Paris Maine
Shaner’s in Paris reopens after July fire
PARIS — Shaner’s Family Restaurant reopened Wednesday more than two months after a fire closed the Route 26 establishment. Owner Jack Shaner said it was a lot of work repairing the restaurant, which was remodeled in the process. “It was a much bigger job than I thought it was going to be,” Shaner said Wednesday. […]
Biomass boiler gets private, public showings in Paris
PARIS — Local officials and the community got a first-hand view of the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School $2 million biomass boiler this week. The boiler went online last week. “The biomass project has exceeded our expectations. We have a very clean and efficient renewal source for heating our high school facility,” Superintendent Rick Colpitts […]
Paris board wants info on how Fire Department will use donations
PARIS — Selectmen voted to accept $5,500 in donations to the Paris Fire Department on the condition that Fire Chief Brad Frost provide a report on how the money will be spent. In September, the department received $5,000 from NEPW Logistics and $500 from Coromoto Minerals as a “thank you” for help the department provided. […]
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Family programs PARIS — The Families in Crisis Task Force will offer Christmas programs to Oxford County residents. Sign-up for parents with children 12 years old and younger for Christmas gifts will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Nov. 17 and Dec. 1. The pick-up date for these gifts will be Dec. 16 from […]
Committee approves $5.7M Oxford County budget
PARIS — A committee of Oxford County selectmen approved the 2012 county budget of $5,733,977 on Tuesday. It’s $309,111 more than the statutory tax levy limit. The total was higher than the $5,635,896 recommended by the county commission, but lower than the $5.9 million requested by departments. The commissioners’ proposal would have raised taxes by […]
Hamlin Memorial Library has new material
PARIS — New materials at Hamlin Memorial Library have been announced. Adult fiction “Threading the Needle,” Marie Bostwick; “Lethal,” Sandra Brown; “The Affair,” Lee Child; “Plugged,” Eoin Colfer; “Being Polite to Hitler,” Robb Forman Dew; “Nightwoods,” Charles Frazier; “The Dovekeepers,” Alice Hoffman; “Bonnie,” Iris Johansen; “The Night Circus,” Erin Morgenstern; “The Cat’s Table,” Michael Ondaatje; […]
Pets, owners invited to audition for show
PARIS — Pets and their owners are invited to audition for the Christmas for Teens and Responsible Pet Care Show. On Friday, Nov. 18, dogs and other leash-trained pets are invited to audition for an appearance in the benefit show, to be held Friday evening, Dec. 2, and Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3. Pets that interact […]
Retired educators hear talk on Civil War union group
PARIS — The Oxford County Educators Association-Retired (OCEA-R) met Oct. 21 at the First Congregational Church of South Paris. President John Kimball called the session to order at 11 a.m. The group received several notes from libraries thanking them for the donation of a children’s book. Jean Boyd, who has been involved with the scholarship […]