WEST PARIS — Troy Billings first met John White years ago, when Billings was a teenager looking to join the Fire Department and White was the town manager of South Paris. “I’m not afraid to admit it — I was hanging out with the wrong kids,” Billings said Sunday. “John was like, ‘I’m willing to […]
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West Paris selectmen discuss yard sale ordinance, new vendors
WEST PARIS — With the town meeting quickly approaching and Town Manager John White being out because of illness, selectmen had a lot on their plates Thursday night as they hastened to put together a timeline for important upcoming events. “One hiccup, we’re done,” Selectman Peter Collette joked. Selectmen Randall Jones, Dennis Henderson and Peter […]
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Selectmen adopt employee background check policy
WEST PARIS — Selectmen adopted an official employment policy Thursday for procedures on conducting background checks for potential employees. Town Manager John White told selectmen that while processing applications for firefighters, the Fire Department asked the town to conduct criminal background and motor vehicle checks on the potential employees. Though the town had done this […]
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West Paris property ordered cleaned up
WEST PARIS — Town officials are demanding that Chandler Wright of Greenwood clean his Bethel Road property or face a potential violation as an unauthorized junkyard. Town Manager John White told selectmen Thursday that he sent Wright a letter recently, demanding that he clean up his property, which has several unregistered, unfit-for-the-road vehicles and a boat […]
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West Paris Fire Station to be modified
WEST PARIS — The Fire Station will soon have a new wall, giving the fire chief a private space for meeting with the public and offering more security for records and equipment. The current building configuration does not allow for much privacy or security in the chief’s office area, because his desk is just inside the […]
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West Paris mulls demolition of fire-gutted house
WEST PARIS — Town officials say they will ask a resident to clean up his property before seeking a court order forcing the demolition of a burned-out building deemed a safety hazard. Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday evening to have the town attorney draft a letter addressing their concerns about the dilapidated building and begin the court process […]