PARIS — The Paris Board of Selectmen meets Monday night at the town office. The board will consider amending the traffic ordinance and discuss board issues, including amending selectman bylaws to clarify “good cause” needed for a selectman to abstain from a vote. Clarification of employees’ holiday pay is also up for discussion. At the […]
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Posted inObituaries
Frances A. Jones Hammond
SOUTH PARIS — Frances A. Jones Hammond passed away Jan. 20, at Market Square Health Care Center, where she had resided since April 2009. She was born in Burnham on Sept. 14, 1909, the daughter of William and Rose Huston Jones. She came to South Paris around 1928 and worked for the family of Sheriff […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
Hamlin announces new books
PARIS — New materials at the Hamlin Memorial Library are announced. Adult fiction “The Peach Keeper,” Sarah Addison Allen; “The Sense of an Ending,” Julian Barnes; “Locked On,” Tom Clancy; “Explosive Eighteen,” Janet Evanovich; “Lost December,” Richard Paul Evans; “The Art of Fielding,” Chad Harbach; “Gun Games,” Faye Kellerman; “11/22/63,” Stephen King; “1Q84,” Haruki Murakami; […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Paris Hill residents against plans to post office closing
PARIS — The post office on Paris Hill is a community center, where residents come to pick their mail and chat with each other and with Postmaster Neal LaBrecque. In addition, many homes in the neighborhood don’t have roadside mailboxes. At a meeting Thursday night at First Baptist Church, nearly 40 residents urged Postal Service […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
$1.03M budget OK’d for unorganized territories
PARIS — Commissioners approved a $1.03 million budget Tuesday for the county’s unorganized territories, a raise from the proposed $926,431 budget they received Tuesday morning. The extra money will go toward much needed repairs to Hunts Corner Road in Albany Township, which is becoming a popular route to Bethel thanks to GPS guidance systems. An […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford County sets positions for emergency management agency
PARIS — Oxford County has updated roles in the county Emergency Management Agency in a reorganization of the department. The office manager position has been changed to deputy director, clarifying that the person is able to take over when the director is unavailable. The department now has a director, deputy director, administrative assistant and planner. […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County jail: * John P. Bernard, 46, of Mexico, Jan. 12, violation of bail conditions, Mexico Police Department. * Davin K. Flagg, 36, of Buckfield, Jan. 12, failure to pay fines for operating after license revocation, $1,430 cash bail, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * David […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
SWOAM presents program on succession planning for woodland owners
PARIS — The Western Maine Chapter of the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine will present a program on Succession Planning for woodland owners at 7 p.m. Jan. 19. It will be held at the Cooperative Extension Office on Olson Road off Route 26 one mile north of Market Square. The program is designed to […]