OXFORD — Members of American Legion Post 112 will dedicate the American Legion Concerts in the Park series in memory of Rep. Ted Heidrich on Tuesday evening, July 28. Tuesday is the first concert of the 2015 summer series. The concerts will be renamed The Ted Heidrich Memorial Concerts, “to honor the man who started […]
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Paris residents asked to weigh in on budget cuts
PARIS — Selectmen have vowed to let residents do the talking about cuts in the current budget after an unanticipated mill rate jump has upset many people. Residents are invited to voice their ideas and concerns at next week’s budget workshop, which will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, July 27, at the Town Office, […]
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Paris art show postponed
PARIS — The Moore Park Art Show, originally scheduled for 9 a.m. Sunday, has been postponed. Aranka Matolcsy, director of the show for the Paris Parks and Recreation Committee, said Saturday that expected inclement weather canceled the show, which was to be held near Route 26 and Park Street. The show’s new date has not […]
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Oxford County court system rollout needs patch
PARIS — A few weeks ago, Oxford County Jail Administrator Edward Quinn found himself in a bind. As he relayed it to Oxford County commissioners on Tuesday, new Unified Court Docket procedures required him to simultaneously transport prisoners from across the state to courthouses in Rumford and Paris so they could appear before a judge. He was supposed […]
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Oxford County Sheriff’s Office calls
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 273 calls from July 13 to 19. Among them were: * At 7:24 p.m. July 19, an unknown cellphone caller made a 911 hang-up call, telling police that a male was injured in a dirt-bike crash in the area of Valley Road. Deputy Richard Murray checked […]
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’70s band reunites to raise money for Norway Opera House
NORWAY — There will be dancing in the street when the band Creation Completed re-creates itself in August. More than 45 years after six students from Oxford Hills High School created the rock band in the late 1960s, Alan Bean, Bill Holden, Rob Baker, Dave Ryerson, Karan Shaw and Annie Somers have reformed to raise […]
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Buckfield warehouse location
BUCKFIELD — A story published on page B1 of Wednesday’s edition of the Sun Journal about concerns over a marijuana growing operation should have stated the address of the operation’s warehouse as 130 Depot St., Buckfield. Incorrect information was given to the Sun Journal.
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Newry board OKs contract with Bridgton animal shelter
NEWRY — Selectmen on Tuesday night signed a contract with the Harvest Hills Animal Shelter in Bridgton and approved insurance coverage for volunteers who serve the town’s needs. Deputy Town Clerk Kelly Scott said Thursday that Newry’s animal control officer, Sue Milligan, takes stray or lost dogs to the Bridgton shelter. That’s why they contract […]
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Risica wins Paris run-off election
PARIS — A month and a half after a tied election between two candidates vying for selectman in Paris, Mike Risica was declared the winner of the run-off election Thursday night with a margin of nearly 70 votes. The election was between Planning Board member, EMT and firefighter Zac Creps. Risica received 211 votes to Crep’s […]
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West Paris mulls demolition of fire-gutted house
WEST PARIS — Town officials say they will ask a resident to clean up his property before seeking a court order forcing the demolition of a burned-out building deemed a safety hazard. Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to have the town attorney draft a letter addressing their concerns about the dilapidated building and begin the court process […]