PARIS — A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a 15-month-old and strangling the infant’s mother. , 21, of Conway, N.H., was expressionless as Oxford County Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford handed down the sentence Friday afternoon, which was a year less than a prosecutor’s request. Defense attorney Gregory Braun […]
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Paris deputy fire chief relinquishes role
PARIS — Dogged by training requirements and facing a charge he improperly started a fire that burned down an unoccupied house, the town’s deputy fire chief will step back and assume a non-managerial role, Fire Chief Brad Frost said Friday. The shift, which was effective July 17, will see William Buffington take the position of house […]
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Navy SEALs trek from ‘Summit to Sunshine’
PARIS — A contingent of Navy SEALs arrived here Thursday morning, halfway through a grueling 95-mile trek from the summit of Mount Washington to the shores of Sebago Lake in Casco on one of the hottest days this summer. Their mission? To bring sunshine into the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses in the second […]
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Serious injuries in boat crash on Thompson Lake
OTISFIELD — At least seven people, including a child who suffered critical injuries, were hurt in a two-boat collision on Thompson Lake on Thursday. Witnesses said the collision knocked children and an adult into the water. The Maine Warden Service later identified the operators of the boats as Matthew Nolan of Potomac, Md., and Ken Bartow […]
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RSU 10 appoints representatives to withdrawal committee
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 Superintendent Craig King said four board members were appointed to a withdrawal committee this week. They are Ronnie Hutchinson of Carthage, Barbara Chow of Dixfield, Faith Campbell of Canton and Edgar Parent of Peru. Voters in those four towns approved initiating withdrawal from the district, which also includes Rumford, […]
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Oxford concert series renamed for founder, the late Ted Heidrich
OXFORD — Music, courtesy of the 195th Army National Guard Band out of Bangor, filled the air around the Anderson Staples American Legion Post 112 on King Street on Tuesday as well over a hundred people listened to the patriotic, orchestral tunes and honored the man who made the concert series possible more than 20 […]
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RSU 10 board denies administrator’s grievance
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board met in closed sessions Monday night to hear a grievance from an unidentified administrator, and to receive counsel from the district’s lawyer, Elek Miller, of Drummond Woodsum. Superintendent Craig King said the board voted unanimously to deny the grievance, following the more than hourlong closed sessions. The […]
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Paris committee to take another look at zoning law
PARIS — The town will try to reconcile two documents regulating land use, setting the stage for voters to consider a zoning law later this year. Selectmen authorized the Land Use Committee to reconvene Monday evening to amend a proposed zoning ordinance to match the town’s Comprehensive Plan. While selectmen have not yet given the committee […]