By Leslie H. Dixon PARIS — For $12 an hour, local firefighters say they have helped rescue and carry their own colleague out the window of a burning house. They have had rocks thrown at them. They have been spit on. For $12 an hour, on-call firefighters have rushed into a building believing there was […]
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After saving 10, Oxford County’s Project SaveMe needs some financial help
PARIS — Patricia Plummer credits the Paris Police Department with helping her son get on the road to recovery for his heroin addiction through Project SaveME. Two upcoming fundraisers will assist the program in helping Oxford County residents overcome their drug dependence. She shared during a recent roundtable with U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, that her […]
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Oxford Hills Tech students to build new cannon crib for Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — The cannon at the Zadoc Long Free Library will receive a new crib and location on the grounds, thanks to students at Oxford Hills Technical School. At the Saturday, April 9 Buckfield selectmen’s meeting, Town Manager Cindy Dunn presented to the board a proposal that is part of the library’s front entrance project […]
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Connecting with other places, people, pathways via passenger rail in Oxford Hills
NORWAY — At the Center for Ecology-Based Economy on Monday, April 4, representatives from the Maine Rail Transit Coalition and Sierra Club Maine urged attendees to call on their legislators and the Maine Department of Transportation commissioner to help bring passenger rail to western Maine. There were roughly 20 people in attendance in downtown Norway […]
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Camo for Curtis: Oxford Hills Techical School students donate freedom-giving van
By Leslie H. Dixon PARIS — Camo is Eddie Curtis’ favorite color. So it wasn’t difficult for the students and staff at the Oxford Hills Technical School’s automotive collision repair technology class to figure out what color to paint the van they were secretly restoring for him. On Tuesday, March 29, the 2000 Dodge 3500 van […]
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Borrow a bike baby! BikeShare in Norway and Paris
NORWAY — Every Tuesday evening during the month on March, Center for Ecology-Based Economy has been a hub of painting, tune ups and fix-a-flat remedies to get its fleet road ready for this year’s BikeShare program. This is the second year of the Norway-based program, which allows people to use bicycles in and around Norway, Paris […]
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U.S. Sen. Angus King asks for ‘front line’ ideas, solutions on heroin and opioid epidemic
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 […]