PARIS — At a joint meeting, Paris officials, budget committee and residents bantered back and forth during a sometimes lively discussion about next year’s spending plan, but did not make any decisions on it. At Tuesday night’s meeting Town Manager Amy Bernard explained she asked each department head to cut 10 percent off their current budgets […]

HARTFORD — Selectmen set a significantly lower tax rate last week – which comes in at $1.55 less than the previous year – mostly due to a decreased roads budget. At their Thursday, Oct. 15 meeting, Hartford selectmen dropped the mil rate to $17.70 per $1,000 of assessed value from $19.25. The Road Committee asked for nearly $100,000 […]

By A.M. Sheehan Norway Fire Department Captain David W. Millet was honored Oct. 4 along with 86 other fallen firefighters during the 34th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Maryland. On behalf of the American public, President Barack Obama expressed deepest sympathies to the survivors, according to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. The President […]

PARIS/HARRISON — After turning 101 years old, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary – formerly known as the VFW Ladies Auxiliary – turned a new leaf on a new century by opening up membership to male relatives of female service members. The historic move came July 20 at the VFW National Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., where […]

PARIS — More than half of the seniors responding to the AARP Age Friendly Community survey said they were not likely to remain in the community as they age, with even more citing taxes prohibiting them from remaining in their homes. A total of 1,000 surveys were mailed out during the summer to Paris residents aged […]