The Music Heals Festival raised money to convert part of the event space at Ripple Retreat into a multi-purpose room that will be used for recovery meetings and holistic healing activities like yoga and reiki.
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Writing workshop series for women set for West Paris library
The series will be led by Stephanie Frykholm of West Paris, a writer, craniosacral practitioner, and life coach.
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Ripple Retreat hosts Music Healing Festival in West Paris
Ripple Retreat held its Bands for Recovery, Playing for Discovery at the Ripple Retreat Center in West Paris June 22. Live bands played all day and into the evening at the alcohol-free music festival. Recovery Centers from around Maine supported those in recovery or anyone interested in exploring sober living. All of the recovery centers […]
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Paris voters approve $10,000 to look into school budget practices
The money will be paid to a professional for an investigation.
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Ripple Retreat to hold alcohol-free music festival in West Paris June 22
In addition to providing a fun, family-friendly, sober event for the community, proceeds from the festival will go toward the creation of a multipurpose room at Ripple Retreat.
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Paris-area’s school budget got voted down. What happens next?
Municipal and county spending is also up across Maine, but voters seem to be targeting public education to send a message about taxpayer-supported budget restraint.
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West Paris poet releases new anthology
Dennis Camire started the nonprofit Maine Poetry Central, which worked to establish the Portland Poet Laureate Program in 2007, oversaw and curated it for a decade, and he hosts poetry events at Obscura Café and Drinkery in Lewiston and the Gem Theater in Bethel.
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Rep. Jared Golden demands answers on 3-year West Paris post office closure
Golden cites USPS ‘lack of transparency and communication’ regarding the stated reopening of the West Paris facility, which was expected last month.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, Schools & Education
Unofficial state election results in Oxford Hills
Only two of SAD 17’s sending towns voted in favor of SAD 17’s $53 million budget, Norway and Otisfield.
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Oxford Hills school budget turned down by a margin of 610 votes
The tally from the eight towns was 1,236 yes and 1,846 no.