WEST PARIS — West Paris Select Board has joined the towns of Paris and Oxford in issuing a public notice urging residents to vote against the $51.7 million Maine School Administrative Unit budget referendum on June 11. The two board members present, chair John Eli White and Wade Rainey, unanimously voted to “not support” the […]
Evan W. Houk
Evan Houk is a journalist originally from Bessemer, Pennsylvania, who writes and takes photographs for the Advertiser Democrat and Sun Journal. He's also the creator of the Oxford Hills Now newsletter. Evan lives in West Paris and enjoys hiking in the woods, swimming, and reading Stephen King books.
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Harrison to consider full-time fire chief, staff at town meeting
Annual town meeting warrant includes $62,000 for full-time fire chief, up to $162,000 for per diem fire station coverage, and $200,000 to go towards the future purchase of a fire truck.
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Municipal leaders push back against Oxford Hills school district’s budget
This year marks the first time since the Great Recession of 2008 that the school board of directors has added a line item to the district’s budget for school building upkeep, ending a 15-year pattern of ‘deferred maintenance.’
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Norway warming hut vandalized
NORWAY — The New Balance Warming Hut on Cottage Street has been vandalized, according to a Facebook post from Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Director Deven Pendexter. The hut was vandalized at the end of Memorial Day weekend and a few times last week, Pendexter said by email Wednesday. “In reality the damage only totaled up […]
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Oxford approves all articles, discusses school budget at annual town meeting
Members of the Maine School Administrative Unit 17 urged residents to vote “yes” on the district’s budget referendum June 11, in contrast to the Select Board’s recommendation to vote against it.
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Paris to issue public notice opposing SAD 17 budget
The towns of Paris and Oxford are urging residents to vote no on the $51.6 million Maine School Administrative District 17 budget referendum during state elections June 11.
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Nothin’ sweeter than Maine Maple Sunday in central Maine
Many turn out for celebration of state’s famous, much-loved maple syrup and other goodies.
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Waterville man planned ISIS-inspired attack on Chicago mosque, FBI says
A recently unsealed declaration by an FBI special agent details an apparent ISIS-inspired plot involving a Waterville man and two other teens to murder all the adults in a Chicago mosque during “spring break.”
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Malfunctioning oil burner forces evacuation of Franklin County Jail
Inmates and guards were rushed to the outdoor recreation area of the jail to avoid smoke and carbon monoxide inhalation while firefighters ventilated the building.