PARIS — The Paris Public Library recently added the following novels to its collection. For more information, or to reserve at title, call the library at 743-6994. Home delivery is available. New arrivals to the library’s collection can also be found at www.paris.lib.me.us. Fiction: Jeffrey Archer, “The Sins of the Father;” Paolo Bacigalupi, “The Drowned […]
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Fred Garbo, others will take Celebration Barn stage
PARIS — On Saturday, July 28, Celebration Barn will present local and guest artists from Baltimore and New York City in The Big Barn Family Show at 2 p.m. and The Big Barn Spectacular at 8 p.m. Among those performing at the matinee for family audiences will be veteran physical comedian Mike Miclon and the Inflatable Theater […]
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Paris special election today
PARIS — A special election to fill former selectman Ted Kurtz’s seat on the Board of Selectmen is being held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Paris Fire Station. In the running are James Hakala and Robert Wessels, who both ran in the June 12 election. Hakala lost to Sam Elliot, who […]
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July 21 Founder’s Day to feature autos, music, crafts
PARIS — The 34th annual Founder’s Day to support the Hamlin Library and Museum will be held Saturday, July 21. The showpiece of the charity event is The Bahre Collection of antique and classic cars. The collection, housed at the birthplace of Hannibal Hamlin, Abraham Lincoln’s first vice-president, is open once a year to the […]
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Leon Blake is veteran of month
PARIS — Leon Orvis Blake Jr. has been named the Veteran of the Month at the Maine Veterans Home. Blake was born in Franklin, N.H. on Jan. 31, 1930. In October 1951 he joined the marines, and was stationed at Camp Pendleton in California during the Korean War. He was in a tank division and […]
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Fire marshal explains Maine fireworks law, use
PARIS — Acting Maine Fire Marshal Joseph Thomas answered questions about fireworks use Tuesday evening and heard complaints on legal and illegal fireworks activities. Thomas heard about horses stampeding and people concerned about fires. For most complaints, he had two suggestions — contact legislators to change the law or, in the case of property damage, […]
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Bryant Pond man found guilty of sexual assault
PARIS — A Bryant Pond man was found guilty Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court of sexually assaulting a friend while she was sleeping. A jury found Spencer T. Glover, 30, guilty of gross sexual assault, Class B. His sentencing was continued until late July or August. Family members of the victim and Glover shed […]
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Summer breakfast July 18 WATERFORD — The second in a series of four summer breakfasts will be held from 7:30 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18, in the Wilkins Community House at the foot of Plummer Hill Road just off the Waterford Town Common. A tradition spanning 59 years, the breakfasts offer a menu […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail over the weekend: * Joshua Lee Austin, 24, of Norway, operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, 6:56 p.m. July 15 on Main Street in West Paris by Maine State Police. * Macy Jon Blaisdell, 32, of Bethel, violation of bail conditions, 12:35 a.m. […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Airport Authority, 7 p.m., Town Office Bethel: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Bethel: Committee for Sign Ordinance Reform, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Public hearing on closure of Mountain Road and a portion of Sodom Road to winter maintenance, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 7 […]