectman in 2011 as a 23-year old, and at the time was reportedly the youngest selectman ever to join the board. At their meeting Monday night, selectmen said Lorrain was mature beyond his years and would serve the board […]
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Finnish dancers perform in Paris
WEST PARIS — Hundreds of people attended a recent performance of Finnish and local musicians and dancers at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Forum. “The performance by Keiketys and A’Chording to Kantele at the Forum exceeded my wildest expectations,” said Dale Piirainen of West Paris, president of the Finnish-American Heritage Society of Maine. “I saw […]
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Paris board schedules special meeting for fire station upgrades
PARIS — Residents will weigh in on a proposal from town officials to replace faulty heating and cooling units at the fire station. At their meeting on Monday night selectmen agreed to schedule a special town meeting for July 28 to discuss purchasing three new high-efficiency rooftop heating, ventilation, air conditioning units for the Fire […]
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Local pastor to speak at national convention
PARIS — The annual meeting of the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches will be held in Omaha, Neb., later this month and Rev. Don Mayberry, pastor at First Congregational Church in South Paris, has been invited to take part in a panel on healthy churches and church growth. “I’m not so sure there is […]
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Grand jury indicts Norway man accused of stealing electronics, dog
PARIS — A grand jury has indicted a Norway man, charging that he broke into a Hebron home while the owners were away and stole electronics and the family’s golden retriever. Timothy Scott Robbins, 27, of 816 Crockett Ridge Road, faces felony burglary and theft charges. According to the indictment, on March 21 Robbins broke […]