PARIS — The X-Tra Mile ATV Club received permission Tuesday to use East Oxford Road and Parsons Road to access both sides of a trail through the woods, after submitting a form for nonstandard use of a town road. This led to a discussion on which events should be grandfathered and exempted from the non-standard […]
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Paris financially up to date, ready for audit
PARIS — The town’s cash reconciliations are up to date, according to an independent bookkeeper hired to complete the task, and Town Manager Amy Bernard told the board the town has changed its procedures to ensure the town doesn’t get behind again. “We’ve streamlined the process to notate why something’s off,” Bernard said. Smith has […]
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Old Home Days in West Paris packed with activities
WEST PARIS — The town is celebrating Old Home Days this weekend with a He-Man contest and fireworks scheduled for Friday and a parade, veterans’ ceremony, chicken barbecue and baby show Saturday. The theme is Red, White and Blue, West Paris Salutes You. The West Paris Old Home Days Committee, which sponsors the event, is […]
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Experts on the hunt for more chestnut trees
PARIS — The search is on for American chestnut trees in Oxford County. Following last year’s discovery in Hebron of the tallest American chestnut tree east of the Mississippi River, the American Chestnut Foundation asked the Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District in Paris to find out if more of these rare trees are […]
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Paris selectmen to discuss cash reserves, road use
PARIS — Janet Smith, an independent bookkeeper hired to reconcile the town’s cash reserves, will present her findings to the board Tuesday. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Town Office. The board hired Smith in March for $7,500 after Town Manager Amy Bernard told selectmen a verification of the town’s cash on hand […]
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Well done: Student achievements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Linsey Joanne House made the dean’s list at Syracuse University. She is the daughter of Deborah House of Lewiston and granddaughter of Henry and Isobel Maifeld of 6 Clachan Place, Rumford. PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Miranda Casey received an Academic Excellence Award from Plymouth State University. This award is given to students obtaining a […]
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Osher Scholarship covers cost of one course
PARIS — University College at South Paris has announced the availability of Osher Scholarships for the University of Maine System fall 2013 semester, which begins in September. The UMS offers Osher Scholarships to encourage more Maine people of all ages to participate in higher education. Preference is given to first-time students, and scholarships are available […]
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Information table available Saturday OXFORD — Floyd A. Harlow Jr. Post 9787 will hold a recruiting and information table from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at the Tractor Supply Store, Main Street. Thrift shop having week-long sale PARIS — Alpha & Omega Ministries Inc., dba Alpha & Omega Thrift Shop, is now […]
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Residents weigh in on Paris police coverage
PARIS — Emotions ran high at a public hearing Monday on whether the town should disband its Police Department in favor of a contract for coverage with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Residents favoring Sheriff’s Office coverage said the police department is too expensive and called the department mismanaged and ineffective. Those defending the department, […]