STATE — The Margaret Chase Smith Library is pleased to announce the topic of its 24th annual essay contest.  As the Pine Tree State commemorates the past during its bicentennial year of 2020, we invite Maine high school seniors to look to the future and share with us ideas of how they would propose to […]

NEWTON, MA — Senior Haley Pelletier, a Lasell University Honors Program student from South Paris, shared a self-designed research component, “Fashion for Sustainability” with the campus community at a recent Honors Showcase. Pelletier, a Fashion Design and Production major, explored the topic as part of the Honors Program’s custom component requirement. “In completing my capstone […]

PARIS — A Spaghetti Dinner Fundraising event will be held at the Paris Fire Department on Friday, February 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Doors close @ 7 pm) -Adults $7 each -Children 12 and under $5 -Children 3 and under are free Fire Fighters, First Responders, Police Officers eat free. *All funds raised […]

911 Numbers When you receive a phone call from Agnes Gray or Legion Memorial Schools, from now on it will read West Paris Elem. The number that comes up on your phone will read 207-739-2066 or 207-739-2089. If you return a call to either of these numbers it is directed to the secretary’s desk at […]

AUGUSTA — University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Provost Joseph Szakas announces the 2019 Fall Semester Full-Time Dean’s List. Students eligible for the full-time students’ Dean’s List must earn a 3.25 grade point average for the given semester and must be enrolled full-time. Students, along with their hometown, are listed alphabetically by county within the […]

ELLSWORTH & PORTLAND — The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund and the Agnes Freyer Gibbs Scholarship Fund seek applications from Maine students. The Gannett Scholarship provides renewable support for students majoring in journalism or a field reasonably related, including print, broadcast, or electronic media. The fund helps pay tuition to attend an undergraduate, graduate, […]

Vacation February vacation is from February 17-February 21.  Students will return to school on Monday, February 24. There are lots of ways to have fun over vacation. Our Oxford Hills Lady Vikings basketball team will be playing at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Thursday, February 20, at 3:30 PM. Join the Oxford Hills […]

AREA — Northeast Credit Union is pleased to announce that their Scholarship Program is now accepting applications for 2020. There are five different scholarships to apply for, with 24 overall opportunities for awards totaling $40,000. Scholarships are available to members in good standing who have been with Northeast Credit Union for one year or longer […]

 Staying Healthy Healthy Sleep Habits “Research shows that teens need about nine hours of sleep a night. Most teens don’t get enough sleep, usually because their schedules are overloaded or they spend too much time texting or chatting with friends until the wee hours of the morning. Other teens try to go to sleep early, […]