HARRISON — Town Manager George “Bud” Finch shared a snapshot last week of the capital assets inventory he’s creating to help selectmen implement a long-range capital improvement plan. At the meeting on Thursday, Aug. 27, Finch explained the software program can be utilized by future town managers, selectmen and Budget Committee members in the future. It […]
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Paris wants to get business friendly
PARIS — The town wants to join other municipalities across the state and be “open for business” as part of the ongoing effort to help revitalize Paris. Selectmen are expected to form a committee at their next meeting to earn Paris the designation as a Business Friendly Community, which is a program run through the state’s […]
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Paris budget talks start, slowly
PARIS — Selectmen Vice Chair Mike Risica wants to get the budget cuts ball rolling but. right now, his colleagues won’t give it a kick. At last week’s meeting, selectmen decided to host a joint workshop with the Budget Committee to keep the momentum going surrounding budget discussions. Risica moved to close the Town Office one […]
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Valeri comes clean about his drug addiction
OTISFIELD — Patrick Valeri didn’t mean to become an advocate for himself and others struggling with heroin and opiate addiction — it happened through a mother’s love. His mother, Barbara, woke him up in the late afternoon of Aug. 6 and dragged his groggy butt out of bed, telling him they had to go. His mother wanted […]
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Paris designated third worst town in Maine
PARIS — Could Paris really be the third worst place to live in Maine? It is according to the “infotainment” website, RoadSnacks.net. While town officials have offered tongue-in-cheek responses — which they say is how the designation should be taken — others have taken it to heart and want to make the town a better place to live […]
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DaCosta and Schrock plan to ‘Stir It Up’ on Saturday in Norway
NORWAY — Lovers of reggae and other soulful music won’t be “Waiting in Vain” to hear a live concert. Glen DaCosta, a former member of Bob Marley and the Wailers, has teamed up with Portland native Kate Schrock to help the Alan Day Community Garden this weekend. The benefit concert — which will help the nonprofit build […]
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Norway resident Jordan Kaulback takes his music from Maine and brings it back
NORWAY — A small musical group from Norway decided to go on the road again, this time heading clear across country for two weeks to play some gigs before returning to Maine to open for the headliner at a local festival next week. Twenty-five-year-old Jordan Kaulback embarked on his longest journey to date with his sister, […]
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Tri-County team hits it out of the park and into the World Series
PARIS — The coaches and players from the Tri-County 13U Babe Ruth baseball team hope to slide safely home, bringing with them the championship title from the youth World Series, which starts next weekend. The team — comprised of 11 kids from Norway, Paris, Hebron, Harrison, Waterford, Woodstock, Bethel, Stoneham, Bridgton, Lovell, Rumford and Mexico — will head […]
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Different strokes: Oxford resident Nora Roundtree turns an ailment on its head
When Nora Roundtree had a debilitating and life changing stroke nearly 20 years ago, doctors didn’t think she would come out of her coma, let alone walk or regain the fine motor skills needed to create art. Come Sunday, the Oxford resident will be one of 50 of artists showcased at the annual Moore Park […]
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Michael Kelley gets a lift from ‘Down East Dickering’ TV stars
GRAY — Just after his 25th birthday, Michael Kelley will celebrate in style with some of his favorite reality TV stars from “Down East Dickering” at a benefit that will help give him freedom and mobility he’s never before experienced. At least 10 cast members from the now-canceled History Channel show — which focused on Mainers wheeling […]