PARIS — The 2011-12 municipal budget approved by the Budget Committee is the same as this year’s in taxation and reserve account expenses. Budget Committee Chairman Vic Hodgkins cleared up confusion about the proposed budget and the total combined amount of $3,396,184, which is $2 less than last year. Last year, he said, $3,346,186 was […]

PARIS — Four candidates have returned nomination papers for two open seats on the Board of Selectmen. John Goodwin, Charles “Tom” Hurd, Robert Kirchherr and Ryan Lorrain are running for the two seats of Chairman Raymond Glover and Lloyd “Skip” Herrick, who both announced they won’t be running. Openings on the Paris Utility District and […]

PARIS — Fire crews made quick work of a house fire on Paris Hill Road on Wednesday night, but a woman suffered a panic attack, a firefighter sprained a finger and three cats were missing. The 8 p.m. blaze at 224 Paris Hill Road was burning at the front of the house when fire crews […]

PARIS — An Oxford man lost control of his van on Route 26 early Tuesday morning when his dog jumped on the steering wheel and the vehicle hit a tractor-trailer and burst into flames. The dog died in the crash, but both drivers escaped serious injury, police said. Police Chief David Verrier said Charles Hall, […]

PARIS — Alerting residents, schools, towns and businesses of immediate danger and escape and shelter routes used to mean sending police and firefighters knocking on doors. But in today’s world, there isn’t enough manpower to quickly communicate such critical information in an emergency to prevent a catastrophe. Come mid-April, however, the Oxford County Emergency Management […]