RUMFORD – More than 50 residents gathered at the new Martin Memorial Bridge on Tuesday morning to watch U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, Town Manager John Madigan and state highway Commissioner David Bernhardt officially open it to the public. In June 2012, Collins, the senior Republican on the U.S. Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that the […]
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Where you are not allowed to shoot your own fireworks
Consumer fireworks became legal in Maine in 2013 and since then a number of towns have enacted ordinances that restrict the sale or use of fireworks. Those towns are required to provide a copy of their ordinance to the state Fire Marshal’s Office, and those copies are posted on the marshal’s website. Below is a […]
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MDOT reveals final design plan for Peru/Mexico bridge replacement
PERU — The Maine Department of Transportation held revealed their final design plan for the replacement of the Androscoggin River Bridge during a Monday evening public hearing at the Peru Town Office. The plan to replace the 85-year-old bridge began in 2014 after MDOT declared the bridge was structurally deficient and at the end of […]
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Mexico police log
MEXICO – The Police Department responded to 68 complaints from June 22 to June 29, including the following: * At 12:18 p.m. June 29, a Richardson Township resident reported that while he was at the Mexico Wal-Mart, someone stole two hubcaps off of his vehicle. Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said that the hubcaps cost around […]
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Dixfield residents to vote on defeated budgets at July 1 special town meeting
DIXFIELD — A special town meeting is set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, for residents to vote on amended municipal budget articles. The meeting will be held at Dirigo High School. On June 9, residents voted on a $2.3 million budget. Six of the articles were defeated, including four municipal budgets for the Executive […]
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Andover validation vote is Tuesday
ANDOVER — Meeting for the first time in many years to vote on their own school budget, residents last week added $20,000 to the proposal, which now totals nearly $1.5 million. On Tuesday, June 30, voters will go to the polls for a “yes” or “no” validation vote on the budget. If approved, the town […]
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Plenty to do at Rumford’s Fourth of July event
RUMFORD — A Fourth of July celebration will be held Saturday in the Hosmer Field Complex, with a rain date of Sunday, July 5. The celebration will feature the Freedom Color Run 5K during the morning, with the festival gates opening at 3 p.m., capped by a giant fireworks display at 9:18 p.m. Fourth of […]
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Canton board seeks resident for RSU 10 Withdrawal Committee
CANTON — Selectmen are looking for a resident to serve on the town’s new Regional School Unit 10 Withdrawal Committee. On Thursday night, they appointed all but that member to the committee, which will work with legal counsel to craft a withdrawal agreement and negotiate with RSU 10’s superintendent and school board. Donny Hutchins was […]
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Peru Summerfest celebrates red, white and blue
Entertaining people watching Saturday’s Peru Summerfest parade was Dennis Moro, singing “Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road.” Four-year-old Zoey Defio of Rumford smiles at the end result of a U.S. flag painted on her face by Birdie Rocray during Saturday’s Peru Summerfest.
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Canton officials condemn ‘unlivable’ log cabin on Route 140
CANTON — Town officials condemned a log cabin on Route 140 this month for having “unlivable conditions.” Town Administrator Scotty Kilbreth updated selectmen Thursday night about Steven Cole’s property at 258 School St. Cole wasn’t living there when Animal Control Officer Richard Burton Jr. arrived earlier this month to investigate an animal complaint. “As soon […]