Paris Maine
District counting on OK for Otisfield School funds
PARIS — School Superintendent Rick Colpitts told the Oxford Hills School District Board of Directors Monday night that if the $1 million-plus funding to remove mold from the Otisfield Elementary School is not approved by voters next week, it will cost the district much more money in the long run to resolve the problem. “It […]
Paris Public Library displaying student art
PARIS — Through the month of May, Paris Public Library displayed the artwork of students Garrett Haslett and Carter LaBossiere. Haslett is a sixth-grader who loves to draw with pencil using a lot of details. His special interest is paleontology, the study of life in prehistoric times, which Garrett reflects in his artwork. LaBossiere is […]
New program offers career opportunities in emergency management/homeland security
PARIS — Western Maine University and Community College Center of South Paris will offer courses leading to an associate degree in emergency management/homeland security from the University of Maine at Fort Kent. UMFK is the only institution of higher education in Maine to offer such a program. The emergency management/ homeland security field is experiencing […]
Generous gift brings fresh produce to seniors
PARIS — A local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous decided to address the problem of local hunger while supporting local farmers. He donated $2000 to purchase five Community Supported Agriculture shares which will be divided among 20 or more seniors. “I have over 100 eligible low-income seniors on a waiting list to receive surplus […]
Oxford Hills High School names May Staff Member of the Month
Mike Vandemark, social studies teacher at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, was recently named May Staff Member of the Month for the Oxford Hills School District. One of his colleagues noted that Mike teaches a difficult subject, Ancient History, to a difficult age group, freshmen. However, year after year, Mike’s impact on students is evident. […]
Adult grads show unusual dedication, director says
PARIS — Some 30 area residents received their diplomas and GED certificates from the Oxford Hills-Buckfield adult education this week. Eighteen of them marched in a graduation ceremony Thursday night at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. The graduates included a 20-year-old man and his grandfather, a woman who just learned she passed the GED […]
West Paris Library offering knitting, art, renovated spaces
WEST PARIS — The West Paris Library has begun a beginning knitting class under the direction of Elaine Emery. The beginning knitters learned about the different types of yarn and related projects, how to cast on stitches, knit, purl and bind off. Each knitter produced a swatch of stockinette stitch and a swatch of garter stitch. […]
Paris Library receives grant from King Foundation
The Paris Public Library has received an $8,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation towards installing a split ductless air conditioning system. To raise the required $15,000, the library has been accepting contributions in a variety of ways, including raffling $10 chances towards one of five prizes, selling $1, $5 and $10 “fan” […]