PARIS — A program on creating magic in the garden will be held form 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at McLaughlin Garden. A mother-daughter duo will lead participants in creating fairy houses. The afternoon will begin with an introduction to fairy houses by fairy expert Carly Pearlson. Fairy houses are small structures for […]
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Selectmen approve updated form for road use
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved changes to the town’s Non-Standard Use of Public Roads and Property form, ending months of discussion on wording and context. The form was originally adopted by the board in 2011 as a way to regulate requests to use town roads determined to be “non-standard,” such as parades, […]
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High school concert looks to hit a high note
PARIS — Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School’s orchestra and choirs, which number 181 members, will hold their first concert of the school year next week. It begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the Mark Eastman Auditorium at the high school. It will feature the largest number of orchestra and choir members in recent […]
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Retired educators to meet Oct. 18
PARIS — The Oxford County Educators Association-Retired will gather for their October meeting on Friday, Oct. 18, at the First Congregational Church. Socializing and sign-ins will begin at 10:30 a.m. After the business meeting at 11, members of the church will serve a meal. At approximately 1 p.m., representatives from Stephens Memorial Hospital will present […]
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Briefly
State Beekeepers Annual Meeting PORTLAND — The Maine State Beekeepers Annual Meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Ave. Registration deadline is Oct. 15. Three speakers will focus on honeybee sustainability in the Northeast. Dr. Deborah Delaney from the Department of Entomology and […]
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SAD 17 school lunch program big business
PARIS — Food Services Director Martha O’Leary runs a $1.6 million business from the kitchen at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. And it costs the taxpayers zip. The 30 staff members of the Oxford Hills School District food services department — including the director, assistant director and secretary — serve 1,657 lunches, 857 breakfasts […]
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Sex, murder, mystery: A decades-old whodunit on Paris Hill still stirs debate
Seventy-six years ago today, after the sun set once again on the reds, yellows and oranges of the western Maine foothills, Dr. James Littlefield drove to a home on tony Paris Hill for what should have been a typical house call. Instead, in a second-floor bathroom, Littlefield was struck on the head with a hammer […]
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Church briefs
Anita White is guest speaker PARIS — – The First Universalist Church on Pine Street will welcome Anita White as guest speaker at the Oct. 13 worship services. The title of White’s 10 a.m. sermon is “Doing What Does Not Necessarily Come Naturally.” Music is under the direction of Donna Hurd and Sunday School is […]
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Sleepiness blamed for early-morning crash in Paris
PARIS — A West Paris man suffered minor injuries early Saturday when he fell asleep while driving and struck a telephone pole. Matthew Ball was on his way to work at about 4:25 a.m. when the crash occurred on Hill Street near the Buckfield Road interchange, Paris police Officer Raymond Parr said. Ball dozed off […]
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Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education: Registration open for October classes
PARIS — Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education will hold the following classes. Monday, Oct. 21 Beekeeping Intermediate, with Carol Cottill, EAS, 6:30-9 p.m. Five weeks. Tuition is $40. Wednesday, Oct. 30 Chinese for Beginners, with Xiao Han Libby, 4-5 p.m. Four weeks. $40. Chinese Calligraphy, with Xiao Han Libby, 5-6 p.m. Four weeks. $40. Thursday, Oct. […]