MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously approved five crack-sealing projects for streets totaling close to $10,000. Kent Mann provided Town Manager John Madigan with a list of streets in need of sealing. From that list, Madigan proposed that sections of Backkingdom Road, Brown Street, Mexico Avenue and Ledgeview Avenue have work done on […]
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Mexico artists create step-by-step painting studio
MEXICO — Two River Valley women have started a painting studio for people to create works of art. Liz Murphy, owner of Gypsy Canvas Studio in Mexico, co-runs the studio with her friend, Kaylee Martin. Murphy said it is a separate entity from the Teaberry Arts Council, a nonprofit organization that, according to its website, […]
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Springtime means fun in the pool, fresh eggs
It’s spring — and my geese and ducks are so happy! I dug out all the kiddie pools, cleaned them up and then filled them with water. They could hardly wait until the hose had finished its job. It’s been almost six months since they’ve had a little pool to splash and play in, and […]
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Kingfield board not backing borrowing for landscape work
KINGFIELD — The Village Enhancement Committee would like to build a village cultural center. At their Monday night meeting, selectmen chose not to support borrowing up to $350,000 for a landscaping project at the center of town. The committee has met over the past three years to develop a plan, but the plan costs and […]
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Rumford mill restarts machine No. 12, hiring workers back
RUMFORD — Shut down since May 2015, Catalyst Paper Co.’s No. 12 paper machine was restarted Tuesday, allowing 51 employees who were laid off in May 2015 to return to their jobs. Tony Lyons, spokesman for the mill, said the machine resumed production at a reduced schedule, and all 51 workers who were laid off […]
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Peru board reviews contract with Friends of Peru Elementary School
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday evening to continue to study the town’s contract with the Friends of Peru Elementary School and to re-evaluate it when it expires next year. The vote came after selectmen and the Friends of Peru Elementary School Committee met to discuss who should pay for insurance on […]
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Vehicles collide by Morse Bridge in Rumford
RUMFORD — A local woman and her son were injured in a motor vehicle collision at Franklin and Bridge streets Monday morning, police said. Laurie Milledge, 53, and her son, Alex Milledge, 12, were taken to Rumford Hospital, Patrolman Brad Gallant said. She had an abrasion on her arm and her son had a swollen hand, […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Tuesday Bethel: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 10:30 a.m., county building Livermore Falls: Selectboard, 6:30 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford […]
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Rumford police log
RUMFORD — The Rumford Police Department responded to 111 complaints over the past eight days. * April 12, 10:46 p.m.: Malcolm C. Oliver, 27, of Rumford was arrested on a charge of domestic violence terrorizing. Oliver was transported to the Oxford County Jail and has a May 9 court date. * April 12, 8:04 p.m.: […]
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Ludden Memorial Library offers adult coloring book station
DIXFIELD — The Ludden Memorial Library is jumping on the adult coloring book bandwagon. Librarian Peggy Malley said the library has set up an adult coloring book station for residents. Adult coloring books, which feature complex patterns, designs and images, have risen in popularity over the past two years, Malley said. “A lot of the […]