RUMFORD — At times wiping away tears and sniffling, students of Mountain Valley High School were told recently of three real-life experiences with drunken or careless driving. The assembly in Muskie Auditorium was the second and final day of the program, “Every 15 Minutes,” a national organization whose name was derived from the fact that in […]
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Skunk and groundhog damage Roxbury cemetery
ROXBURY — Hallowed ground in town was damaged recently by a couple of varmints that have since been removed. Now the town must hire someone to repair the damage done by a skunk and groundhog to the Spaulding plot in Pine View Cemetery off Route 17. “A skunk and a groundhog were living in the […]
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Andover committee to revisit its comprehensive plan
ANDOVER — Planning Board Chairman Mark Thurston told selectmen Tuesday night that he will convene the first Comprehensive Plan Committee meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Town Hall. Board of Selectmen secretary Hope Peterson said Wednesday afternoon that it’s time for the town to revisit its plan. “Ours was developed in 1990 or 1993, so […]
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Four candidates vying for two seats on Dixfield Board of Selectmen
DIXFIELD — Four residents are vying for two seats on the Board of Selectmen in the June 9 elections. Selectmen Scott Belskis and Hart Daley are being challenged by former Town Manager and Selectman Eugene Skibitsky and former Selectman Steve Donahue. Daley said, “Sitting on the board for three years, I learned a lot more […]
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Roxbury ATV Riders Club to offer erosion-control course
ROXBURY — The Roxbury ATV Riders Club will host a Basic and Advanced Erosion Control Practices course for contractors, ATV clubs and snowmobile clubs this month. It will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at the Town Office, 1095 Roxbury Road. The cost is $50 per person. At least 15 […]
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Oxford County Sheriff’s Office calls
PARIS — Oxford County sheriff’s deputies responded to 211 calls between May 4 and May 11, including: * At 6:02 p.m. May 10, a woman from Scribner Hill Road in Otisfield reported property damage to Cpl. Chris Davis. A vehicle slid off the road and struck a tree in her yard. However, there were no […]
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Peru officials questioned about warrant articles
PERU — Several residents Monday night spoke against town meeting warrant articles that call for some positions to be appointed instead of elected. Articles 25, 26 and 27 ask if residents want to change the positions of town clerk, tax collector, treasurer, road commissioner and fire chief from elected to appointed. If approved, the change […]
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New assistant principal and new athletic director hired at RSU 10
DIXFIELD — When classes resume in Regional School Unit 10 later this year, Dirigo High and Middle schools will have a new assistant principal and a new athletic director. The RSU 10 board Monday appointed Jason Long, a longtime social studies teacher at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris, as assistant principal at the […]
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Dixfield selectmen OK contract for town manager
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved a three-year contract for Town Manager Carlo Puiia and officially signed papers for two Planning Board members. “I’ve been here 11 months to date, and while we met at a prior session to negotiate, (Monday) night, the selectmen voted to approve the three-year contract,” Puiia said […]