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Historical museum open MEXICO — The Mexico Historical Society Museum will be open on May 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the summer. The regular meeting will be held on Monday, May 21, at 12 p.m. in the Cal Lyons room with a potluck lunch. For more information call 364...

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Historical Society meeting DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the museum house. Topics of discussion will be the Maine Memory Network Project and further discoveries in the group's vast collection of scrapbooks and eph...

Local post offices may have to cut hours

PARIS — Scores of area post offices, including some under consideration for closure, may have their hours cut under a plan to reduce the U. S. Postal Service deficit by nearly $500 million annually. The plan will keep post offices in Paris Hill, North Waterford, Danville in Auburn, S... 2

SAD 44 board adopts a $10 million school budget proposal

BETHEL — The SAD 44 board unanimously adopted proposed 2012-13 operating budgets of $9,989,269 for general education and $157,866 for adult and a community education Monday night.

Proposed SAD 44 budget up 2.69 percent

BETHEL — The SAD 44 Finance Committee presented the full board Monday with a proposed $9.98 million budget that is $261,969 more than this fiscal year. The 2012-13 spending plan is 2.69 percent higher than this year,  Superintendent David Murphy said. There is addition state aid...

Joel Lincoln

ANDOVER — Joel Lincoln, 25, died Monday, April 9, at his residence in Andover after a life long battle with Muscular Dystrophy. He was born in Worcester, Mass., Aug. 28, 1986, a son of David and Robin (McFall) Lincoln. He was a graduate of Telstar High School, Class of 2005. S...

Andover Elementary School honor roll

ANDOVER — The third-quarter honor roll students for Andover Elementary School are as follows. Grade 4: Angela Cintron and Perry Morton.

Oxford GOP sets monthly meeting for Andover

ANDOVER — The Oxford County Republican Committee will meet Tuesday, April 10, at the First Congregational Church. Guests can arrive at 5:30 p.m. for social time. Light snacks and beverages will be available. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Discussions will be about the ...

Andover selectmen to meet today on school issue

ANDOVER — Selectmen have set an emergency meeting for 3 p.m. Thursday, March 22, at the Town Office to approve a check for $68,000 to try to keep the elementary school open. The action is the result of residents voting 210-97 Tuesday to raise the money. SAD 44 Superintendent D...

Andover voters OK talks with SAD 44 to keep school open

ANDOVER — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that a majority of residents back their proactive bid to leverage $68,000 to keep Andover Elementary School open. The results of town meeting balloting on the referendum question and municipal elections came after 308 residents voted from 4 t...