AARP chapter to meet Feb. 10 PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chapter of AARP will meet on Monday, Feb. 10, at the First Congregational Church on East Main Street. Lunch will be served at noon. Meatloaf will be on the menu with a special Valentine dessert. The cost is $6.50 and reservations are required by […]
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Calvary welcomes pastor from workshop LEWISTON — Sunday, Feb. 2, Calvary United Methodist Church welcomes Pastor Casey Collins back from a four-day workshop on creativity in preaching. Communion will be celebrated at the 10:30 a.m. service. Child care is available. All are welcome. Calvary is a “reconciling church” and is located at 59 Sabattus St. […]
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Oxford Hills Christian Academy to hold banquet, dinner theater
PARIS — Staff and students from Oxford Hills Christian Academy are working together to put on a Sweetheart Banquet and Murder Mystery dinner theater, open to the public, from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at Four Seasons Function Center. The banquet will include music, dancing and a variety of hors d’oeuvres followed by […]
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Knitting Guild annual meeting PARIS — The Western Maine Knitting Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at The First Congregational Church, East Main Street. This will be the annual planning meeting since the January meeting was canceled due to the weather. Members are asked to wear something red in celebration of Valentines […]
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Oxford County Democrats held business meeting, caucus training
Caucuses will be held March 2 BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats held their January meeting on Jan. 20 at the Crescent Park School, with attendance by Congressional candidates Sen. Emily Cain of Orono, Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson of Allagash and Alden Smith of Sangerville. Assistant District Attorney Andrew Robinson of Farmington, who is […]
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Paris revaluation set to correct mistakes from 2007
PARIS — The town intends to contract with an independent assessor for a townwide property revaluation, in an effort to correct mistakes made from the last revaluation seven years ago. The town has been saving money in a reserve account since 2009 and has $200,000 for the revaluation, according to Town Manager Amy Bernard. “This was […]
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Shaner’s to make way for Family Dollar
The decision has been complicated for Shaner. Though a choice ‘any businessman would make,’ he said selling the restaurant he’s called home for 29 years was the most difficult in his life. ‘My philosophy has always been I like the good side of life, I hate the bad.’ The sale of the iconic restaurant, located […]
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Paris selectmen sign new contract for town manager
PARIS — Selectmen on Monday signed a renegotiated contract for Town Manger Amy Bernard, extending the agreement for a year and a half to June 30, 2016. Selectmen conducted an extensive evaluation on Bernard’s performance in the past year during executive sessions at meetings that stretched over a month and a half. The Rumford native […]
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Barbara J. Kirschner Dow
1936 – 2014 NORWAY — Barbara Jean Kirschner Dow, 77, of Norway, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Stephens Memorial Hospital. She was born to Lelia Margaret Russell Kirschner and Louis Albert Fred Kirschner V at home on Russell Street in South Paris on Aug. 3, 1936. As a young girl, Barbara worked at […]