PARIS — Selectmen have cancelled Monday’s public hearing on the town’s proposed land use management ordinance due to inclement weather and icy roads. The hearing was scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Paris Fire Station on Western Avenue. According to Town Clerk Elizabeth Knox, no alternate date has been discussed and the hearing may be pushed […]
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Paris animal shelter featured in national magazine
PARIS — The Humane Society of the United States has featured the Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills in its latest edition of Animal Sheltering magazine. The bimonthly, full-color publication ran an article in its January/February 2014 edition titled “They’ll Always Have Paris.” The article describes the plight of the shelter in Norway, the community’s […]
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Emergency assistance teams facing new training requirements
PARIS — New state requirements will allow highly-skilled teams from county emergency management departments to deploy anywhere in the state, but few may be willing to sign up for training that squeezes time and energy out of a limited and dwindling population of emergency responders. Last year, the Maine Emergency Management Agency issued certification guidelines for members […]
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Paris looks at equipment replacement schedule
PARIS — Selectmen are contemplating a long-term capital improvement plan to prioritize vehicle replacement and building maintenance. “We’re looking for a way to anticipate those capital expenses so we can avoid paying interest on loans and instead save up for a new firetruck or a new snowplow or a building that needs a new roof,” board […]
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Donations will benefit little boy with rare disease
PARIS — An account has been set up at www.gofundme.com/5ra9lw to raise money for Titan Welch, a little boy with Treacher Collins syndrome, who will require several surgeries at Boston Children’s Hospital over the next several years. The funds will defray some of the costs his parents, Israelle and Adam Welch, will face. Titan was born […]
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Paris zoning ordinance gets public hearing Monday
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing Jan. 6 on a proposed land use ordinance. The ordinance, which has been in the works for almost three years, creates zoning regulations to restrict certain types of building and development. The proposal is expected to go to voters in June. The hearing is […]
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Early storms cut into winter road budgets
With winter storms almost a weekly occurrence since November and another dose of snow forecast later in the week, some towns in Oxford Hills are already eating deeply into winter road budgets. In Oxford, Town Manager Michael Chammings said it was likely the town will go over its salt and overtime budgets due to the […]
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Improv group performs Jan. 3 RUMFORD — Room for Improv-ment, the Mountain Valley High School improvisation group, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, in Muskie Auditorium. During improvisation, actors perform without preparation with often hilarious results. Hartford Church clothing center HARTFORD — The Hartford Community Clothing Center will be open from 1 to […]