1920 – 2015 SCARBOROUGH — With the same grace and dignity that she exhibited throughout her life, Ruth Wiles, beloved mother of Kathryn Wiles Stevens and Thomas Wiles, passed from this life to the next on Monday, Oct. 19, three weeks shy of her 95th birthday. Ruth was born in Roxbury on Nov. 10, 1920, […]
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SAD 17 sidelines two buses for repairs
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts informed the board of directors Monday night that two buses were pulled from service this month after a director reported defects. Director Toby Whitman of West Paris was concerned after a sporting event Sept. 5 about rust holes allegedly large enough to fit a cellphone through, and uneven […]
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Oxford Hills classes begin Tuesday
PARIS — New teachers, new students and new programs will greet thousands of children headed to classes in the Oxford Hills School District next week. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, all elementary students and seventh- and ninth-graders will return to school. All others start Wednesday, Sept. 2. The district includes the towns of Norway, Paris, Hebron, West […]
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THS has new dean of students
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board has unanimously approved the nomination of Kristin Chambers Dacko as dean of students for Telstar Regional High School. She succeeds Cheryl Lang, who was named last month as the high school principal. “We feel very, very fortunate to have such a great candidate to bring before you,” Superintendent David […]
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Paris Cape Historical Society expands
PARIS — The Paris Cape Historical Society is expanding and wants the community to utilize the new meeting, archival and research space once it’s complete. A groundbreaking ceremony was held July 6 for the new addition to the society’s home and museum at 77 High St. Joseph Boudreau, chairman of the Board of Trustees, who also […]
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SAD 17 board approves team trip
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 directors voted Monday evening to allow the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School varsity baseball team to miss three days of school to play in a preseason tournament in North Carolina next spring. The vote was 11-4. The majority agreed to send the hand-selected team to North Carolina from April […]
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SAD 17 names two new principals
PARIS — Two School Administrative District 17 elementary schools will have new principals this fall. Beth Clarke, who served as interim principal of the Agnes Gray School in West Paris this year, has been named principal of the Agnes Gray and Hebron Station schools. She will take over from Melanie Ellsworth, principal of the Hebron […]
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SAD 17 pilots free lunch program
PARIS — Every child in School Administrative District 17’s eight elementary schools are eligible for free breakfast and lunch through the end of the school year. SAD 17 is participating in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, a federally funded program that encourages schools to ensure no student goes hungry. The district is eligible because […]
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SAD 17 board approves $38.2M budget
PARIS – The SAD 17 Board of Directors unanimously approved the proposed $38.2 million fiscal 2016 budget at its meeting Monday night. The warrants for the June 4 budget meeting for voters in all eight district towns were expected to be delivered to each town office and posted Tuesday. The budget meeting will be held […]
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SAD 17 receives $1.2M preschool grant
PARIS — A $1.2 million grant will allow the School Administrative District 17 preschool program to expand from two or three days a week to five days. “I think it is the right direction,” SAD 17 Director Jared Cash of Norway said of the three-year pilot program. “Absolutely, the children of this community need this.” SAD […]