BETHEL — Police said a 17-year-old male was charged late Sunday night with making threats against School Administrative District 44 staff and students, who were told to stay home Monday. Classes will resume Tuesday, Superintendent David Murphy said Monday. Chief Deputy Hart Daley of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the juvenile is […]
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Rumford selectmen OK panel to continue work
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen agreed Thursday evening to allow the Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee to continue reviewing the town’s growth plan, prioritizing projects and working to implement them. In February 2014, the Planning Board asked selectmen to form a subcommittee to establish a long-term plan of action for the updated Comprehensive Plan, approved […]
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Recall ordinance on Dixfield board agenda Monday
DIXFIELD — Discussion on a proposed recall ordinance will continue at the selectmen meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at Ludden Memorial Library. At a board meeting Aug. 25, 2014, selectmen reviewed drafts of recall ordinances from several Maine towns, including Mexico, Peru and Rumford, and agreed to review them to figure out what […]
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Philips man sentenced in meth case
PARIS — A judge sentenced a Phillips man Friday to two and a half years in prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine manufacturing operation in Franklin County. Prosecutors in Oxford County Superior Court on Friday said Michael Halle, 46, was the ringleader in a small methamphetamine manufacturing outfit in Phillips, preparing the highly addictive stimulant primarily […]
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Envision! Rumford updates selectmen on downtown sidewalk reconstruction
RUMFORD — Local economic development group Envision! Rumford updated the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening on a downtown sidewalk reconstruction project. Selectmen voted 3-1 to forgo a bid process and hire a Livermore Falls firm and its Yarmouth design team to engineer plans to revitalize downtown, including an estimate to develop a design to […]
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Rumford, Mexico selectmen debate manpower levels in police proposals
MEXICO — The Mexico and Rumford Boards of Selectmen on Wednesday night debated whether the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office or a combination of the towns’ police departments would provide enough manpower to meet law enforcement needs. During a Nov. 24, 2014, meeting in Mexico, Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant presented a two-year contract proposal to […]
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Dirigo elementary students donate to oil fund
PERU — Students and staff at Dirigo Elementary School raised $477 during the holiday season to provide heating oil to those in need. Teacher Donna Gilbert said the school had two Christmas trees with gifts supplied by teachers. Students and staff could buy a chance on one of the gifts, which included gift cards, toys, […]
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Newry selectmen to set public hearing for Planning Board ordinance revisions
NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen continued discussion Tuesday evening on revising an ordinance to reduce the size of the Planning Board, Administrator Loretta Powers said Wednesday afternoon. In a Dec. 4 email to Powers, Planning Board Chairman Patrick Roma said the board often doesn’t have enough members for a quorum to conduct business at […]