West Paris News

A pair of houses on Route 26 were destroyed by fire early Tuesday, Nov. 16. Here firefighters from Woodstock and surrounding communities work to contain the blaze, which appears to have started in one home and spread to the neighboring building.

WEST PARIS a ' The selectmen last Thursday agreed to join with local resident Carol Mills in studying the feasibility of erecting a skateboard park near the town office on Kingsbury Street.

PARIS a ' People are being urged to use their home land-line telephones when calling 911 instead of cell phones, when possible, so dispatchers get the caller's identification and exact location immediately, said James P. Miclon, director of the Oxford County Regional Communications Center.

NORWAY a ' A local business has made a significant contribution to the Beth's House Fund.

One night, during September of 1986, Mrs. Irene Stevens heard a loud commotion in the front yard of her home.

Ernie Fitts of South Paris displays his 8-point, 196-pound buck early Saturday afternoon in West Paris.

Gaby Mills, a fourth-grade student at Agnes Gray School in West Paris, reads a book in her classroom Friday while seated in front of the large air ventilator and heater.

Cheers and jeers from around the news: a Cheers to the employees in the Sabattus town office.

Beth Coffin, 24, has spinal muscular atrophy and is living in a home that needs extensive repairs.

NORWAY a ' Summer may be over, but fresh, locally grown produce and crafts will still be available when a farmers' market gets under way at the Norway Grange beginning Oct.

PARIS a ' The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: a Daniel Allen Marshall, 23, of Norway, Sept.

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PARIS a ' A father and son were arrested Sunday on charges of trafficking and possessing cocaine.

WEST PARIS a ' Three family members, including a child, will receive rabies treatments over the next 28 days after being bitten by a rabid kitten, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control.

Firefighters battle a fire at the home of former Greenwood Selectman Marie Bartlett on Tuesday afternoon.

Forms have been placed and a rear wall removed as part of the addition of 1,800 square feet to the the West Paris Public Library.

An apartment fire in Norway on Sunday displaced three families but was quickly brought under control.

SEARSPORT : Searsport Shores campers and their dogs gathered Aug. 14 for the grand opening of what proprietor Astrig Tanguay dubbed, "The Dog Aquarium at Searsport Shores." Tanguay and her husband, Steve, built the fenced-in dog run several weeks ago as a place for larger dogs to stretch out off-leash. Campers and their dogs pose for a group photo ...

A crew from T.K. and Sons Concrete Foundations of Hebron works on the foundation for a new grandstand at the Edward J. Mann Athletic Complex in West Paris on Friday.

A crew from T.K. and Sons Concrete Foundations of Hebron works on the foundation for a new grandstand at the Edward J. Mann Athletic Complex in West Paris on Friday.