Second amendment sanctuary status proposed for Paris

PARIS — During the public comment session at a Paris Board of Selectmen meeting on May 13, Paris resident Dennis Creaser asked the board to consider a resolution designating the town as a second amendment sanctuary. Creaser said he was inspired to bring the proposal to the board after reading of several Rhode Island towns […]

Paris Public Library funding amended

Selectmen revised their recommendation, raising the amount by $5,000.

University of Maine at Farmington graduates told to ‘live truthfully’

Aimee DeGroat, 45, of Jay completed a long journey when she received her diploma at the University of Maine at Farmington graduation Saturday.

Paris police chief retiring after 28 years

Hartley ‘Skip’ Mowatt will leave the job this month.

Police log

Charges Lewiston • Destiny Gagne, 33, of  95 Old Greene Rd., Greene, violating conditions of release, operating under suspension, 6:30 p.m. Saturday on Bates Street. • Abdikadir Nur, 19, of 303 Aspen Ct., Auburn, disorderly conduct, 9:10 p.m. Saturday on Knox Street. • Jeffrey Camous, 37, of 112 Howe St., warrant for unpaid fines, 1:15 […]

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Empty Bowl Supper raises money for Lewiston soup kitchen

At the 15th annual Empty Bowls Supper in Auburn Sunday, hungry attendants purchased bowls to benefit the Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston.

Crocheting helps Oxford pupils focus

OXFORD — In the library, at the lunch table, in the classroom, students at Oxford Elementary School are all in on the newest craze. It doesn’t involve video games or fidget-spinners, but hooks and yarn, education technician Joni Gordon said. Gordon said she’s always looking for ways to connect with students and help them get […]

West Paris property feud pits neighbor against neighbor

  WEST PARIS — A gate, fixed by a chain-link fence to two stone walls and plastered with “private property no trespassing” signs marks the property line between Neil Lanteigne of West Paris, and his neighbors, Peter and Deidre Binney and Linda and Michael Korhonen. On March 20, that gate became the backdrop of a […]

Oxford pastor celebrates 90th birthday at Grace Fellowship Church

The surprise open house birthday party at the Grace Fellowship Church in Oxford celebrated Pastor Lloyd Waterhouse.