WEST PARIS — Residents gave selectmen the green light to harvest from a town-owned woodlot, the third such cut in the past five decades. A forester is expected to begin work marking which trees are for harvest following Thursday night’s special town meeting, where 14 residents unanimously voted to give town officials the authority to harvest […]
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West Paris voters asked to OK woodlot harvest
WEST PARIS — Town officials are asking residents for permission to selectively harvest timber from a town lot to fund future needs. The town will hold a special meeting Thursday, Oct. 9, seeking voter authorization to hire a company to harvest trees from the 125-acre lot. It’s a mix of hardwoods and softwoods off High Street […]
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Talk: ‘Commercial-Free Childhood’ FREEPORT — Dr. Susan Linn, director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, will give a public talk titled “The Gift of a Commercial-Free Childhood,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Merriconeag Waldorf School’s Community Hall, 57 Desert Road. Donations will be accepted […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectboard, 6:30 p.m., Community Center Lovell: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Conference Room Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Conference Room Wednesday Bethel: Planning […]
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First Universalist Church of West Paris Worship Services for October
WEST PARIS — The public is invited to Sunday worship service at First Universalist Church of West Paris. Services are presented with a combination of guest speakers, worship service committee members and The Rev. Fayre Stephenson (at least twice each month) on a variety of topics that are thought-provoking, inspiring and often humorous. Church services […]
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Spurrs Corner food pantry hours OTISFIELD — The food pantry at Spurrs Corner Church, Route 121, will be open Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m. to noon. The pantry is open to residents of Otisfield on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For information call 583-4780 or 627-4329. West Paris food pantry WEST […]
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Pumpkin Run to raise money for West Paris school
WEST PARIS — The Agnes Gray Elementary School PTO is gearing up for the second annual Pumpkin Run that provides a healthy activity and funds student programs and classroom materials. “The PTO is critical for providing enrichment activities for the children,” member Joanna Brown said. “There is virtually no money in the school budget for […]
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Lowe sentencing in manslaughter case Wednesday
PARIS — A 21-year old Oxford woman found to be responsible for the deaths of two West Paris teens in a high-speed car crash two years ago will be sentenced Wednesday. Prosecutors are asking a judge to order Oxford resident Kristina Lowe to five years behind bars following a jury’s conviction on two counts of […]
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Uncertain future for 21 people dislocated in West Paris fire
WEST PARIS — Even as community support and aid poured in, doubt remained Tuesday over the long-term future of a 21-member extended family displaced when a fire razed their sprawling farmhouse. Tuesday dawned with increasing donations from local residents, who supplied the multiple families living at the Ellingwood Wood address with basic goods: a warm meal, […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Casco: Select board, 6:30 p.m.Community Center Lovell: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Oxford: Comprehensive Plan, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office West Paris: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Board of Assessors, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Special Town Meeting, 7 p.m., […]