DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board has delayed its response to the Byron Withdrawal Committee’s plan until the March 23 meeting. The board’s withdrawal subcommittee presented three potential responses at Monday’s board meeting: * Byron establish a school system for its students; * RSU 10 accept Byron students, provided certain payments for services […]
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Dixfield selectmen discuss merging Dixfield, Mexico police departments
DIXFIELD — Selectmen asked Town Manager Carlo Puiia on Monday evening to speak with Mexico and Dixfield police chiefs about saving money by merging their departments. Chairman Scott Belskis said he wanted to revisit the possibility of reopening discussions with Mexico. “The figure that was first presented to us showed that our savings would be […]
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Rumford driver’s death caused by blunt force chest trauma, report says
RUMFORD — An investigation into Friday afternoon’s accident on River Street that killed a Rumford man was mostly completed by Tuesday, police Sgt. Douglas Maifeld said. Blunt force chest trauma is listed as the official cause of death for William “Bizz” Carignan, 72, of Andover Road, but it wasn’t determined by an autopsy, Maifeld said. […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Jay: RSU 73 public forum on teacher evaluations, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain High School Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Hall Rumford: RSU 10 Buildings Forum, 6:30 p.m., […]
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RSU 10 ed tech to retire after 27 years of service
RUMFORD — For 27 years, Jane Doucette has provided extra help to students in Regional School Unit 10 classes. When the end of the school year arrives in June, she will leave the classroom as an educational technician to join her husband, Kim, who will retire from Catalyst Paper, formerly the NewPage mill, in April. […]
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RSU 10 board approves part-time athletic director position
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board overwhelmingly approved a request by Dirigo High School Principal Michael Poulin to restructure the high and middle schools so that an interim assistant principal would be hired to serve both schools, and not double as athletic director. For the past year or so, Poulin and former Assistant […]
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New birds invade the pen as signs of spring emerge
The “dinosaurs” have invaded the goose pen. These wild turkeys help themselves to the cracked corn, bread crumbs and anything else I provide to my increasingly amorous flock. The turkeys — which I really like because they are just so different from any other bird, wild or domestic — seem to have found a home […]
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Dixfield selectmen agree to postpone filling Planning Board, Finance Committee vacancies
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen agreed Monday evening to wait until its next meeting to fill in vacancies in the Planning Board and Finance Committee, citing the fact that it needs more time to review the applicants. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said that there were two vacancies on the Planning Board and one vacancy […]
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Dirigo graduates return to speak to senior class about college, life after high school
DIXFIELD — Seven Dirigo High School graduates on Monday advised seniors about their college experiences and life after high school. Justin Richards, a senior at the University of Maine at Orono majoring in biology, was asked if there was anything that would have made his transition from high school to college easier. “Looking back, I […]
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Rumford woman charged with drug possession after short chase in Auburn
AUBURN — State police said a Rumford woman was arrested early Sunday following a short chase along Route 4 from Turner to Auburn. Elsa Konopka, 23, was charged with possession of crack cocaine, failing to stop for an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating without a license. According to a written statement from state […]