CANTON — It is now legal to whistle in town and vex people. At Thursday night’s town meeting in the Town Office meeting room, voters repealed that ordinance adopted on April 9, 1963. Labeled “An Ordinance Promoting Public Peace, Safety and Health,” it banned whistling, vexing and a host of other things. It also contained […]
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Roxbury gravestones down, selectmen told
ROXBURY — Selectmen advised the Cemetery Committee on Wednesday night to look into costs of restoring and securing 10 gravestones in the Frye-Mexico Cemetery on Route 120. Town Clerk Doreen Stinson said Thursday afternoon that age toppled the stones and not vandals. Selectmen learned about the problem at Wednesday night’s board meeting. In other municipal […]
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RSU 10 $37.1 million budget passed
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 budget of $37.1 million passed by nearly a 2-to-1 margin Tuesday. The unofficial tally was 2,238 to 1,193. Byron was the only one of the 12 district towns to reject it, 5-14. The town is in the process of withdrawing from the district. Votes from the other towns […]
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Dixfield voters adopt original wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — After three years of meetings and votes, residents narrowly voted to repeal the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance and replace it with the Planning Board’s original draft. Ballot Warden Theresa Hemingway said Wednesday evening the vote was 377-372. It was the third vote in three years on the ordinance. In November 2012, voters approved […]
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Five River Valley officers awarded for bravery
VASSALBORO — Five local police officers were recognized Wednesday by the Maine State Police for risking their lives to protect each other and their community last August to stop an armed and dangerous fugitive who tried to kill them in Mexico. Mexico officer Dean Benson and Trooper Paul Casey, a former Rumford officer, received bravery […]
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Rumford voters approve $7.7 million municipal budget
RUMFORD — Residents approved a $7.70 million municipal budget at Tuesday’s referendum. Each of the budget-related articles were approved by healthy margins. Residents also voted 438-854 against contracting for police services with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, as did neighboring Mexico. Both towns will keep their respective police departments. Residents voted 745-505 in favor of […]
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Dixfield voters reject six budget articles
DIXFIELD — Residents rejected six budget articles on Tuesday’s referendum ballot, ballot warden Theresa Hemingway said Wednesday morning. For the second-consecutive year, residents rejected the proposed Executive Department budget. The vote was 346-391. The Board of Selectmen recommended $302,113, while the Finance Committee recommended $306,513. The requested amount was $317,197. Hemingway said voters also rejected […]
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Andover board seeks Town Hall organ donor
ANDOVER — Selectmen are looking for the person who donated an organ some 40 years ago for use at the Town Hall. The town doesn’t use it and would like to return it, officials said. Selectmen’s secretary Hope Peterson said Tuesday night that Alyssa Thibodeau of Andover asked that selectmen either return it to whomever […]
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Andover budget for department
ANDOVER — A story published on Page B2 of Wednesday’s Region edition should have said town officials learned Tuesday evening that it will cost $1.4 million to operate the Andover School Department for 2015-16. The school serves 88 students in grades K-12. The information was incorrectly reported by the Sun Journal.
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New sex offender, curfew ordinances approved in Mexico
MEXICO — Besides overwhelmingly approving all town budget articles Tuesday, voters also OK’d new sex offender and curfew ordinances. At an earlier Planning Board meeting, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said, “Most towns will have an ordinance that states sex offenders can’t live within a certain distance of schools or other public places where kids may […]