PARIS — The School Administrative District 17 board of directors Monday evening gave Director Barry Patrie the go-ahead to act on Maine School Boards Association constitution changes and resolutions that include extending the school year and raising the minimum salary for teachers. Patrie was elected Oct. 1 to be a delegate the the association’s convention […]
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Paris board accepts Parks & Rec Committee member resignation
PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the resignation of a recreation committee member and to allow the chairman — who also resigned — to reapply to the committee. Parks and Recreation Committee Chairman Krystall Rudman and member Jennifer Lewis both submitted letters of resignation to the board. Rudman wrote in […]
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Paris to get reimbursement for salt, sand shed
PARIS — Town Manager Vic Hodgkins told selectmen Tuesday evening that the town can expect $64,253 from the state as reimbursement for building the town sand and salt shed. The shed was constructed in 1988. Hodgkins said the money from the Maine Department of Transportation is expected to arrive between now and Christmas and put in […]
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Foliage reflected in the Little Androscoggin in Paris
Fall colors reflect in the Little Androscoggin River Reservoir as it heads under the East Main Street (Route 117) bridge in Paris on Saturday. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Harrison Elementary burner to convert to gas
HEBRON — The SAD 17 Board of Directors approved a $143,213 bid that will allow the Harrison Elementary School’s oil fired burner to be converted to a propane gas fired system. The unanimous vote that was taken at the October 1 board meeting awarded the bid to Specialty Services over a proposal submitted by Siemens […]
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Celebration Barn's last performance of 2018 season features folk band
PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater will present The Gawler Family Band at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. It will be the last show of 2018. John and Ellen Gawler and their daughters Molly, Edith and Elsie will be joined by Bennett Konesni for offer an assortment of old and new sounds from many folk traditions. […]
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Celebration Barn to hold final 'Early Evening Show' of 2018
PARIS — At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, Celebration Barn Theater presents Mike Miclon’s “The Early Evening Show,” a late-night talk show spoof full of sketches, soulful music and wild improvisations that have made it the longest running variety show in Maine history, now in it’s 20th year. The show has been performed from Maine […]
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October worship services at First Universalist
WEST PARIS — The schedule of 9 a.m. worship services at The First Universalist Church of West Paris is announced. Oct. 7: “Spiritual, Not Religious” led by the Rev. Fayre Stephenson. Oct. 14, “This Little Light of OURS!” led by the Rev. Bernice Martin. Oct. 21: “A Sweet Mystery” led by the Rev. Fayre Stephenson. Oct. […]
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Rumford woman pleads guilty to felony drug trafficking charges
PARIS — A Rumford woman pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court to two counts of felony drug trafficking. Eve Roberts, 48, was arrested in June 2016, along with four other people, on several drug-related charges, including three counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, a single count of conspiracy to commit aggravated […]
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Lewiston man sentenced to 60 days in prison for criminal conspiracy
PARIS — A Lewiston man was sentenced Tuesday morning at Oxford County Superior Court to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy to commit drug trafficking. Quinton Joseph, 32, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of Class B criminal conspiracy, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Joseph had all but […]