NORWAY — At the Center for Ecology-Based Economy on Monday, April 4, representatives from the Maine Rail Transit Coalition and Sierra Club Maine urged attendees to call on their legislators and the Maine Department of Transportation commissioner to help bring passenger rail to western Maine. There were roughly 20 people in attendance in downtown Norway […]
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Camo for Curtis: Oxford Hills Techical School students donate freedom-giving van
By Leslie H. Dixon PARIS — Camo is Eddie Curtis’ favorite color. So it wasn’t difficult for the students and staff at the Oxford Hills Technical School’s automotive collision repair technology class to figure out what color to paint the van they were secretly restoring for him. On Tuesday, March 29, the 2000 Dodge 3500 van […]
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Borrow a bike baby! BikeShare in Norway and Paris
NORWAY — Every Tuesday evening during the month on March, Center for Ecology-Based Economy has been a hub of painting, tune ups and fix-a-flat remedies to get its fleet road ready for this year’s BikeShare program. This is the second year of the Norway-based program, which allows people to use bicycles in and around Norway, Paris […]
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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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Is regionalization the answer to firefighter shortage in Oxford Hills?
PARIS — Selectmen want to meet with other area officials to talk about the idea of regionalizing fire services and see what they can do to address the growing shortage of firefighters in Oxford Hills. At the Monday, March 14 Paris selectmen’s meeting, Chairman Mike Risica said he spoke with Norway and Oxford selectmen individually about […]
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The good earth … Maisey Griffin is helping people eat
NORWAY — During high school, Maisey Griffin loved having her hands in the dirt and a field trip to Portland’s Preble Street Resource Center inspired her to continue to grow food and do something about hunger in western Maine. Now the 20-year-old Oxford resident works at Healthy Oxford Hills in Norway through the AmeriCorps VISTA program […]
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Gardeners growing and giving in Paris
GIVING GARDEN — With spring just around the corner and plants and animals beginning to come out of hibernation, a unused lot along Park Street in Paris will soon buzz with activity as it’s slated to become a garden to feed area senior citizens and lower income families. The recently formed nonprofit Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities […]
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Food fodder: Garbage for the greater good in Norway and Paris
NORWAY/PARIS — Residents in Norway and Paris now have another way to reduce, reuse and recycle – this time by the way of their food scraps. Roughly three weeks ago, Norway/Paris Solid Waste began offering composting to residents at the Brown Street transfer station through We Compost It! free of charge. Two 35-gallon green plastic bins […]
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From law to lens, a different view of the world in Paris
PARIS — “Retirement” has been good to John Jenness, as he’s been traveling around the country with his camera in hand, capturing images and bringing them back to his art gallery to share with the Oxford Hills community. He’s coming up on his one year anniversary from getting out of the legal business and trading in […]
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Rainey steps in for ailing White in West Paris
WEST PARIS — Selectmen are on the search for a new town manager since John White is too sick to renew his contract, and people in town will host a benefit for White later this month. After annual town meeting in West Paris on Saturday, March 5, selectmen met and voted to hire Wade Rainey as […]