A number of public works departments in Androscoggin County hosted a really cool event Friday in celebration of National Public Works Week. The departments jointly hosted a four-hour open house at the Auburn Mall, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., where families were “encouraged to bring their children to explore dump trucks and bulldozers,” play […]
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Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School honor roll
PARIS — The following students have attained the third quarter honor roll at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. Grade 9 High honors: Mary Bryce, Julia Dillon, Jared Eastman, Lauren Emery, Eva Gabrielsen, Malik Geiger, Monica Harthorne, Hannah Mathieu, Jade Morin, Abigail Nolan, Kyleigh Roberts and Devon Willard. Honors: Abigail Angevine, Ashlee Atchinson, Libby Belanger, Jenna […]
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Historical Society meeting PARIS — The West Paris Historical Society will meet Monday, May 21, with a potluck supper at 6 p.m. and the regular meeting at 7 p.m. The entertainment will be Ted Jones speaking on the downtown portion of the village to see if there is enough interest in a historical block registration. […]
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Rumford woman to go to trial on welfare fraud charges
PARIS — A Rumford woman charged with defrauding the state of more than $10,000 in social service benefits will stand trial next week. Amy L. Knowlton, 30, faces charges of theft by deception. She is accused of lying to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services by claiming she was the sole provider in […]
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Well done – Melody Gammon
WEYMOUTH, Mass. — Melody Brooke Gammon has earned a master’s degree of education-physical education and coaching with all honors, rights, privileges and obligations pertaining to that degree on Jan. 25. Melody is a 2000 graduate of Oxford Hills comprehensive High School. She was the single team in gymnastics representing the school. She also participated in […]
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Chiefs willing to wait out towns on police merger vote
PARIS — Selectmen have pushed back the vote on a trial merger of the Paris and Norway police departments, but both chiefs say they’re willing to work on a new timeline if it means getting information on the merger out to everyone. On Monday, selectmen voted to remove an item from the town meeting warrant […]
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Lake front clean-up NORWAY — Fourteen people braved the hatching black flies to help pick up litter and rake at Lake Pennesseewassee Park during the annual spring clean up. The volunteers represented themselves, New Balance, Cub Scout Pack 130, Don’s Redemption, Oxford Hills Boosters, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, Healthy Oxford Hills, Weston Chandler Funeral […]
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Student builds garden table for veterans
PARIS — An Oxford Hills Comprehensive High school student has built a wheelchair-accessible gardening table at the Maine Veterans Home on High Street. “At first I wasn’t too sure how I would do it,” Josh Roberts said, but eventually he came up with “a pretty good” blueprint. It’s his senior project he’s been working on […]