WEST PARIS — Troy Billings first met John White years ago, when Billings was a teenager looking to join the Fire Department and White was the town manager of South Paris. “I’m not afraid to admit it — I was hanging out with the wrong kids,” Billings said Sunday. “John was like, ‘I’m willing to […]
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SeniorsPlus to offer class on Medicare
WEST PARIS — SeniorsPlus has announced the March offering of its Long Distance Learning program, which connects community members in the Oxford Hills area with live educational seminars being held at the Lewiston Education Center of SeniorsPlus. The class, Basic Medicare Information, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at the West Paris […]
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West Paris selectmen hire interim town manager
WEST PARIS — Selectmen said they are searching for a new town manager, because John White is too sick to renew his contract. After the annual town meeting Saturday, March 5, selectmen voted to hire former veteran Selectman Wade Rainey as interim manager, Rainey said. “John is not coming back,” Rainey said. “He is beyond coming […]
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No buyers for West Paris yard sale ordinance
WEST PARIS — Residents rejected a proposed initiative to regulate yard and garage sales at the annual town meeting Saturday. None of about 75 residents in attendance at the Agnes Gray School gymnasium voted to approve Article 11, the Yard Sale Ordinance. The discussion leading to the vote was particularly active. “This is kind of […]
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West Paris annual town meeting Saturday
WEST PARIS — The annual town meeting will open at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 5, in the gymnasium at Agnes Gray School. Residents will elect one selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor, one director for School Administrative District 17; and one water district trustee. All positions are three-year terms. Voters will decide on a […]
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Phillips logger trapped by skidder in West Paris
WEST PARIS — A logger from Phillips who was pinned under skidder tracks for nearly two hours Thursday morning remained in a Lewiston hospital Thursday night. The family of Bill Bailey requested that no information on his condition be released, a nursing supervisor at Central Maine Medical Center said. According to Eric Poland of the […]
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West Paris selectmen discuss yard sale ordinance, new vendors
WEST PARIS — With the town meeting quickly approaching and Town Manager John White being out because of illness, selectmen had a lot on their plates Thursday night as they hastened to put together a timeline for important upcoming events. “One hiccup, we’re done,” Selectman Peter Collette joked. Selectmen Randall Jones, Dennis Henderson and Peter […]
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Soapbox derbies may return to West Paris
WEST PARIS — Downhill soapbox derbies may return to town if a group of interested community members has anything to say about it. Resident Jose Pirela asked the Board of Selectmen on Thursday for information and advice on how to restart the children’s races the town hosted for decades. The derbies were a popular event […]
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West Paris burglary suspect fails to appear for arraignment
PARIS — Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a West Paris man who failed to appear in Oxford County Superior Court for arraignment on charges of burglary, theft and criminal mischief. Brian Flanders, 27, of 4 Yeaton Lane, was arrested Oct. 6, 2015, by Oxford police officer Daniel Hastings in a string […]
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‘Thanks for the ride!’ — Five-year-old overcomes fear to ride in fire truck
WEST PARIS — “Thanks for the ride,” Nicky Basso called out from under his red, plastic fireman’s hat as he climbed down from the big fire truck smiling ear to ear. It was no small feat for the Agnes Gray Elementary School kindergarten student who for most of his short five years was frightened when he […]