Lewiston Bridge Club winners LEWISTON — The Lewiston Bridge Club winners at the Lewiston Armory on Sept. 9 were as follows: first, Mary Trafton and Luke Merry; second, Dick Allen and Richard Balian; third, Nancy Lindgren and Larry Fortier; fourth, Priscilla Rooth and Hazel Glazier; first in B, Priscilla Rooth and Hazel Glazier; second, Marta […]
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Rev. Sallies will lead service PARIS — The Rev. Robert Sallies will lead the worship service at the First Universalist Church on Pine Street on Sept. 15. The 10 a.m. service welcomes all and is followed by coffee, conversation and fellowship. Music is under the direction of Donnal Hurd and Sunday School is under the […]
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Food bank open in Sumner SUMNER — Sumner Food Bank will be open from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Sept. 16, at the Congregational Church of East Sumner, 50 Main St. It is open the first and third Mondays of each month. For more information call 388-2610. West Paris food pantry WEST PARIS — The […]
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Donations needed: Destroyed quilts were destined for needy children
PARIS — More than 150 quilts and blankets that were lost in a recent home fire were destined for needy children. Laura Freeman and Wolf Gumm of Paris have been collecting quilts and blankets to send to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota at the end of October. A devastating house fire on […]
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Reaction mixed on plan to shut off Paris streetlights
PARIS — Residents will discuss the possibility of shutting off 41 streetlights in town during a public hearing Sept. 16. Each streetlight costs between $120 and $294 per year, according to a list compiled by the town office. The town could save a total of $6,384 per year by shutting off the lights. The 2013-14 […]
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Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club PARIS — The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club will hold a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. Walter Lougee will call for the mainstream/plus square dance and Carol Arsenault will cue for the round dancing. The dance will be held as usual in the cafeteria at the […]
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Towns to address Main Street stoplight problems
PARIS — The town intends to fix a stoplight at Main and Alpine streets that has been malfunctioning for at least a year. Selectmen on Monday voted to spend $2,800 to install a camera system to signal the light to change during off-peak hours. The light at the Norway-Paris line is co-owned by the towns and […]
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Mexico men given reduced charges in cocaine dealing case
PARIS — Two Mexico men indicted in April on drug trafficking charges stemming from undercover cocaine sales plead guilty to lesser charges in Oxford County Superior Court Tuesday. Daniel Allen, 55, of Swett Street and Darren Joudrey, 51, of Roxbury Road, were arrested with two other men in January after a yearlong investigation into cocaine trafficking in the Mexico area […]
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Barbecue chicken supper Sept. 14 BRYANT POND — A barbecue chicken supper will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Masonic Building, Main Street, Route 26. The meal includes potato salad, baked beans, dinner rolls, coffee, tea, fruit punch, Crystal Lite peach tea, and vanilla and chocolate pudding. Cost is […]