By Erin Place PARIS—There’s a lot of things that go on behind the scenes that the residents aren’t aware of that necessitate the use of free military equipment by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department, according to Chief Deputy Hart Daley. The sheriff’s department has reaped the benefits of the federal Department of Defense Excess Property […]
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The Swingin’ Bears Square Dance Club celebrates 50 years
By Ann Wood PARIS—Tim Marriner takes the microphone in hand. “Everybody square up. There you go,” he says, and starts calling the first dance. A reported 21 squares, or 168 dancers, from all over New England took to the cafeteria floor at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School on Saturday night. This was no school dance—they […]
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People plan to make Paris pretty
PARIS—Ideas started flowing Tuesday night during the first of two public meetings regarding the strategic plan for South Paris, after those gathered were informed it was a session to help move the town forward and not lodge complaints. The brainstorming session was led by Sandy Swett, a local business owner who was hired by the […]
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Famed quartet’s concert mimics ‘The Sounds of Autumn’
By Erin Place PARIS—“The Sounds of Autumn” will fill the walls of the First Baptist Church of Paris—complete with notes mimicking birds and mosquitoes—on Sunday, Aug. 31, when the DaPonte String Quartet plays its second concert in the historic building. The concert with commence at 4 p.m. at the church, 500 Paris Hill Road, […]
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Bang up business: Oxford’s policies are growing its economy, town manager says
By Erin Place OXFORD—Business is good in Oxford, real good. While surrounding towns in Oxford Hills are still struggling to climb out of the hole left from the Great Recession of 2008, Oxford has seen an uptick in economic development for a few years now. “When we went into the recession, a lot of towns […]
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Judge upholds Lowe’s manslaughter conviction
By Erin Place PARIS—On Tuesday, Active Retired Justice Robert Clifford denied all three motions filed by defense attorneys for Kristina Lowe—the Oxford woman convicted of manslaughter for the deaths of two West Paris teens in a high-speed crash in 2012—that would have overturned the jury’s ruling. Clifford heard the motions argued by defense attorneys James […]
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Ball game for Millet scores a home run
By Amanda Johnson PARIS—”Play ball,” someone in the crowd shouts as the players take to the field. Oxford County firemen were pitted against Oxford County police officers in a softball game last Sunday that was held in memory of Norway Fire Captain David Millett, who died in May shortly after attending to a fire. Thinking […]
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Mason works to toughen texting laws as Lowe awaits a decision
By Erin Place PARIS—While Gerrold Mason again awaits the fate of the Oxford woman—who a jury in May said was responsible for the death of his daughter and another passenger—to be handed down this time by a judge, he’s busy setting up educational opportunities highlighting the dangers and sometimes deadly results of texting and driving. […]
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Paris Police drop complaint and prepare parking tickets
By Erin Place PARIS—The Paris Police Department’s union has dropped its grievance with the town, Town Manager Amy Bernard announced at the selectmen’s meeting on Monday night. Town attorney Geoff Hole told Bernard the union, which is represented by the teamsters, issued a grievance over a couple of articles in the contract about two […]