FARMINGTON — Police are asking for assistance in identifying a man suspected of stealing beer from from a local convenience store Thursday night around 11 p.m. Sgt. Edward H. Hastings IV described the suspect as a white man of medium build and about 6 feet tall who was wearing blue jeans, a black sweatshirt and […]
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Paris voters to decide whether to change town meeting
PARIS — Voters will decide Tuesday, Nov. 8, whether to keep the traditional town meeting or switch to voting on the warrant at the polls. Selectman Scott Buffington said the latter is an attempt to get more people to participate. Before the Oct. 24 selectmen meeting, a hearing was held on the question. Before that, […]
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Neighbors voice concerns about Christmas tree farm
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen voted Tuesday to invite the new owner of a Christmas tree farm to meet with abutters to discuss their concerns. The owner is listed as BKM Properties LLC of Maine Mall Road in South Portland. The property is on Faunce Road and abuts the property of former Selectman Cheryl Coffman and her husband, […]
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SAD 17 to reapply for construction funding
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 officials will reapply for state funding to construct a middle school and file a new application for funding to construct a school to replace Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris, Superintendent Rick Colpitts said. The state Department of Education announced last month that a new application cycle is underway […]
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Norway to hold hearing on marijuana club moratorium
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 Thursday night to schedule a public hearing this month on a 180-day moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and retail marijuana social clubs. Town Manager David Holt said one selectman approached him and asked if they could discuss the topic at their next meeting. On Nov. 8, Maine […]
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West Paris ball field restoration completed
WEST PARIS — The Harold Perham Field has been seeded and all vendors paid, Town Manager Wade Rainey said Thursday night. “It’s completely seeded and done,” he said. Poland Corp. of West Paris recently finished filling and coating the field, he said. The work caps a yearlong effort by the West Paris Athletic Association to […]
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Otisfield board votes to renew three junkyard applications
OTISFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday evening to approve application renewals for three junkyards, Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said. The approvals were for Lenny Adler, Richard Bean and Peter Arntsen, Pastore said. Adler, who is a selectman, recused himself from the vote to avoid a conflict of interest. In other business, the board […]
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Police reinvestigate Paris teen’s death 27 years ago
LEWISTON — The Maine State Police Unsolved Homicide Unit is seeking information about a 14-year-old boy who died at his South Paris home 27 years ago in a fire that was determined to be an arson. Steven O’Neil, an eighth-grader at a local school, had helped his stepparents and two younger stepbrothers escape their home […]
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Emotions run high over property plans in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — After concerned neighbors showed up at the Buckfield selectmen’s meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 1, selectmen voted to invite the new property owner for a Christmas tree farm to meet with abutters to discuss their concerns. The property in question is located on Faunce Road and abuts former Selectmen Chair Cheryl Coffman and her […]