DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 56 Superintendent Pam Doyen says she and school administrators have crafted a proposed school budget that preserves all of the district’s teaching positions for next year. Doyen reviewed the proposed $12.32 million budget Tuesday night with the RSU 56 board of directors. During her presentation, Doyen said she met last Friday with school […]
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RSU 10 approves $26.48M budget
RUMFORD — The directors of Regional School Unit 10 on Monday voted 11-2 to approve a $26.48 million budget for 2018-19. The 2017-18 budget was $27.73 million. Voting for the spending plan were Chairman Jerry Wiley of Buckfield, Linda Beaudoin of Hanover, Richard Dyer of Hartford, Heather Gallant and Janet Brennick, both of Mexico, Kathy […]
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State Fire Marshal’s Office: Andover fires ‘intentionally set’
ANDOVER — Residents of this small community are on edge after suspicious fires destroyed two large, vacant homesteads on both ends of Main Street, Fire Chief Jim Adler said Monday. Sgt. Ken Grimes of the state Fire Marshal’s Office said Monday that blazes Friday and Saturday nights were deliberately ignited. “Results from our on-scene examination […]
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Annual war tax day events planned in state
The Maine War Tax Resistance Resource Center has begun its annual war tax day actions around the state. The first two were held at the University of New England Career Expo on March 1 and Southern Maine Community College on April 2. At the event hosted by the University of Southern Maine/Lewiston-Auburn College on April […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: […]
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Second vacant home destroyed by suspicious fire in Andover
ANDOVER (WGME) — For the second consecutive night, a vacant house in the Oxford County town of Andover was destroyed by a fire that investigators are calling suspicious. The fire at 28 South Main St. was reported about 11:16 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters found a barn engulfed in flames, which were moving toward the front of […]
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Andover house, barn destroyed in fire
ANDOVER — Fire crews from several towns Friday night battled a blaze at a vacant multi-family home at 133 North Main St. Witnesses reported that the building was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters began arriving shortly before 7 p.m. Flames and dark smoke were seen shooting high into the air as the building burned. […]
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Rumford selectmen approve new fire chief
Chris A. Reed of Sparrow Bush, N.Y., was named Rumford fire chief Thursday evening. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 Thursday night to approve Chris A. Reed of Sparrow Bush, N.Y., as fire chief. He is a career firefighter who most recently was a fire and technical rescue instructor for […]
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Lax tax liens discovered in Byron audit
BYRON — Initial findings of the first audit of town finances since 2013 revealed officials have not issued property tax liens since 2011, Selectperson Linda Joyal confirmed Thursday. Accountants from RHR Smith & Co. of Buxton began the audit Monday for years 2014 to 2017, Joyal said. They are collecting information and scanning files to take […]
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RSU 56 board proposes $12.32M budget
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 56 Superintendent Pam Doyen presented the board of directors Tuesday evening with details for three options for the proposed budget for 2018-19, as requested by the board. The options were a 4 percent increase over 2017-18, 2 percent increase and no increase. After hearing the details of each, the board […]