Farmers market on Saturdays BRIDGTON — Bridgton Farmers Market will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday, beginning May 5, at the Bridgton Community Center green space, 15 Depot St. Vendors will include Alma Farm, Chase Street Soap Co., High View Farm, Maine Morning Micro Roasters, Rams Farm, Rippling Waters Farm, White […]
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Region 9 forestry students learn how to read land deeds
PARIS — Forestry students from Region 9 School of Applied Technology in Mexico got a lesson this week in reading deeds as preparation for working in the logging business. “I want them to know how to find a deed of the property and be able to understand the description of the land,” instructor David Mason […]
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Paris selectmen OK budget with reluctance
PARIS — Selectmen voted 3-0 Thursday to recommend the $3.94 million municipal spending plan proposed by the Budget Committee, but expressed their reservations about it. The amount is $500,000 more than this year. “I will vote for it, but with a lot of reservations,” Selectman Ted Kurtz said. The 2012-13 budget calls for taking money […]
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Church Women United meet PARIS — Church Women United will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 4, at the South Paris Lutheran Church. The subject of the program will be, “Listen to My Sisters – Sights and Sounds of Harmony.” Refreshments will be served. All are invited. Texas Hold ’em planned HARRISON — The Harrison […]
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Oxford teenager makes first court appearance on manslaughter charges
LEWISTON — An Oxford teen facing manslaughter charges for the deaths of two passengers in a car she crashed in January made her first appearance in court Wednesday afternoon. Kristina Lowe, 19, facing charges in the deaths of Rebecca Mason, 16, of West Paris and Logan Dam, 19, of Norway, appeared in 8th District Court via […]
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Oxford Hills Middle School honor roll
PARIS — Oxford Hills Middle School has announced the third quarter honor roll. Grade seven High honors: Jayra Bray, Chandra Cheever, Caitlyn Cross, Logan Day, Kaylee Dow, Zane Dustin, Tyler Edwards, Tyler Ellingwood, Allysah Elliott, Brittany Farrar, Riley Gates, Nathan Godbout, Sarah Grillo, Sophia Hanscom, Hannah Hartnett, Luck Haviland, Cora Hooker, Emily Jackson, Grant Koehler, […]
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Oxford County Democrats hosting U.S. Senate candidates forum
PARIS — The Oxford County Democrats will hold a candidates forum next week for Democrats in the June primary vying for the U.S. Senate. Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe is not seeking re-election in November. Candidates attending are former Secretary of State Matt Dunlap, state Sen. Cynthia Dill, state Rep. Jon Hinck, and Ben Pollard, […]
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Oxford Hills students work to stop driving tragedies
PARIS — As Kristina Lowe was being arraigned Wednesday on manslaughter charges from a car crash that killed two local teens, students from Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School were busy organizing lectures on the dangers of impaired driving. On Friday morning, May 18, Oxford Hills high school students will watch video and hear from police, […]
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Three running for open selectman seat on Paris board
PARIS — Three candidates are running for Jean Smart’s seat on the Board of Selectmen in the June elections. Smart, who replaced Troy Ripley in 2010, said she’s not running again. Nominations closed last week. Robert Wessels, Gerald Kilgore and Alicia Cushman are running for the three-year term. Nominations still are open for Selectman Kenneth […]