Oxford Hills area school panel backs school consolidation plan

A subcommittee is drafting recommendations for next steps for directors, which will be presented to the board at its Dec. 16 meeting.

School board chairman advises Paris officials on petition issue

SAD 17 School Board Chair Troy Ripley says the school district already started the process suggested by the petition in 2016, asking the state Department of Education to fund a construction project.

Oxford Hills school district starts process to permanently close Agnes Gray Elementary School

Maine School Administrative District 17's school board voted, 19-1, against spending $6 million to make West Paris' 130-year-old school safe for students and staff.

Nicole Carter: What Agnes Gray Elementary School means to West Paris

Over the years it has become harder and harder for small rural communities to hold onto their traditions — even their identities. And nowhere is this more apparent than in West Paris.

Is Agnes Gray really done? The process creaks forward

Maine School Administrative District 17 School Board Chair Troy Ripley asserts that Paris and West Paris' decision to sue the district for closing Agnes Gray is premature, as the board has not made a decision to keep the school closed.

West Paris, Paris to sue Oxford Hills school district over Agnes Gray Elementary School closing

Lawyers contend that SAD 17 violated Maine law when Superintendent Heather Manchester closed the West Paris school in February.

West Paris shock: Agnes Gray boarded up

West Paris resident requests security cams be installed at Agnes Gray Elementary

Vandals wreaked havoc on the schools outdoor education yurt and other equipment sometime between June 27-July 1.

Maine School Administrative District 17 approves 2024-25 school placement plan for West Paris elementary students

Most students are expected to attend Paris Elementary School. Hebron Station School will be an option for Paris and West Paris students living along Hebron's bus route roads. Some parents may opt to send their children to Guy E. Rowe School in Norway.

West Paris school tests show mold contamination in every area

Proposals for other life safety issues within the school, collected by LaVallee Brensinger, are due by June 10.