ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to award a $9,000 contract for winter road sand to Steve Swasey of Andover. Swasey, owner of Swasey Excavation, submitted the lowest bid of three submitted. The others were: Poland Corp. in West Paris with 1,000 yards of sand at $12.50 per yard; and R.A. […]
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Rumford cemetery fire termed suspicious
RUMFORD — A fire at Sunnyside Cemetery on Tuesday night is “suspicious,” Fire Chief Bob Chase said Wednesday. It took firefighters from Rumford and Mexico about three hours to extinguish the blaze, he said. Chase said a resident reported the fire to officials. The cemetery is off Sunnyside Terrace. “We responded to the scene, got […]
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Rumford raises property tax rate
RUMFORD — Trying to find a balance between a minimal tax rate hike and establishing a rainy day fund, the Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 Monday night to raise the property tax rate 50 cents. The new rate will be $27.45, with a fund balance of 15.70 percent, or $1.25 million. Last year’s rate was $6.95, […]
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Roxbury board schedules workshop to discuss speeding issues
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 Tuesday to schedule a workshop on Oct. 15 to discuss ways that the town can stop speeding motorists near Roxbury Pond. At the board’s Aug. 25 meeting, resident Stan Kaubris said that throughout the summer he noticed “a large number of cars and four-wheelers driving crazy and […]
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Rumford police log
RUMFORD — The Police Department responded to the following calls in the past week. * Sept. 20 at 1:27 a.m.: Anthony True, 32, of Rumford, was arrested on Lincoln Avenue on a charge of domestic violence assault by Officer Matthew Desroches. True was released on $800 unsecured bail from the Rumford Police Department and is […]
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Roxbury wind farm to receive Safety and Health award from OSHA
ROXBURY — Record Hill Wind LLC will be presented with the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program award at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, in recognition of its safety achievement program, said Julie D. Rabinowitz, director of Policy, Operations and Communications with the Maine Department of Labor. A certificate and banner will be presented by […]
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Recent Dirigo High School grad to compete again in national singing competition
DIXFIELD — After winning a second consecutive Down East Country Music Association of Maine’s Top Vocalist of the Year award, a recent Dirigo High School graduate has earned a third shot at competing in the North America Country Music Associations International competition in Tennessee. In 2013, Melanie Jordan was named Rising Star 2013 by the […]
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Rumford board does not support Med-Care letter from Mexico selectmen
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen decided Thursday evening not to support a letter from Mexico selectmen asking for a list of Med-Care Ambulance employees’ salaries. Mexico selectmen sent letters to Med-Care member towns to gauge their interest in pursuing the information, after some selectmen were concerned about increases in Med-Care’s budget. Med-Care directors said they […]
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Nearly 300 students, parents visit Meroby Elementary School open house
MEXICO — Nearly 300 students and their parents attended an open house and community fair at Meroby Elementary School on Wednesday evening. It was Kim Fuller’s first open house since being unanimously appointed interim principal on Sept. 15. The community fair was a first for Meroby, Fuller said. “For the first time, our school is […]
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Dixfield Planning Board reviewing wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — The Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, to continue discussing possible amendments to the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached town officials five years ago about constructing wind turbines on Col. Holman Mountain ridge. The town’s original ordinance passed in November 2012 and a […]