PARIS — Six motions aimed at excluding the state’s remaining evidence against Kristina Lowe, charged in a double fatality on Route 219 in West Paris in 2012, have been filed in Oxford County Superior Court. One requests that the case be moved to a jurisdiction outside Oxford County and another asks that the father of one […]
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Driver had wrong address in West Paris incident
WEST PARIS — Police discovered that a suspect in an alleged attempted abduction of a student Wednesday was actually a driver sent to pick up a student, but stopped at the wrong house. On Friday, Assistant Superintendent Patrick Hartnett said the driver was transporting a student to a school that is not affiliated with the Oxford […]
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Police search for man who they say attempted to abduct West Paris child
WEST PARIS — Police said they are on the hunt for a man who reportedly came to a West Paris home posing as a driver for SAD 17 and attempted to pick up a student Wednesday morning. According to Capt. Christopher Wainwright of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, investigators are chasing down several possible leads and […]
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Weary Club meets Jan. 18 NORWAY — The Weary Club of Norway will hold a coffee at 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. All members are encouraged to attend. West Paris food pantry WEST PARIS — The Neighborhood Niche Food Pantry will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at West Paris Baptist […]
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Towns clamp down on free access to sand
Need salt or an equivalent for your icy driveway? Not to worry. As of Wednesday night, there was no problem with the supply. Not in the Twin Cities, anyway. In Lewiston, at Shaw’s, pails of ice melt were on display in the front of the store, near the ice scrapers and other means of winter […]
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Early West Paris budget figures project tax increase
WEST PARIS — Town departments are asking for slightly more than $38,000 more in expenditures for the 2014-2015 budget. The Budget Committee is set to begin its deliberations at the end of the month in advance of town meeting in March. Projected expenditures are $1,160,968, compared to this year’s $1,222,931, which also includes an additional $13,000 […]
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Nomination papers for Waterford offices due today
WATERFORD — No contests for offices have developed for the annual town election Feb. 28. Selectman Randy Lessard and SAD 17 director Barry Patrie have filed papers for re-election. They are the only incumbents to do so. Nomination papers are due at the town clerk’s office Tuesday, Jan. 14. Voting will be held from 4 […]
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West Paris food pantry WEST PARIS — The Neighborhood Niche Food Pantry will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, 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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Cantata moved to Dec. 29 MEXICO — Due to the storm on Dec. 22, the cantata scheduled for that day during the 10 a.m. worship service at the Mexico Congregational Church, United Church of Christ has been postponed to Sunday, Dec. 29. Cantata is Christmas Eve WEST PARIS — West Paris Baptist Church Christmas Cantata […]
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Pumpkin Run was fun for families
WEST PARIS — The first Pumpkin Run held Oct. 20. More than 200 entrants participated in the 5K run, mile-walk and kids fun run. For completing the run, each child was able to take home a pumpkin donated from the Swain Family Farm in Bethel. For the adults, Wendy Newmeyer from Maine Balsam Fir Products […]