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updated: Thu Jul 10, 2008 07:31 am

West Paris News

Local news for West Paris, ME continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday Jul 10 | Sun-Journal

Brother's grow, sell produce

Three brothers from Norway are spending their summer farming. "It's a full-time job," said Nick Costanzi, 20, a sustainable agriculture major at the University of Maine at Orono.

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Related Topix: Norway, ME, Orono, ME, Harrison, ME, Agriculture, Science

Wed Jun 25, 2008

Sun-Journal

Tri-Town workers threaten walkout

Citing lack of faith and trust in their directors, Tri-Town Rescue Service employees said Monday night that they will resign from their jobs if major changes are not made in the operation of the rescue service.

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Related Topix: Eloise, Alternative, Greenwood, ME, Sumner, ME, Norway, ME

Mon Jun 23, 2008

Sun-Journal

Gas station museum opens

Jim Lamb calls his Shell gasoline station museum "a bad habit gone array." Lamb said he got the "bad habit" about eight years ago when someone handed him a Shell key chain with his grandfather's Shell station ...

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Sat Jun 21, 2008

Sun-Journal

Tri-Town Rescue announces reorganization

The attorney for Tri-Town Rescue Service Board of Directors said Friday that a major reorganization of the service, including the removal of Chief Norman St.

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Related Topix: Lewiston, ME, Lewiston Metro, Bridgton, ME, Sumner, ME, Greenwood, ME

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Sun-Journal

Oxford County arrest log

The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Paul E. Lippincott, 22, of Norway, June 9, theft, $100 bail, Paris Police Department.

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Related Topix: Portland Metro, South Portland, ME, Bridgton, ME, Lovell, ME, Rumford, ME

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Sun-Journal

Sun shines for annual parade

On a beautiful summer morning Saturday, residents and guests turned out for the annual Old Home Days Grand Parade and visit with family and friends.

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Related Topix: Lewiston, ME, South Paris, ME

Thu Jun 12, 2008

Sun-Journal

Paris writer will discuss 'Ordinary Days'

Jeanette Kennedy Baldridge of Paris will open Old Home Days events at the West Paris Library Friday, June 13, with a book-signing and discussion of "Ordinary Days," her book of autobiographical vignettes.

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Tue Jun 10, 2008

Sun-Journal

Author of 'historical whodunit' to sign book

Jerome Preisler of Bath, co-author of "All Hands Down, The True Story of the Soviet Attack on the USS Scorpion," will speak and sign copies of the book at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 15, at the West Paris Historical ...

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Related Topix: Entertainment

Thu May 15, 2008

Sun-Journal

Towns hash out fire squad problems

“A great number of residents in our town don't have a say in their own public safety”

Officials from several Oxford County towns and fire departments acknowledged Wednesday night that the ranks of volunteer firefighters are decreasing, in part, because of required training and daytime employment ... via Sun-Journal

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Related Topix: Oxford County, ME, Greenwood, ME, Norway, ME

Sun May 11, 2008

WLBZ

Oxford Hills Farmers Encourage Community To Buy Local

“It's been a contiuing cycle to get it profitable and so I have extra money and I don't have to work off the farm”

A non-profit group out of Norway is helping local farmers sell their food within their community. via WLBZ

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Related Topix: Norway, ME

WCSH-TV Portland

Crash In West Paris Sends Two To The Hospital

State Police are investigating an accident in West Paris. It happened around 4:30 Sunday morning on Abbott Hill Road. via WCSH-TV Portland

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Wed May 07, 2008

Sun-Journal

Route 26 accident ties up traffic Tuesday

“If either party hadn't been wearing their seat belts it would have been a different story”

Drivers involved in a head-on collision on Route 26 just south of the KBS Building Systems plant escaped serious injury largely through the use of seat belts, police officer Nate Bowie said Tuesday. via Sun-Journal

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Mon May 05, 2008

Daily Star

Horse whisperer works with owners at Delhi stable

DELHI _ Quincey stood rigidly in the pipe corral, ears up and obviously not wanting anything to do with the three-foot ball that Kenny Harlow took into the ring. via Daily Star

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Related Topix: Paris, ME

Sat May 03, 2008

Sun-Journal

Towed away

Leslie H. Dixon/Sun Journal A woman received minor injuries in a two-car crash on Route 219 in West Paris Friday morning. via Sun-Journal

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Fri Apr 18, 2008

News Chief

Judith Faye Hall

Published: Friday, April 18, 2008 at 9:48 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, April 18, 2008 at 9:49 a.m. Judith Faye Hall, 70 of Andover, Maine, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in West Paris, Miss. via News Chief

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Related Topix: Andover, ME, Maine, Weld, ME, Rumford, ME

Wed Apr 16, 2008

Sun-Journal

Commissioners hear emergency concerns

“Any one of those towns voting 'no' could result in the inter-local agreement being dissolved”

Emergencies were at the forefront Tuesday as Oxford County commissioners heard discussions of fire and ambulance coverage in the county. via Sun-Journal

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Related Topix: Oxford County, ME, Bethel, ME, Greenwood, ME

Fri Apr 04, 2008

Sun-Journal

Oxford County Log

The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Joseph Timothy Lynch, 47, of West Paris, March 30, attaching false plates, personal recognizance bail, Maine State Police. via Sun-Journal

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Related Topix: Oxford County, ME, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Rumford, ME

Thu Mar 27, 2008

Sun-Journal

Budget gap may mean job cuts

“We're going to do the best we can with this budget. We're not going to destroy our education”

Town officials were told Wednesday night that the proposed 2009 SAD 17 budget is conservative but gaps cannot be closed without personnel reductions. via Sun-Journal

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Related Topix: Harrison, ME, Oxford, ME, Waterford, ME, Norway, ME

Sun Mar 23, 2008

WLBZ

New Law Will Ban Novelty Lighters In Maine

“It's gonna be quite exciting because we actually got something accomplished that will actually save lives and keep kids safe”

Governor Baldacci will sign a bill into law on Monday banning the sale of novelty lighters in Maine. via WLBZ

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Related Topix: Hebron, ME

Thu Mar 13, 2008

Sun-Journal

NPC-TV plans for the future

“The main thing is, we want to get the towns in the school district on our system, so they can get our programming”

A local public television station is planning to double its coverage, pending support from Time Warner Cable. via Sun-Journal

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Related Topix: Waterford, ME, Lewiston, ME, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, Norway, ME, Oxford, ME

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