Paul was raised in Attleboro. His parents are retired pharmacists and small business owners. He spent many summers and days after school working in his parents' drug stores, where from a very young age he learned the hard work, service and the challenges and rewards of small business ownership.
The City has a community garden open to residents at the intersection of Mechanic St and Hayward St by Willett Elementary School. If people would rather have a garden at home in their yard, one of the benefits of the city's rubbish program is that they may go to the city's compost center to get free clean fill to use at their home