PARIS — The X-Tra Mile ATV Club that lost access to Parsons and East Oxford roads at Monday’s Board of Selectmen meeting isn’t giving up. Mark Stearns, treasurer and spokesman for the club, said it wants to petition to get use of Parsons Road again after a 3-2 vote to rescind access. “We’re going to […]
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Oxford Hills groups band together to help homeless
NORWAY — A group formed to prevent homelessness and get the homeless back on their feet made progress Thursday, even if the group’s name and the exact area they’ll cover are still up in the air. When Mainers fall on hard times, often they don’t know where to turn. Churches often direct the needy to […]
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Paris selectmen vote to pursue casino revenues
PARIS — Selectmen on Monday voted to pursue funding from Oxford casino revenue. Town Manager Phil Tarr said he’d spoken with the fire and police departments, as well as town managers of Norway, Poland and Mechanic Falls, all of whom were concerned about costs arising from the proposed development on Route 26 by Black Bear […]
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Snow brings few accidents in Oxford Hills
PARIS — Wednesday’s storm sent vehicles sliding off roads across Oxford County. In Paris, a Coca-Cola tractor-trailer jackknifed on Route 119 near the Hebron town line at around 11 a.m. The road was closed and traffic was diverted for about four hours until the truck could be moved. According to Lt. Michael Dailey of the […]
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Paris selectmen confirm new highway director
PARIS — Selectmen unanimously confirmed Daniel Nowell as new highway director for Paris on Monday. Nowell is the Public Works Director for Sebago and a member of the Bridgton Fire Department. He has been a Bridgton police officer and a tractor-trailer driver in recent years as well. Selectman Kenneth West, who was on the hiring […]
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Paris town manager responds to criticisms
PARIS — Town Manager Phil Tarr on Thursday denied accusations about his job performance that were made in his absence at Monday’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen. Resident Janet Jamison accused him of barring town employees from speaking to the public and pointed to an accounting incident from his time as Skowhegan town manager […]
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Sturtevant gets seven years for sex assault
PARIS — A 42-year-old man convicted last year of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact against a 6-year-old girl was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday. Kurt W. Sturtevant Sr. of 21 Clifford St. in Mechanic Falls will be required to serve six years of probation, register as a lifetime sex offender and […]
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Murder victim’s widow arrested, charged in connection with his death
PARIS — Gayla Sheldon, estranged wife of murder victim Victor Sheldon, was arrested Friday on two charges of murder in connection with the deaths of Victor Sheldon and Roger Day in Rumford last year. The 24-year-old Rumford woman was taken to the Oxford County Jail by Maine State Police on Friday evening. She was also […]
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Local aid groups, churches, towns coordinating to streamline services
NORWAY — Local churches, towns and aid organizations are working to open up communications with one another to better provide aid to the poor and homeless. Anne Stanley, rector at Christ Episcopal Church in Norway, said one goal is to create a list or even a book for organizations in the Oxford Hills region to […]
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Last bingo game marks end of a social scene
PARIS — The Tuesday bingo game was, until this year, a revenue stream for American Legion Post 72. For many, it was the social scene. Sheila Kailey and Lorraine Moore have met in Paris at the Legion every Tuesday for 10 years. Kailey drove from Waterford, Moore from Harrison. They parked their cars by the […]