PARIS — The Oxford County Commission voted Tuesday to approve a six-month, $380,000 Inmate Boarding Agreement between the Lincoln and Sagadahoc Multicounty Jail Authority and Oxford County. The current agreement expires in January 2020. The terms will largely stay the same as previous years, but payment is now split into two equal installments of $190,000, […]
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Back to school: Avesta Housing formally opens senior complex in Paris
Former students, staff recall memories from their time in the Mildred M. Fox School on East Main Street.
‘The Early Evening Show’ will kick off Celebration Barn’s 2019 season
A late-night TV show spoof, the show’s surprise guests, wild improvisations and audience interactions have made it the longest-running live variety show in Maine history.
CRCWM to host luncheon, reception for National Cancer Survivors Day
The Cancer Resource Center of Western Maine will host the event at King’s Hill Inn & Barn in South Paris on June 2.
Paris selectmen adopt Second Amendment Sanctuary Town resolution
Four residents came out in support of the resolution Tuesday, but no one in opposition.
Celebration Barn to launch ‘Theater in Schools’ program
The Barn’s new program, “Theater in Schools,” will host students from all eight elementary schools in the Oxford Hills School District for a live performance.
Second amendment sanctuary status proposed for Paris
PARIS — During the public comment session at a Paris Board of Selectmen meeting on May 13, Paris resident Dennis Creaser asked the board to consider a resolution designating the town as a second amendment sanctuary. Creaser said he was inspired to bring the proposal to the board after reading of several Rhode Island towns […]
Maine Veterans’ Home staff donates clothes, time to foundation
The staff at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris, as part of their ongoing Community Involvement Committee, recently took up a collection of children’s and youth clothing for the Pink Feather Foundation in Oxford.
Paris Public Library funding amended
Selectmen revised their recommendation, raising the amount by $5,000.
Maine Veterans’ Home announces April Veteran of the Month
Roland St. Amour, U.S. Army veteran, was selected for recognition by the home in South Paris.