Paris selectmen meeting Sept. 26, 2016 Town Office Overtime pay What happened: Selectmen held an executive session before their regular meeting to discuss back overtime pay for two employees. They voted unanimously to pay $13,452 in overtime to the employees from the contingency fund. What it means: Two employees weren’t classified properly and should have […]
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Norway’s Halloween Festival set for Oct. 28
NORWAY — The Norway Downtown Promotions Committee will team up with several other groups to host the 12th annual Norway Halloween Festival from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, on Main Street. Head coordinator Jen Corbett said this is her first year leading the preparations and she’s anticipating a turnout comparable to the previous […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning […]
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West Paris board to apply for DEP permit for boat ramp maintenance
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted Thursday evening to apply for a Department of Environmental Protection permit to maintain the Moose Pond boat ramp off Route 219. Town Manager Wade Rainey said a lot of sand has built up at the end of the ramp. “We’re going to need to take that sand […]
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Paris drone owner hopes to soar into business
PARIS — Two weeks after the Federal Aviation Administration passed new regulations allowing routine nonrecreational use of drones in U.S. airspace, a local man is hoping to turn his interest in operating consumer-style drones into a private business. Noah Pastore said he became interested in operating drones a year ago after watching videos on YouTube. “I saw […]
Posted inLocal & State, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Bottling Maine
Poland Spring draws more water out of the state every year — 875 million gallons in 2015. Will Rumford be tapped next? Editor’s note: This is the first story in a two-part series looking at the growth of bottled water in Maine and the ripples it’s causing in Rumford. Should Poland Spring tap Rumford? Pro: The lure […]
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Ecowarrior’s mission: Otisfield brook cleanup
OTISFIELD — Otisfield has a quiet ecowarrior of its own. Since 2003, 53-year-old Todd Eachus has been single-handedly cleaning up Greeley Brook, where Bonney Hill Road and Yeaton Swamp Road meet at the bridge. One year, he removed 200 tires from the brook and its banks, he said. He frequently removes deer carcasses – bones and entrails – […]
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Former Tim Hortons building in Norway to become Dunkin’ Donuts
NORWAY — The Planning Board voted unanimously Thursday evening to authorize a building permit for a Dunkin’ Donuts shop in the former Tim Hortons Coffee & Bake Shop at 60 Fair St. Michael Rentschler, construction manager of MDM Management Group of Acton, Massachusetts, said the permit was to allow general contractor Thompson Building Services Inc. of […]
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Otisfield sets meeting on recycling question
OTISFIELD — Selectmen have scheduled an informational meeting on the single-stream waste recycling question on the Nov. 8 ballot. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in the Community Hall on Route 121, Selectmen Chairman Hal Ferguson said at the board’s meeting Wednesday night. The ballot question asks if residents wish […]
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Oxford Hills alumni included in homecoming parade
PARIS — The Oxford Hills School District’s goal of recognizing alumni prompted officials to include former students in the annual homecoming parade Saturday, Oct. 1. “The ultimate goal is to create an alumni association,” Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Principal Ted Moccia said. He and Oxford Hills Technical School Director Shawn Lambert are gearing up […]