West Paris News

Cody Kennison of West Paris is the 2011-12 recipient of the Central Maine Community College Aspire Higher scholarship.

On the day before prom, students at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School heard the consequences of drunk and distracted driving first-hand from those involved in accidents and emergency responders.

During its May 10 meeting, the board of selectmen accepted a donation of a Chevrolet forestry truck after Fire Chief Norm St.

The lawyer representing Kristina Lowe, the driver in a fatal crash in January, said a patch of ice caused the crash that killed two teenagers, not texting or drinking.

A Woodstock man will serve a year and 90 days for his role in stealing and setting fire to a car in West Paris last year.

Town Auditor Lance Bean reported at the April 26 selectmen meeting that the town of West Paris is in "pretty good shape financially." Part of the audit, said Bean, was to analyze the town's internal controls.

Kristina Lowe, 19, appearing in 8th District Court in Lewiston via video from the Oxford County Jail in Paris, stood quietly by her attorney, James Howaniec of Lewiston, as Justice Donald Alexander explained that her case would go to an Oxford County grand jury.

OXFORD, Maine - A 19 year old girl faces two charges of Class A Manslaughter in connection with a deadly crash in January in West Paris.

Maine State Police have charged an Oxford teenager with manslaughter in a car crash that killed two people earlier this year in West Paris.

Police said Lowe is charged with two Counts of Class A manslaughter, two Counts of class B aggravated operating under the influence, two Counts of class C aggravated driving to endanger, and one Count of class C leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death.