PARIS — As Michelle Roberts headed over to U.S. Sen. Angus King’s opioid and heroin roundtable at the Paris Town Office Monday, she counted 38 people she knew locally – outside of her family – who were addicted to heroin. “You’re kidding?” King asked her incredulously. “No, I’m not,” Roberts replied. “This is a huge […]
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Is regionalization the answer to firefighter shortage in Oxford Hills?
PARIS — Selectmen want to meet with other area officials to talk about the idea of regionalizing fire services and see what they can do to address the growing shortage of firefighters in Oxford Hills. At the Monday, March 14 Paris selectmen’s meeting, Chairman Mike Risica said he spoke with Norway and Oxford selectmen individually about […]
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The good earth … Maisey Griffin is helping people eat
NORWAY — During high school, Maisey Griffin loved having her hands in the dirt and a field trip to Portland’s Preble Street Resource Center inspired her to continue to grow food and do something about hunger in western Maine. Now the 20-year-old Oxford resident works at Healthy Oxford Hills in Norway through the AmeriCorps VISTA program […]
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Gardeners growing and giving in Paris
GIVING GARDEN — With spring just around the corner and plants and animals beginning to come out of hibernation, a unused lot along Park Street in Paris will soon buzz with activity as it’s slated to become a garden to feed area senior citizens and lower income families. The recently formed nonprofit Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities […]
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Food fodder: Garbage for the greater good in Norway and Paris
NORWAY/PARIS — Residents in Norway and Paris now have another way to reduce, reuse and recycle – this time by the way of their food scraps. Roughly three weeks ago, Norway/Paris Solid Waste began offering composting to residents at the Brown Street transfer station through We Compost It! free of charge. Two 35-gallon green plastic bins […]
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From law to lens, a different view of the world in Paris
PARIS — “Retirement” has been good to John Jenness, as he’s been traveling around the country with his camera in hand, capturing images and bringing them back to his art gallery to share with the Oxford Hills community. He’s coming up on his one year anniversary from getting out of the legal business and trading in […]
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Rainey steps in for ailing White in West Paris
WEST PARIS — Selectmen are on the search for a new town manager since John White is too sick to renew his contract, and people in town will host a benefit for White later this month. After annual town meeting in West Paris on Saturday, March 5, selectmen met and voted to hire Wade Rainey as […]
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Attorney Sarah Glynn recognized by Paris selectboard
PARIS — Attorney Sarah Glynn is the epitome of volunteerism and embodies the spirit of the town, which is why Selectman Vic Hodgkins nominated her for the 2016 Paris Spirit of America Foundation Tribute. Hodgkins brought up the nomination at the Monday, Feb. 22 selectmen’s meeting. “We all want to say good things about Paris, we […]
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Oxford Hills’ Tommy Bancroft wins MJSL skimeister award
By Shane Wilson CAMDEN — Tommy Bancroft of the Oxford Hills Middle School ski team would overcome adversity and injury to become the 2016 Maine Junior Ski Leagues (MJSL) skimeister. The skimeister is awarded to the top skier who competes in all four of the events that comprise the MJSL Class A State Championships. The four […]
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To battle: Buckfield Bots wage war against Styrofoam
BUCKFIELD — No one wants to be a carbon sasquatch, or at least that’s the message the Buckfield Bots want to get across in their quest to get Styrofoam trays removed from their lunchrooms and replaced with something more health- and eco-friendly. The campaign stemmed from the Buckfield chapter of First Lego League’s take on this […]