WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday voted to make West Paris a “truck town” again, which means truckers can register rigs weighing more than 26,000 pounds locally. Town Manager Wade Rainey supported the measure. “We get fees and excise, and it is more convenient for local truckers,” he said. Although out-of-town truckers […]
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West Paris board tables junkyard request
WEST PARIS — Selectmen on Thursday tabled a junkyard permit application from Kalvin Mason because the town revoked his permit earlier this year for not complying with its conditions. “He is under investigation by (the Maine Department of Environmental Protection) and we don’t need to go through with this,” Board of Selectmen Chairman Dennis Henderson […]
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West Paris man pleads not guilty to sexual assault against a child
PARIS — A West Paris man charged with felony sexual assault pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning at his arraignment in Oxford County Superior Court. John Emery, 70, was arrested in May and charged with gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact against a child under the age of 14. It was Emery’s first court appearance […]
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West Paris library trustees seeking to renovate 90-year old building
WEST PARIS — Looking at the Arthur L. Mann Memorial Library in West Paris from the front, you could believe you’d stepped back in time to an era when people still regularly inhabited castles. The building, made of broken fieldstone gathered from local fields in 1926, has embrasures carved into the top of the building, […]
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West Paris elects Mike Grass to Board of Selectmen
WEST PARIS — Residents voted at a special town meeting Oct. 13 to elect Mike Grass to the Board of Selectmen, Town Manager Wade Rainey said Wednesday. Grass replaces Peter Collette, who resigned position in September but did not give a reason. Rainey said this is the first time Grass has served on the board. […]
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West Paris holding hearings on junkyard permits Oct. 13
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen will hold two public hearings at its meeting Thursday, Oct. 13, in the Town Office. Town Manager Wade Rainey said that the public hearings will be held to consider automobile graveyard/junkyard permit applications for Ernest Yap at 36 Maple St., and Frank Perham at 1 Dunham Road. Yap […]
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SAD 17 building projects underbudget
WEST PARIS — SAD 17 directors were told at their meeting Monday night that building and facilities projects in the eight towns are nearing completion and are underbudget. “We’ve done pretty well,” Business Manager Cathy Coffey said. Voters approved a $1.25 million bond in June. So far, bids total $1.17 million. All but the bid […]
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West Paris board to apply for DEP permit for boat ramp maintenance
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen voted Thursday evening to apply for a Department of Environmental Protection permit to maintain the Moose Pond boat ramp off Route 219. Town Manager Wade Rainey said a lot of sand has built up at the end of the ramp. “We’re going to need to take that sand […]
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West Paris church hosting substance abuse forum Sept. 24
WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church will host a community forum on substance abuse from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Several guest speakers will talk about their experiences with substance abuse. Greenwood resident Suzanne Dunham said the forum, “Substance Abuse in Our Community – Time for Action, Together We Can Make a […]
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West Paris board accepts bid for Trask Road lot
WEST PARIS — The Board of Selectmen has accepted a $13,500 bid for a 6.1-acre tax-acquired property on Trask Road. Town Manager Wade Rainey said that the bid was awarded to David and Sandra Broberg. “The town received two bids for the tax-acquired property on Map 17, Lot 14 on 11 Trask Road,” Rainey said […]