By A.M. Sheehan COUNTY — It is just before 2 a.m. and the Oxford County Regional Communications Center is quiet. Candace Jack, an 11-year veteran dispatcher, is the call-taker for the shift. She is the one who answers 911 calls to dispatch, determines if it is medical, fire or police and routes to the appropriate dispatcher. […]
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After 25 years, Skip Mowatt finally Paris police chief
PARIS — Things have come full circle for new Paris Police Chief Hartley “Skip” Mowatt and his grandson, Jordan Davis. As Jordan was there in 2000 – albeit in diapers – when then-Police Chief David Verrier pinned and promoted Mowatt to sergeant, Jordan was again there on Thursday, June 16, this time putting the pin on his […]
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Voters: Paris keeping cops
PARIS — Voters made it clear to town administration, Tuesday, June 14, that they want to keep policing services as is, in town, by voting 2-1 to keep the Paris Police Department. There were 617 residents in favor of keeping the Police Department and 337 who wanted to disband the department and contract with the Oxford County […]
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‘Yes’ vote means no Paris Police Department
PARIS — As voters head to the polls on Tuesday, June 14, they will decide the future of policing in town, voting to contract police services with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Department, or not. Voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Paris Fire Station at 137 Western Ave. The referendum […]
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Norway, Oxford won’t risk their towns to cover Paris
By Leslie H. Dixon AREA — Police chiefs in both Norway and Oxford say they would be hard pressed to respond to a mutual aid call in Paris if that town did not have an officer on duty. “Mutual aid means just that,” Norway Police Chief Rob Federico said. “It needs to be mutual. During the hours […]
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Paris chief resigns, cites negativity
PARIS — Two of the Police Department’s top brass have given notice, citing the toxic political environment in town and instability in the department’s future. On April 11, Detective Richard Belanger put in his resignation and on Monday, April 25, interim police chief Jeff Lange filed his. Belanger’s last day was April 23, and he is […]
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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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Oxford Hills thief would have been given food if needed
By A.M. Sheehan NORWAY — In a twist of irony, someone stole all the meals for the Progress Center’s Feel Better Food program March 10. Food that, had they asked, would have been given to them. It is Thursday evening – time for the Progress Center’s weekly community meal which is open to anyone needing a meal. […]
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A cruel and dangerous prank in Norway
NORWAY — Police are still on the lookout for whomever lit firecrackers over the weekend, spooking horses at a Norway boarding farm. The action has been described by the homeowner as “a terrible, unkind act of terror.” The incident took place during the night of Saturday, March 12, at the home of Jason and Jessie […]
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Waterford teen charged in connection with Norway police crash
By A.M. Sheehan WATERFORD — Andrew Emerson, 17, of Waterford was charged with aggravated eluding an officer and aggravated driving to endanger on Friday, Feb. 12. The charges stem from a Dec. 26, 2015, police chase and crash in which a Norway police officer was injured and his vehicle totaled. On Dec. 26, 2015, at around 8:30 […]