WATERFORD — The 14th annual Foliage 5k and Fun Run was held Oct. 13 in Waterford Flats, with 37 kids doing the mile fun run and more than 150 participating in the 5K. As a special surprise this year, Arnie and Linda Elton of Whitehouse, Ohio, were taking part, fulfilling a bucket list to run […]
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Students showcase projects at Oxford Hills Middle School
PARIS — Hundreds of students, their families and others celebrated the first trimester of themed learning at Oxford Hills Middle School in Paris on Tuesday night. From the creation of eco-friendly homes to rocket ships and spacesuits, about 160 seventh- and eighth-graders displayed their projects. “It’s pretty exciting,” Assistant Principal Tara Pelletier said. Students were […]
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Paris selectmen endorse regulatory changes
PARIS — Changes to the town’s subdivision ordinance that shorten the application process for developers were endorsed by selectmen at a special meeting Monday. If approved by voters, the changes may help the town’s chances of being certified as a “business-friendly community” by the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development. Glen Holmes, director of […]
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Teens To Trails: OHCHS Outing Club among 8 grant winners
BRUNWSICK — Teens To Trails, or T3, has announced this year’s Outing Club grant recipients from high schools across the state. Grant awards were made to Bangor High School, Baxter Academy of Science and Technology, Deering High School, Maine Academy of Natural Sciences, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Portland High School, Sacopee Valley High School […]
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‘Music For a Sunday Afternoon’ PARIS — The second annual “Music For a Sunday Afternoon” concert will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street. There will be selections played on the 101-year-old classic Moller pipe organ and ends with a singalong and an “Organ Blaster” piece […]
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Paris OKs police procedures update
PARIS — Selectmen on Tuesday authorized police Chief Michael Madden to update the Police Department’s Standard Operating Procedures manual. The manual is out of date and some policies have not been updated since the 1990s. The six-inch-thick manual addresses everything from the number of buttons on an officer’s uniform to procedures to address an active shooter. […]
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Fryeburg man given four months for crime spree
PARIS — A Fryeburg man was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading no contest to a spree of vehicle thefts in the Fryeburg area in December 2012. Cody Parmenter, 20, was found guilty of three felony theft charges and was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, with all but 120 days suspended. He […]
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Paris amends policy on purchases
PARIS — Amendments to the town’s purchase policy that authorizes department heads to make more expensive purchases were approved by selectmen Tuesday. The policy previously gave department heads the authority to only make single purchases up to $500 without receiving three price quotes from vendors. According to Town Manager Amy Bernard, the policy was “time consuming” […]
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Veteran William H. Meserve is honored
PARIS — William H. Meserve, Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans’ Home, was born in Pownal on May 11, 1918. He grew up in several different towns in Maine. Meserve entered the service on May 31, 1944, and served in Germany during World War II. He did the cleanup after the war. He […]