PARIS — A 2-year-old boy was seriously burned Friday afternoon after he fell into a fire pit at a camp off Kilgore Road. Lt. Micheal Dailey of the Paris Police Department said the boy apparently fell into a camp fire around noontime and burned about 30 percent of his back. The injuries are not believed […]
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Unnumbered houses plague Oxford County responders
PARIS — When an ambulance responding to a call in Roxbury two weeks ago found a stretch of homes without numbers, a dispatcher had to call the home and ask for a description of the house. “There wasn’t one of them in a stretch of road maybe a half-mile, mile long that had their address, […]
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Fairy houses
The “Fairy Houses and Nature” class offered through the L.O.O.K (Learning Opportunities for Our Kids) program at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School took a field trip to Robert’s Farm. Robert’s Farm is free and open to the public through the Western Foothills Land trust. The trail system offers a 5K and a 3K loop, for […]
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Gettysburg donation to be historical society topic
PARIS — Recently the Paris Cape Historical Society has been given an 1882 account of a trip to Gettysburg and other places of note written by Oliver G. Curtis who served in the 17th Maine Regiment of Volunteers in Company C, and later in Company D. It is a thrilling account of his recollections 26 […]
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‘The Soiree’ serves up stand-up, comic surpises
PARIS — On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26-27, Celebration Barn Theater will present Amanda Huotari in “The Soiree,” a theatrical party hosted by one woman. The show revolves around witty and grandiose Elizabeth, whose charms slowly come unhinged in an interactive performance of physical comedy, stand-up and other improvisational surprises. “The Soiree,” written by Huotari, […]
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Hewins, Morris nab feature wins at Oxford
OXFORD — Ryan Hewins and Danny Morris earned feature wins in their respective divisions Saturday night, as 92.7 WOXO presented a full card of championship points racing at Oxford Plains Speedway. Hewins, of Leeds, won the 30-lap Strictly Stock battle, while Auburn’s Danny Morris drove to victory in the 30-lap Mini Stock feature. Scott Farrington, […]
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‘Jimi Hendrix of the harp’ will play in Paris
PARIS — Grammy-nominated electric harpist Deborah Henson-Conant, who plays a 32-string, 11-pound electric harp that she slings on like an electric guitar, will perform on Saturday, Aug. 20 at Celebration Barn Theater. Henson-Conant sings, plays and tells stories in a nouvelle cabaret-style show that combines music influences from flamenco to blues. Described as “Jimi Hendrix […]
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Paris to hold public hearings on fireworks, hunting
PARIS — Selectmen planned to set two public hearings in the future on the topics of hunting in the Cornwall Preserve and whether the town should pursue a fireworks ordinance. The dates for the hearings haven’t been set, and selectmen didn’t decide on whether to hold them before regular board meetings or to hold them […]
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Paris voters approve PACE Ordinance
PARIS — Voters approved an ordinance Monday that will allow Paris residents access to low-cost loans for home energy efficiency upgrades. There were no votes against the Property Assessed Clean Energy ordinance. The program is administered through Efficiency Maine. The funding for the loans comes from a U.S. Department of Energy grant. For a resident […]