PARIS — Following a three-hour hearing Thursday night into the alleged misuse of the Oxford County E-911 database for a new mass-notification system, county commissioners postponed a decision on whether to fire the county’s EMA director. Emergency Management Agency Director Scott Parker was recently accused by County Administrator Scott Cole of violating federal and state […]
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Canteen truck converted from civil defense to seafood
PARIS — A rare Maine Civil Defense food truck that was once stationed on Western Avenue has been purchased and restored by a Maine businesswoman. “I actually found it on eBay,” Stephanie Nadeau said of the 1961 Boyertown Better Built Multi-Alloy Merchandiser that she purchased for $7,800 and drove from Massachusetts to Maine. Originally designated […]
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Hamlin Memorial Library lists new materials
PARIS — New materials added to the Hamlin Memorial Library include the following. Adult Fiction: From Barcelona, with Love by Elizabeth Adler; One Summer by David Baldacci; Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares; Against All Enemies by Tom Clancy; Carte Blanche by Jeffery Deaver; Escape by Barbara Delinsky; Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich; Silver Girl by […]
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Arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County jail: * Joshua M. Brann, 24, of Phillips, June 26, at 12:58 a.m. violating bail conditions and trafficking of drugs, Oxford County Sheriff’s office. * Sara Danico, 27, of Norway, June 26, three counts of possession of drugs, including one count of possession of […]
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Healthy Oxford Hills launching voucher program
PARIS — Representatives of Healthy Oxford Hills will be on hand at the Fox School Farmers Market in South Paris on July 2 and July 9 to launch their new voucher program. This program, made possible through a grant from the Maine Health Assess Foundation, is in conjunction with the Cooperative Extension and Western Maine […]
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Military note – Adam Edgerton
Adam P. Edgerton has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force after completing the Air Force ROTC program and graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Norwich University in Northfield, Vt., in 2011. ROTC is an educational program designed to provide college students an opportunity to be Air Force officers after completing […]
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‘Mrs. Smith’ will visit Celebration Barn Theatre
PARIS — Celebration Barn Theater will present Sally Jones in “Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington” on Saturday, July 2. Written by Maine playwright Linda Britt, the original play is an intimate look at the life and times of the humble woman who achieved many firsts, not the least of which reaching a position of respect […]
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Extension rep to be guest at farmers market
PARIS — Barbara Murphy of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension of Oxford County will join the Fox School Farmers’ Market vendors on Saturday, June 25. Murphy will have information on the many programs offered to the local community by the extension office such as master gardener classes and an array of 4-H programs. The […]
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Military note – Frances Severance
WAYNESVILLE, Mo. — Army National Guard Pvt. Frances M. Severance has graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training. During basic military training, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons qualification, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, […]
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Joan Parker retiring from Paris library
PARIS — The Paris Public Library invites the community to celebrate Joan Parker’s 13 years of service at the library. On Saturday, June 25, the library will hold an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. to recognize Joan. She is retiring at the end of June, although she still plans to continue hosting the […]