Laurie Bickford, left, and Tanner Bickford, both of West Paris, are served ice cream cones Wednesday afternoon at Norway/Paris Soft Serve on Main Street in Paris. Shop owner Brenda Fickett, foreground right, stands with her daughter Abby, who is serving a cone. Employee Stacy Hall is at far right. (Matthew Daigle/Sun Journal)
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Musician Jim Scott to speak at First Universalist Church of West Paris
WEST PARIS — Jim Scott, musician, storyteller and creator of the Pete Seeger Songfest, will lead the 9 a.m. worship service on March 25 at the First Universalist Church of West Paris. His theme will be “Turning Toward the Sun — Rebirth of Light and the New Year.” Scott intersperses songs and personal reflections on […]
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A learning experience: Students build for students
WEST PARIS — Students at Agnes Gray Elementary School have been watching construction of a building for environmental classes in their backyard. The 16- by 20-foot timber-framed structure will serve about 100 students as part of the Outdoor Classroom Initiative. The five-year project is supported by Agnes Gray staff, headed by Principal Elizabeth Clarke, third-grade […]
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Students building for students
WEST PARIS — Students in the Agnes Gray Elementary School have been watching a classroom grow in the backyard of their school. The outdoor classroom, which will allow the approximately 100 students to bring indoor learning to the outdoors under nearby hills, trails and a stream, is nearing completion. Students from the Oxford Hills Technical School’s […]
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West Paris voters approve Fire Department request
WEST PARIS — Voters sided with the town manager Saturday and approved a higher amount of money for the Fire Department than recommended by selectmen and the Budget Committee. Town Manager Wade Rainey made a motion at the annual town meeting to budget $97,650, the same as last year. Selectmen and the Budget Committee recommended […]
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First Universalist Church of West Paris March worship services
WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church of West Paris will hold celebration, inspiration and worship at 9 a.m. Sundays in March followed by refreshments. Worship services are provided with a combination of guest speakers, the Worship Service Committee and the Rev. Fayre Stephenson, who leads worship services at least twice a month. March 4: […]
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West Paris voters to get $1.2M budget warrant
WEST PARIS — When voters head to Annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 3, they will weigh in on a roughly $1.2 million budget, which includes an increased contribution to Oxford County and higher wages for some employees. Town Meeting action gets underway at 10 a.m. at Agnes Gray Elementary School at 170 Main St. […]
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Larry A. Billings
WEST PARIS — Larry Arthur Billings, 70, of Bryant Pond, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Ledgeview Living Center. He was born in Rumford on Jan. 20, 1948, the son of Robert E. and Mary Stearns Billings. He graduated from Gould Academy and attended Bates College, Vanderbilt University in Tennessee and the University of Maine at […]
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Sturtevant, musician, storyteller, to talk on 'Gratitude'
WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church of West Paris will hold a special worship service at 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, with Davy Sturtevant, local singer, songwriter and storyteller. His topic will be “Gratitude.” As a native North American white male, born the last child of a World War II veteran and a nurse/homemaker, […]
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“Passing the hours” display at West Paris Library
On Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. the Friends of the West Paris Library will sponsor the opening event of “Passing the Hours,” a display of arts and crafts by Pearl Farrington Jordan. Pearl was born and grew up in Bryant Pond. She married Arnold Jordan in 1960, and together they raised four children […]