ANDOVER — Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday night to hire Jamie Belleau as the town attorney. Law firm Bernstein & Shur of Portland previously handled the town’s legal needs. “We absolutely need to have one,” Selectman Jane C. Rich said. Board of Selectmen Chairman Jim Adler and Selectman Keith Farrington agreed. Bell met with the board […]
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Roxbury board selling two tax-acquired camp lots
ROXBURY — Selectmen set minimum bids Tuesday night for two of three tax-acquired properties that are less than an acre each. Board of Selectmen Chairman John Sutton said the two camp lots are on Main Street just beyond the boat launch for Roxbury Pond. One is 0.14 of an acre; the other is 0.23 of […]
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Teaberry Arts Council to decorate apple crates, display at local businesses
RUMFORD – In an effort to raise money for the Teaberry Arts Council, several artists in the River Valley will decorate wooden apple crates, display them at local businesses, and auction them at the Rumford Pumpkinfest in October. Scot Grassette, a Teaberry Arts Council member and owner of the 49 Franklin reception hall in Rumford, […]
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Roxbury board updated on Frye Cemetery monument repairs
ROXBURY — Selectmen learned Tuesday night that they will have to gather more facts about several headstones in Frye Cemetery that fell off their bases before they can be repaired — specifically, determining which headstones are in Mexico and which are in Roxbury. The cemetery is located in both towns along Route 120. Nina Hodgkins, Cemetery […]
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Andover board OKs motion to sell old East Andover Fire Station
ANDOVER — Selectmen continued discussion Tuesday night on whether the town can sell the site of the former East Andover Fire Station to an abutter. The Rev. Justin Thacker of Praise Assembly of God Church in Rumford and his wife, Mary, want to use the building and property to construct a barn to rehabilitate rescued […]
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Carthage voters OK starting RSU 10 withdrawal
CARTHAGE — By a tally of 85-15, voters Tuesday approved joining Dixfield, Canton and Peru in petitioning Regional School Unit 10 for withdrawal. To fund the process, they voted to spend $8,000 from surplus. The four towns have voted to form a four-person committee to work on withdrawal negotiations and to appropriate money to fund […]
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Two new members join RSU 10 board
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board welcomed two new members Monday night and said one is needed to represent Mexico. Former Rumford Selectman Jeremy Volkernick replaced Marcia Chaisson. Richard Dyer of Hartford took over from Shawn White who chose not to seek another three-year term. Monday’s meeting was the last one for longtime […]
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Recount reverses wind ordinance vote
DIXFIELD — A recount of votes on the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance on Tuesday afternoon means the 2012 ordinance stands, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. The recount was 359-390 against repealing the 2012 ordinance and replacing it with the Planning Board’s draft. The June 9 vote was 377-372 in favor of repealing the 2012 ordinance […]
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Summer and Solstice join the flock
Saturday, the summer solstice, brought two new goslings into the goose pen. Their names? Summer and Solstice. My old goose Susie Q, one of only two remaining from my original flock, hatched out the babes, and while Finny and Shamus are baby-sitting for the two little ones, she’s trying to hatch out another. It’s always […]
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Dixfield selectmen learn sidewalk project may be pricier than anticipated
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen learned Monday evening that the Safe Routes to School project may cost the town $40,000 more than expected. Mike Laberge, Maine Department of Transportation’s local projects coordinator, said the agency had a meeting in March and realized the cost estimates were a couple of years old. “We asked the […]