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    • Paris reviews a year of goals

      Jul 07, 2011 12:00 am

      PARIS — Most of the town's 2010 goals have been met, Paris Town Manager Phil Tarr reported to the Board of Selectmen on June 27. 

      Tarr gave a status report on goals that included sidewalk repairs, a chronic shortage of firefighters, and a town-wide revaluation of taxable property.

      "Last year the board elected to target several items for priorities," Tarr said. "It was done about this time of year, so I thought I'd update you on those items."

    • Services stress importance of numbering houses

      Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am

      OTISFIELD — Numbering your house could make the difference between life and death, said a representative from Otisfield Rescue.

      Pat Dyer-Haggerty, a firefighter and EMT first responder with Otisfield Rescue, told residents at the town meeting Saturday, that failing to visibly number your house makes it difficult for rescue personnel to find and help you.

    • New board, new chair in Paris

      Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am

      PARIS - The Paris Board of Selectmen appointed Ted Kurtz as board chair after a contentious debate on electoral procedure during the first meeting of the new board Monday night.

      Selectwoman Jean Smart advocated for an open vote, but Kurtz said that a secret ballot vote was in line with state law.

      "The legislature doesn't want the new board to start off with the potentially divisive matter of some voting for this person, and some voting for that person," said Kurtz.

    • Car crashes into Paris utility pole

      Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am

      PARIS — Central Maine Power (CMP) was able to replace a fractured utility pole without anyone losing power early on Tuesday morning.

      The pole on East Oxford Road broke in two after a 1996 Ford Ranger driven by William Reed, 21, of Oxford collided with it at approximately 1:30 a.m.

      Lieutenant Michael Dailey of the Paris Police said the responding officer speculated that alcohol may have been involved in the crash, though Reed was not charged at the scene with Operating Under the Influence.

    • Police suspect burned car may have been stolen

      Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am

      NORWAY — Norway Police and Fire Departments responded to a burning car off of a logging road in Norway around 6 a.m. on Tuesday.

      Norway Police Officer Ron Cole arrived on scene to find the car abandoned and the fire fully involved.  Cole said that the car had driven off of a back road and into some small trees, but that the crash did not appear severe enough to have started the fire.

    • casino progress report ...

      Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am

      OXFORD — Scott Smith, the community relations director for casino development group Black Bear Development (BBD) addressed questions about the casino project's forward progress last week. According to Smith:

    • Hebron rules vulnerable to legal challenge

      Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am

      HEBRON — The Hebron Board of Selectman scheduled a July 14 public hearing after a Maine Municipal Association (MMA) attorney warned the town that its current subdivision regulations may not stand up to a legal challenge.

    • Internal investigation ongoing for EMA chief

      Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am

      OXFORD COUNTY — The county commissioners are not ready to bring Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Scott Parker back into the fold, even though the popular official will not be subject to criminal charges.

    • Tarr not appointed to NPSW

      Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am

      PARIS — Phil Tarr was not reappointed to the Norway Paris Solid Waste (NPSW) board during a meeting of the Paris Board of Selectmen on Monday, according to town office staff.

      Citizens and board members have questioned whether serving as both town manager and NPSW board member constitute a conflict of interest.

      Concerns were raised about Tarr spending time on NPSW business that takes away from his role as town manager, and also about Tarr's interest in single stream recycling.

    • Volunteers recognized

      Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am

      GINGERBREAD TREATS — Joan Beal presents a gift to three outstanding members of the Gingerbread House Task Force during the moving of the historic structure on June 3. Chair Pat Sherman was praised for her "dedication and never giving up;" Jim Boyce was recognized for his "attention to all detail" when "none of us had a clue;" and Andrea Burns was noted for her "perseverance" and for "having fingers in so many pies that she could pull them all together." The three received replicas of some of the molding work that makes the house architecturally unique.

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