OXFORD — The American Legion Oratorical Contest is an event open to any high school student. Topics for his year’s contest include the participants’ knowledge of Article II of the Constitution and Amendments 2, 22 and 24 of the Constitution. The contest commences at the local level. In the Oxford Hills area the contest will […]
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Stone-Smart Auxiliary collecting for pantry
NORWAY — The Stone-Smart American Legion Auxiliary Unit 82 met in October and November with president Thelma Denlinger presiding. The president’s project for the year is the Oxford Hills Food Pantry. Food items can be dropped off at Hall and Main Street on bingo night. Lucille Allen, department chairman of the Auxiliary Emergency Fund, spoke […]
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Paris selectmen’s meeting canceled
PARIS — A meeting of the Board of Selectmen set for Thursday has been canceled due to the predicted snowstorm, as more than a foot of snow is expected to fall by Thursday evening. Town Manager Amy Bernard said Wednesday that the board will not meet until Jan. 14, the first regular meeting of the […]
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Lester Watkins honored at Maine Veterans’ Home
PARIS — The veteran of the month at the Maine Veterans’ Home is Lester R. Watkins, aka Les, Wop, Bobby, Robert and Bodgie, who grew up in Seek, Pa. He attended Girard College, a boy’s school, in Philadelphia. Watkins joined the Navy after graduating from high school in May 1951 and was honorably discharged in […]
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South Paris resident completes 80-day NOLS Expedition
LANDER, Wyo. — Beryl Shepley, 18, of South Paris, recently completed an 80-day expedition in the Southwest U.S. with the National Outdoor Leadership School. The Semester in the Southwest is divided into four sections that take students from the canyons of the Rio Grande to the ponderosa of the Gila Wilderness. In this sunny environment, […]
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In our schools: Limit spending; increase security
What is the first step in addressing a crushing municipal budget problem? Alienate members of the local school committee by not allowing them to join in the problem-solving discussion. At least that’s the first step in the negotiation manual used by Paris First Selectman Sam Elliot. On Thursday night, Elliot refused to allow members of […]
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Town officials plan meeting with legislators on school spending
PARIS — Town officials from the Oxford Hills School District intend to meet with their state legislators, the school superintendent and school directors in January to discuss budget concerns. The meeting is tentatively set for Jan. 16 at a site to be determined. “We’ve got a problem. We’ve got to do something about it,” Harrison […]
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UC South Paris to offer psychology courses
PARIS — Psychology has become one of the most popular college majors not only because it is a fascinating field of study, but because it provides an excellent introduction to many professions, both established, like clinical psychology, and emerging, like virtual reality. University College at South Paris offers dozens of University of Maine System psychology […]
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Dec. 23, 24 events at First Universalist Church
PARIS — “Unexpected Gifts of Christmas” is the sermon title by Silver Moore-Leamon for the Sunday, Dec. 23, worship service of the First Universalist Church on Pine Street. There will be seasonal music as well for the 10 a.m. service. Music is under the direction of Donna Hurd and Sunday School is under the direction […]
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SAD 17 budget discussion leads to directors’ walkout
PARIS — Board of Selectmen Chairman Sam Elliot refused to let the chairman of the Oxford Hills School Board speak at a round-table discussion on rising school costs Thursday night, prompting Ron Kugell to walk out with four other directors. “We’d like to help,” school board Chairman Kugell of Oxford said when he asked to […]