PARIS — Town Manager Phil Tarr on Thursday denied accusations about his job performance that were made in his absence at Monday’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen. Resident Janet Jamison accused him of barring town employees from speaking to the public and pointed to an accounting incident from his time as Skowhegan town manager […]
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Sturtevant gets seven years for sex assault
PARIS — A 42-year-old man convicted last year of gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact against a 6-year-old girl was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday. Kurt W. Sturtevant Sr. of 21 Clifford St. in Mechanic Falls will be required to serve six years of probation, register as a lifetime sex offender and […]
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Murder victim’s widow arrested, charged in connection with his death
PARIS — Gayla Sheldon, estranged wife of murder victim Victor Sheldon, was arrested Friday on two charges of murder in connection with the deaths of Victor Sheldon and Roger Day in Rumford last year. The 24-year-old Rumford woman was taken to the Oxford County Jail by Maine State Police on Friday evening. She was also […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Local aid groups, churches, towns coordinating to streamline services
NORWAY — Local churches, towns and aid organizations are working to open up communications with one another to better provide aid to the poor and homeless. Anne Stanley, rector at Christ Episcopal Church in Norway, said one goal is to create a list or even a book for organizations in the Oxford Hills region to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Last bingo game marks end of a social scene
PARIS — The Tuesday bingo game was, until this year, a revenue stream for American Legion Post 72. For many, it was the social scene. Sheila Kailey and Lorraine Moore have met in Paris at the Legion every Tuesday for 10 years. Kailey drove from Waterford, Moore from Harrison. They parked their cars by the […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
Library patrons asked to adopt a kids’ book
PARIS — The Paris Public Library Children’s Room is holding its Adopt-A-Children’s-Book fundraiser again this holiday season. The Children’s Room staff have selected more than 30 classic children’s books they wish to add or replace in the library’s collection, decorating a Christmas tree with note cards of the various books’ covers and costs. Donors are […]
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Veterans recognized with wreaths
PARIS — Officials with Wreaths Across America and its founder, the Worcester Wreath Co. in Harrington, thanked 75 veterans housed in the Maine Veterans’ Home with a large wreath early Saturday afternoon. Representatives of three of the five original members of the Western Maine Veterans Advisory Committee received smaller wreaths. An administrative mix-up delayed the […]
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Paris home burns: Hunter spots fire, alerts family
PARIS — A family with a 7-month-old baby was left homeless by a fire Thursday morning that destroyed the home they were renting. Samantha Bean, her boyfriend, Nick Merrill, and their baby daughter were awoken by pounding on the door and escaped the fire, WGME-TV reported. A fast-moving blaze swept through the two-story, single-family home […]
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NPSW board to address employee bonuses Wednesday
PARIS — The Norway-Paris Solid Waste board will address Christmas bonuses given to NPSW employees at its meeting Wednesday night. Norway Town Manager David Holt, who is on the NPSW board, said that although he wasn’t in favor of bonuses except in the case of outstanding work, he acknowledged that employees were counting on it. […]