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🌱 Oxford Hills school board fills vacant finance committee seat

Paris, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello again Paris! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Oxford Hills school board fills vacant finance committee seat
  • Recount ahead for South Paris candidate's razor-thin Senate lead
  • West Paris weighs water rate hike and reservoir loan

Also on today's calendar: The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 39 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oxford Hills school board assigns vocational ed trustees, committee members (sunjournal.com) — The Oxford Hills school board filled several oversight roles, including the finance committee seat vacated by Paris director Jennifer Randall last month. West Paris director Veronica Poland will take that position and, alongside Hebron director Lew Williams, was reappointed to the Oxford Hills Tech School board of trustees.
   

• 2 Oxford County senate seats still undecided (sunjournal.com) — South Paris Republican John Andrews held a 14-vote lead in Senate District 18 as of Monday, with a recount needed to settle the race. Paris incumbent Michael Lance won reelection to the House, while Paris patrolman Timothy Holland narrowly defeated Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright.
   

• Public hearing for West Paris drinking water loan, 2027 rates set for Nov. 19 (sunjournal.com) — West Paris water customers face a 40% overall rate increase as the district prepares to replace its aging reservoir. Public hearings Nov. 19 will address the new rates and a proposed $600,000 loan guarantee, following system failures that once required emergency water deliveries from Paris Utility District.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in South Paris. Apply here.
  • Waypoint posted a job opening for Overnight Direct Support Professional - Sign on Bonus - Western Region in Mechanic Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paris here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Paris

  • Oxford County Homes and its owners face civil lawsuits for over $1.2M (sunjournal.com)
  • West Paris Library hosts monthly writers group (sunjournal.com)
  • Angry about property tax increases, Norway residents push back on revaluations (newscentermaine.com)

Norway

  • Maine man accused of slashing man's face with knife in Rumford (wgme.com)
  • How the blue wave reached conservative of western Maine (themainemonitor.org)

Ok Paris! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Paris

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