WEST PARIS — Town officials are demanding that a local nursing home pay almost $22,000 in personal property taxes, interest and fees dating back to 2005. Wilday LLC, owner of Ledgeview Living Center on Route 26, owes the town $21,995.55 for equipment, machinery and other physical assets, Town Manager John White said. The company is up […]
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West Paris salt storage building dangerous, official says
WEST PARIS — The town probably will need to tear down a storage building on Kingsbury Street that has become dangerous, Town Manager John White advised selectmen Thursday. The small building is used to store road salt, White said. It is one of two town buildings at the western end of Kingsbury Street. Selectmen Wade […]
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Local residents complete weeklong service trip to Guatemala
STANDISH — Local residents recently completed a week-long service trip to Guatemala as part of Saint Joseph’s College of Maine’s International Service Trips, in conjunction with Partners in Development of Ipswich, Mass. In Guatemala, four faculty and staff members and a 24-member student team volunteered in the village of Desierto and at a local health […]
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West Paris food pantry WEST PARIS — The Neighborhood Niche Food Pantry will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, April 15, at West Paris Baptist Church, 15 Church St. The pantry is open the first and third Tuesday of each month. West Paris residents are invited to come once a month. Spurrs Corner […]
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West Paris hydrant discussion postponed
WEST PARIS — A discussion about the town’s fire hydrants and other fire safety issues scheduled for Thursday night’s selectmen meeting will be postponed until later this month. The meeting was intended to bring together representatives of the West Paris Water District, Fire Department and selectmen to address concerns raised by West Paris Fire Chief Norm […]
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AARP chapter meets April 14 PARIS — The Oxford Hills Chapter of AARP will meet on Monday, April 14, at the First Congregational Church on East Main Street. Lunch will be served at noon and a chicken dinner is on the menu. The cost is $6.50 and reservations are required by calling Ruth at 744-9069 […]
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No maintenance records required for West Paris hydrants
WEST PARIS — Concerns raised by fire Chief Norm St. Pierre about the integrity of the town’s water hydrants are unfounded, according to West Paris Water District Director Greg Inman. Inman, in a phone interview Monday, said all of the town’s 43 hydrants are flushed in spring and fall. To his knowledge, all of the town’s […]
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Rumford Seniors lunch, bus trip PERU — Rumford Seniors will have a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 7, at the old Peru School. Menu is meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, mixed vegetables, drink and dessert for $4.50. The public is welcome. Take-out available. Call 562-7700. Rumford Seniors have a bus going to […]
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First Universalist Church of West Paris April worship services
WEST PARIS — April is a full month of Sunday services for observing — the earth, Easter, the promise of what May brings. The public is invited to join worship services at the First Universalist Church of West Paris. They are held at 9 a.m. Sundays, followed by refreshments. Services are presented with a combination […]
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Relay for Life tollbooth to set up on Main Street in West Paris
WEST PARIS — A Relay for Life “tollbooth” will be set up in West Paris in front of Agnes Gray School to raise money to for cancer research. Last Thursday night, Linda Cary requested that the baord allow around 10 participants, herself included, to stand along the stretch of road in front of the Agnes […]