PARIS — Selectmen accepted the resignation of police Chief David Verrier at Monday’s meeting, but not one for Lt. Michael Dailey. Board Chairman Sam Elliot said Dailey, who submitted a letter of resignation on Nov. 13, was interested in staying on the force. Dailey submitted his resignation letter three days before Verrier. Verrier submitted his […]
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Community Concepts receives Self-Help Housing grant
BANGOR — USDA Rural Development State Director Virginia Manuel has announced that Community Concepts, Inc. has been selected to receive a Self-Help Housing Technical Assistance Grant in the amount of $1,010,000 million to help area families build their own homes. The new Self-Help Technical Assistance Grant will provide assistance for an additional 40 homes to […]
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Oxford Hills Christmas parade wows large crowds in Norway and Paris
NORWAY — Hundreds of rosy-cheeked children and adults, livestock and dogs sporting festive headbands participated in a 60-minute parade from Norway to Paris on Saturday. Large crowds of delighted families watched and waved to the participants and retrieved tossed candy during the 37th annual Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade. “I think they really […]
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A heartfelt, patriotic show of support
When Helaina Lake journeyed home Tuesday, she was met by the community of Maine. Sgt. Lake, an Army policewoman injured by a suicide-bomber in Afghanistan last June, arrived in Portland after months of medical treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. From Portland, she was transported north to Jay by limo, and all along […]
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Paris woman injured in crash on Oxford Street
PARIS — A local woman was flown to Central Maine Medical Center on Friday after crashing her minivan on Oxford Street. Cherity Carleton, 34, was complaining of soreness and pain in her chest and arm and was disoriented after the crash, according to officer Alan Carr of the Paris Police Department. Carr said Carleton was […]
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Cash mob set for Dec. 1 in Paris
PARIS — The fourth Western Maine Cash Mob will be in town on Dec. 1. The events gather area residents to shop at a local business all at once. Participants are asked to bring $20. The business is kept secret until the day of the “mob.” Past cash mobs have supported Books N’ Things in […]