DIXFIELD — Residents will vote on a $2.3 million municipal budget at the polls Tuesday, June 9. Balloting will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the American Legion hall. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said the budget is 133,000 more than this fiscal year. For the third time in three years, residents will […]
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Dixfield Public Works vacancy on agenda for Monday board meeting
DIXFIELD — Updates on the Public Works Department vacancy and the stairs of the Ludden Memorial Library are on the agenda for Monday evening’s Board of Selectmen meeting. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the Ludden Memorial Library. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said that Public Works Director Calvin Beaumier submitted his resignation after […]
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Rain, Elliotts restore Canton Lake beauty
CANTON — Standing barefoot on the beach at Lake Anasagunticook on Saturday morning after a rainstorm, Molly Elliott was in her element three hours into raking woody debris from the sandy shore. For the past seven years, she and her husband, Gus, have been cleaning the beach and roadside. They live in the house opposite […]
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Canton Lake couple recognized for erosion control plantings
CANTON — Retirees Liz and Gerry Rothrock moved to Lake Shore Drive in Canton a year ago from the Washington, D.C., area and built a year-round home on Lake Anasagunticook. On Saturday morning, Diane Ray of Canton and the nonprofit Maine Lakes Society presented them with a LakeSmart program award for building their home with sustainable […]
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Dirigo graduation a colorful affair
DIXFIELD — Sixty-four seniors garbed in light and dark blue gowns and coordinating caps received their diplomas from Dirigo High School on Friday night as family and friends watched. Principal Michael Poulin said he was proud of each member of the Class of 2015. “You’ve all made your mark in your own way,” he said. […]
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RSU 10 residents vote on budget Tuesday
DIXFIELD — Residents of the 12 member towns of Regional School Unit 10 will go to the polls Tuesday to act on a proposed $36.71 million budget for school year 2015-16. The proposed amount is about 1.5 percent higher than the current year’s operating budget. During last year’s budget vote, the RSU 10 board cut […]
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Canton Planning Board approves one project, denies another
CANTON — The Planning Board on Thursday evening approved an application to build a deck on a home on Jewett Hill Road and denied an application to construct a two-story building on the old fire station lot. They also discussed doing research to create a beach ordinance to try to prevent people from letting their […]
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Cause of Linnell Motel fire unknown, state official says
RUMFORD — The investigation of the May 15 fire at the Linnell Motel has concluded and the cause remains undetermined, according to Rumford Fire Chief Bob Chase. On Thursday, Chase said that following numerous interviews by Dan Young, an investigator with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, and after receiving several photos of the fire from the […]
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Canton Water District plans water main extension
CANTON — The Canton Water District is applying for grants to extend its water main from the downtown to the new Town Office and fire station on Route 108, Superintendent Debi Hutchins told selectmen last week. “We’re trying to get decent water to the fire station, but there is no financial obligation (on the town’s […]
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Rumford cook hired as Region 9’s debut culinary arts program instructor
MEXICO — Deborah Nokes of Rumford has two major passions: cooking and teaching children. This fall, she gets to mix those skills together with new curriculum ingredients for Region 9’s debut culinary arts program recipe. Steeped in an Italian family heritage rich in cooking, Nokes was hired Wednesday evening — much to her surprise — […]