Paris Board of Selectmen May 15, 2018 Paris Town Office Paving approved What happened: Selectmen approved funding for the town’s portion of a paving project on Stearns Hill Road, according to the draft meeting minutes. What it means: The project is being conducted in conjunction with West Paris and began last year. The town […]
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Driver who killed Lewiston Middle School student enters denial
Attorney Sarah Glynn speaks in Maine District Court in Lewiston on Wednesday morning for her client Laurie Young, the driver of a truck that struck and killed a middle school student in a Lewiston crosswalk in November. LEWISTON – A South Paris woman who struck and killed a Lewiston Middle School student in November entered […]
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Trial begins for Sabattus police chief accused of spousal abuse
AUBURN — A civil trial got underway Monday morning between Sabattus Police Chief Gary Baillargeon and his ex-wife, Lori Cougle, who is accusing him of abusing her throughout their marriage. David Van Dyke, the attorney representing Cougle, said in his opening statement that this case was “about 24 years of domestic violence in (Lori’s) household […]
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Sheriff to speak at Veterans Day event
PARIS — The American Legion Foster-Carroll Post 72 will host and sponsor a Veterans Day ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, retired U.S. Navy Commander Sarah Glynn said. Glynn, who has been practicing law since 1999, said that every few years, the Norway, Paris and Oxford American Legion posts […]
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Wilton murder suspect makes his case for bail
FARMINGTON — A decision on bail is pending for Timothy Danforth, who is accused of fatally shooting a New Sharon man on June 1. Franklin County Superior Court Judge William Stokes expected to make the decision and release a written order following a bail hearing Wednesday morning. He wanted more time to review the affidavit, […]
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Peru man found not criminally responsible in death of mother-in-law
PERU — A judge Monday found Paul Orchard, 35, of Peru not criminally responsible for the sexual assault and strangulation death of his mother-in-law in October 2014. Court Clerk Michelle Howe said Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford made the decision following testimony from the State Forensic Service and the Attorney General’s Office. Sarah Glynn, Orchard’s attorney, […]
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Christopher Crosby receives Young Writer’s Award
BANGOR — Former Sun Journal staff writer Christopher Crosby was named this year’s Bob Drake Young Writer’s Award winner by the Maine Press Association on Saturday. The award is presented each year to a journalist with less than two years of full-time experience in the field, and whose work shows talent and promise. According to […]
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Project focuses on addressing seniors’ needs
PARIS — The town is the first municipality in the state to win a grant for the Age-Friendly Community initiative to help administer a survey to determine the needs of its senior population. Surveys have recently begun to trickle in. Attorney Sarah Glynn has spearheaded the project run through the AARP and World Health Organization in […]