PARIS — Selectmen on Monday approved a new three-year contract for auditing services. According to Town Manager Amy Bernard, the town received two bids to preform annual audits of the town’s finances. In a unanimous vote, selectmen awarded the contract to RHR Smith of from Buxton. Bernard said the company bid $7,500, compared to the […]
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Fellowship night at Evening Star lodge BUCKFIELD — Fellowship night will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the Evening Star No. 147 Lodge. This is open to the public; ladies and gentlemen are welcome. Members will show visitors around the lodge and answer questions about membership. Refreshments will be served. The lodge […]
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Ex-FBI agent drawn to career by fliers of criminals
WOODSTOCK — Jack Richardson’s collection of FBI fliers as a boy led to a 20-year career chasing criminals and checking the backgrounds of high-level government employees, he told listeners Thursday at the Whitman Memorial Library. “When I was young, and my parents owned an inn in New Hampshire, we would receive fliers from the FBI […]
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Emergency responders learn to ID meth labs
PARIS — “These are a problem. These are dangerous. These are going to get people killed,” Matt Cashman said, holding up two innocent-looking plastic soda bottles, one with a plastic tube sticking out the end. Cashman, a supervisor with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, was starting a two-hour presentation on the risks of responding to possible methamphetamine labs to […]
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Paris-based modular home manufacturer purchased by Minnesota company
PARIS — Local modular home company KBS Building Solutions has been purchased by a Minnesota-based manufacturer in a deal reportedly worth $10.5 million. Aetrium, a publicly-traded company based in St. Paul, Minn., announced the purchase from private owner Robert Farnum in a news release last week. The company is part of the global semiconductor industry. “Aetrium […]
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New England School of Communications honors list
BANGOR — The New England School of Communications has announced the honors list for fall 2013. NESCom offers Bachelor of Science degrees in communications technology, entertainment production and in media studies. Honors list Hanson Gorham of Rumford, in the BSCT – audio engineering program. Richard Carlson of Poland, in the BSCT – audio engineering program. […]
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West Paris food pantry WEST PARIS — The Neighborhood Niche Food Pantry will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, April 15, at West Paris Baptist Church, 15 Church St. The pantry is open the first and third Tuesday of each month. West Paris residents are invited to come once a month. Spurrs Corner […]
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Swingin’ Bears dance is April 12
PARIS — The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club will have its next dance Saturday evening, April 12, at the Oxford Hills Middle School, 100 Pine St. It will be a treat for all attending when the husband and wife team, Kip and Linda Moulton of Scarborough, call and cue the square and round dancing from […]
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3-T Auction to benefit Papa’s Boots mission
PARIS — A 3-T Auction will be held at Deering Memorial United Methodist Church at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12. The auction will consist of “Talents,” “Treats” and “Treasures,” with people from both churches and the community donating unique items. Some of the items being auctioned off are Maine maple syrup, home-knit stockings, kayak trip, […]
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Local nonprofit launches crowd-funding campaign
NORWAY — The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy has embarked on a fundraising campaign using Indiegogo, a popular internet site for nonprofit organizations to raise awareness and fund projects. With the help of Grant Guiliano of Adaptive Media and local videographer Eli Gabrielson, CEBE was able to create a compelling, four-minute video to support the […]