Paris Maine
McLaughlin drops admission fees, including for Lilac Festival
PARIS – McLaughlin Garden in South Paris has dropped all general admission fees for 2011 to support its community, including for admission to the well-known Lilac Festival. The Lilac Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 27-30. McLaughlin has one of the largest collections of lilacs in the county and they […]
The Fabulous Problemas: Celebration Barn Theater will present a comedy about three desperados and their antics
PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater will kick off the season with “The Fabulous Problemas,” an outrageous comedy about a renegade trio scheme to get rich through a life of crime, violence, song and dance. The show, created and performed by Amanda Huotari, Daniel Orrantia and Aaron Tucker, tells the story of three desperados dreaming of […]
Paris to hold forum on Board of Selectmen candidates
PARIS — The town is hosting an opportunity to meet the four candidates running for the Board of Selectmen. The Friday evening event will allow candidates to speak about themselves and Paris residents will have an opportunity to ask questions. The presentation is expected to last about an hour. John Goodwin, Charles “Tom” Hurd, Robert […]
Paris selectmen tweak proposed budget before approval
PARIS — Selectmen approved a proposed 2011-12 budget Monday after making some last-minute changes. The amount to be raised from taxes is $3,346,184, the same amount recommended by the Budget Committee. However, $15,000 earmarked for a reserve account to buy a new plow truck was moved to the Norway-Paris Solid Waste budget, and $4,772 set […]
Paris selectmen OK temporary ATV use on roads
PARIS — Selectmen voted unanimously Monday to allow ATV riders to use Parsons Road and a portion of East Oxford Road for the month of June. The allowance was the town’s first use of its non-standard use policy for public property and roads, a policy drafted partially in response to the ATV issue after selectmen […]
Oxford Hills students putting on runway show
SOUTH PARIS — Fashion design students of the Oxford Hills Technical School will hold a runway show in which all proceeds will go towards the class projects and next year’s runway show. The show will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, in the Mark S. Eastman Auditorium at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. […]
Mass. officials tour Paris home-building plant with eye toward fire safety
PARIS — A Massachusetts fire chief who has spent the last several years trying to make modular building construction safer said Wednesday that KBS Building Systems is doing it right. “KBS has taken a leadership role in responding,” said Acushnet, Mass., fire Chief Kevin Gallagher, who along with several other Massachusetts fire and building department […]