WEST PARIS — As if teachers and administrators do not have enough challenges as they prepare to open schools in the wake of COVID-19, staff at Agnes Gray Elementary in West Paris were greeted with vandalized property and an attempted break-in on Aug. 15. Two picnic tables in the school yard were torn apart and […]
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Agnes Gray student donates more than $600 to school’s food pantry
Sawyer Poland raised money for Agnes Gray food pantry by selling bread he baked during distance learning.
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Firefighters battle flames and heat in West Paris
State officials are investigating the cause of a shed fire that burned over 4 acres of woods Friday.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Rescuers save girl after 30-foot fall into Snow Falls Gorge in West Paris
Rescuers used ropes to pull the 15-year-old from the Little Androscoggin River.
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Selectmen clarify their questions to Fire Chief
WEST PARIS — Selectmen revisited the Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG) for the town fire department at their April 23 meeting. They had discussed the guidelines at their previous meeting also. In the minutes from the April 9 select board meeting, it said that Fire Chief Troy Billings was going to provide the town with a […]
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West Paris man’s bail reduced on attempted murder charge
The victim, Vincent Andre Choppin Jr., was found shot to death in Massachussets, more than a month after the incident in Maine.
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Through the Window: Aranka Matolcsy
WEST PARIS — Going into self-isolation with her son with Down syndrome has understandably been a challenge for Aranka Matolcsy. But it is a challenge for which Matolcsy has been preparing for most of her life. “As my therapist reminded me,” Matolcsy said, “I’ve spent my life coping with tremendous stress, and I’m built for […]
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Coronavirus fears extinguish open burns in parts of central Maine
As more people seek permits to burn off brush in an annual rite of spring, state and local fire officials are urging people to wait — if they can — over coronavirus concerns.