Benefits Saturday, April 29: Turner, Turner Food Pantry benefit supper, 4:30 p.m., Boofy Quimby Hall, Route 219. Hosted by Turner Timberland ATV Club. Donations. www.turnertimberlandatv.com. Books Thursday, April 1:, Farmington, “North True South Bright,” author Dan Beachy-Quick, 7:30 p.m., UMF Olsen Student Center, 111 South St. Free. 778-7081. Thursday, April 13, Livermore Falls, Book Club: […]
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Mexico woman charged with drug possession, eluding officers
RUMFORD — A Mexico woman charged last month with trafficking in heroin has been charged with unlawful possession of a prescription drug and four other offenses, according to court records. Jessica Pare, 39, was arraigned Friday in 11th District Court in Rumford, where bail was set at $1,000. She was charged April 6 with unlawful […]
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What You Need to Know: Paris Board of Selectmen
Paris Board of Selectmen Paris Town Office April 10, 2017 No on payroll What happened: Board Vice Chairman Scott Buffington and Selectman Rusty Brackett voted no for the payroll warrants because of one per diem firefighter consistently working 50 hours per week over the past couple months. What it means: Buffington brought in a copy of […]
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What You Need to Know: Waterford Board of Selectmen
Waterford Board of Selectmen April 10, 2017 Waterford Town Office Earth Day cleanup What happened: Donna McCarraher asked selectmen to allocate $200 for an Earth Day cleanup project with local children. Earth Day is April 22. What it means: She intends to buy gloves, trash bags and T-shirts for the volunteers, and rent a dumpster. What’s next: Selectman […]
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A week of weather
A Week of Weather (April 2-April 8, 2017) By Dennis C. Pike FARMINGTON — This week, the maximum temperature was 51.8° and the minimum 21.3. The average temperature was 36.4°. Total precipitation was 1.74 inches. Last year at this time, the maximum was 50.1° and the minimum was 9.3°, with an average temperature of 31.2°, […]
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Norway board votes to waive application fee for Stephens Memorial Hospital 5K
NORWAY — The Board of Selectmen has voted unanimously to waive the $100 application fee for Stephens Memorial Hospital’s 5K Run for Wellness in June. Jennifer Fogg of the hospital said it typically hosts the fundraiser every year, but took a break in 2016. “We had a lot of individuals expressing disappointment that we didn’t […]
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Oxford Appeals Board hearing case against business
Coastline Homes on Route 26 in Oxford is developing a modular home sales site that is expected to open this spring. The Appeals Board will hold a hearing this week on the approval of the business’ site plan review application. OXFORD — Two longtime Route 26 modular home business owners will face off before the Appeals […]
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A+: West Paris student artist makes the grade
PARIS — For 12-year-old Thomas Watson, it was all in a name. The Paris Elementary School student had his painting, “Graffiti Name,” chosen for the 23rd annual Youth Art Month Exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art. The exhibit and opening celebration March 11 was sponsored by the museum and Maine Art Education Association. “Our art teacher, […]
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Paris school to become elderly housing
PARIS — Avesta Housing has a green light to begin renovating the former Mildred M. Fox School into 12 low-income senior apartments this summer. The first and second floors of the schoolhouse at 10 East Main St. will each have six apartments, each with a bedroom, a bathroom and a living and dining area, Shreya […]
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No solitude for mom of anxious 6-year-old
Q: My 6-year-old son is like a barnacle. He says he is afraid of being alone, so with my being a single mother, that means I don’t get to be alone. Including in the bathroom. He has other fears, such as of the dark, so I let him keep his light on all night. But […]