DIXFIELD — Almost two months after organizing a heavy metal festival at the Mountain View Campground, resident Donald Litwin is looking to attract country music fans. Litwin said A Day of Country will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 12 at the campground. “The heavy metal festival was all right,” Litwin said […]
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Marden’s hosts fundraiser for Muscular Dystrophy Association of Maine
RUMFORD — On Friday morning, with the temperature high and nary a cloud in the sky, 15-year-old Logan Viger rolled his mechanized wheelchair in front of a dunk tank with three fluorescent-green softballs in his lap. About 10 feet away, Jake Marden sat anxiously on the edge of a dunk tank, his feet dangling above […]
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Dixfield board reviewing wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — The Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Ludden Memorial Library for a special workshop to review the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance that voters rejected in June. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials five years ago about constructing wind turbines on the Colonel Holman Mountain […]
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Start of school is like athletes preparing for new season
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School Principal Matt Gilbert compared how students should prepare for a new school year to an athlete’s preparation for a new season. “Professional athletes have various routines they use to get in shape for a new season of competition,” he said. “They prepare physically, mentally and emotionally. Students and their […]
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Ludden library to start storytime Sept. 14
DIXFIELD — The Ludden Memorial Library will kick off its second annual Pre-School Storytime on Monday, Sept. 14, librarian Peggy Malley said Thursday. “Last year was our first year, and it ended up being extremely successful for us,” she said. “The nice thing is that it’s not just for Dixfield kids. Anybody in the area […]
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Roxbury board considers options for sand-salt shed
ROXBURY — Chairman John Sutton told fellow selectmen Tuesday evening that he’s impressed with Peru’s salt and sand shed, but he doesn’t think Roxbury needs one as large. Residents approved an article at the annual town meeting to raise and appropriate $16,400 to construct a shed to hold 450 tons of salt and 3,000 cubic […]
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Mexico police getting new vests
MEXICO — The Police Department will get five new protective vests, with the $4,975 cost split between a grant and the town. Police Chief Roy Hodsdon told selectmen last week that the department had a grant that had to be spent by Aug. 31. He said the current vests are five years old, which is their recommended […]
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Price hike of Safe Routes project prompts Dixfield board to schedule special town meeting
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday evening to have Town Manager Carlo Puiia schedule a special town meeting on using surplus funds to pay for the recent cost increase of the Safe Routes to School project. Puiia said that in March 2013, the engineering and administration cost for project was estimated at […]
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Roxbury resident speaks to selectmen about fast drivers, speed bumps
ROXBURY — A resident who lives near Roxbury Pond asked the Board of Selectmen Tuesday evening to consider installing speed bumps near Roxbury Pond. Resident Stan Kaubris asked the Board of Selectmen how much money they spend on police coverage from the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Chairman John Sutton told Kaubris that the town has […]
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RSU 10 getting more state aid
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 learned last week that it will soon receive an additional $339,401 in general purpose aid from the state. Superintendent Craig King told the board at Monday’s meeting that a decision on how that money will be spent will likely be made at the Sept. 14 board meeting. In other […]