Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Town Office closed New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., […]
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East Dixfield man pays tribute to ancestor, with help of living history reenactment group
CANTON — A Dixfield man, with the assistance of a group of living history reenactors who depict life in the pre-1840 era, paid tribute to his sixth great-grandfather Friday evening by placing a flag and Revolutionary War marker on his unmarked grave. In October 2014, Nelson Coolidge, 71, discovered that his sixth great-grandfather, Simon Coolidge, […]
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School withdrawal plan awaits state response
DIXFIELD — A committee studying the possible withdrawal of four towns from Regional School District 10 is waiting for state approval of its plan, member Barbara Chow said at Wednesday night’s meeting. The effort by Dixfield, Canton, Carthage and Peru was undertaken to maximize education opportunities and best utilize available funding, a committee member said. […]
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Rumford police log
RUMFORD — The Police Department responded to 117 calls for service in the past week. * May 10, 7:11 p.m.: Michael Highsmith, 19, of Rumford was arrested on Franklin Street on a charge of refusing to submit to arrest/detention. He was released on $600 unsecured bail and is to appear in Rumford District Court on […]
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Firefighters douse Dixfield brush fire
DIXFIELD — Firefighters from four towns quickly knocked down a brush fire Wednesday afternoon that spread to a home at 25 Averill Hill Road, Fire Chief Scott Dennett said. “By the time we got on scene, it was pretty much contained to the ground, with the leaves and pine needles,” he said. The fire burned […]
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RSU 10 board accepts withdrawal plan
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board on Monday accepted a withdrawal plan from four of the 12 district towns. Superintendent Craig King said the agreement will be voted on by residents of Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru during the Nov. 8 general election. All four towns, which comprised the former SAD 21, must […]
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Swift River bridge site considered
The Rumford-Mexico Active Community Environment Team is looking at a section of land near the picnic area of the Hosmer Field walking trail as a possible location for a bridge connecting Rumford and Mexico over the Swift River. The ACE team is meeting from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at the Parks Department building at […]
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Dixfield selectmen appoint chief of police to Appeals Board
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to appoint two residents, including the chief of police, to the Appeals Board. Town Manager Carlo Puiia presented applications from Dixfield Police Chief Jeffrey Howe and Donald Litwin to Board of Selectmen Chairman Hart Daley and Selectmen Eugene Skibitsky and Mac Gill. Selectmen Dana Whittemore […]
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Budget warrant signed for RSU 10
RUMFORD — The Regional School Unit 10 board Monday night signed the warrant for the proposed $38.23 million budget for 2016-17. The warrants will be posted in the Town Offices at Canton, Carthage, Peru, Dixfield, Byron, Roxbury, Mexico, Rumford, Hanover, Buckfield, Hartford and Sumner. Public hearings on the spending plan are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. […]