MEXICO — The Mexico and Rumford boards of selectmen on Wednesday evening argued the pros and cons of a proposed shared police budget. Since September 2013, the towns’ officials have been looking at ways to consolidate services and save money. They hired Municipal Resources, a consulting company from New Hampshire, which said both towns could […]
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No jail time expected after Mexico man pleads to gross sexual assault
PARIS — A Mexico man is not expected to serve jail time after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Izaak Blood, 20, of Spring Street, pleaded guilty to a single count of Class A Gross Sexual Assault in Oxford County Superior Court on Wednesday, in exchange for a second count of the same […]
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Damaged Dirigo Elementary School sign to be repaired in spring
PERU — The damaged sign at the entrance to Dirigo Elementary School won’t be repaired until the spring, Principal Charlie Swan said Wednesday. Shortly after the school’s Christmas break began, a vehicle slid into one of the poles holding up the sign, he said. “There was a lot of rain and snow coming down at […]
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Woodstock selectmen vote to pay $11,300 paving overage bill
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to pay part of a $22,525 bill for paving that it did not authorize. The town hired Bruce A. Manzer Inc. of Anson to pave 3,240 feet of Lakeside Drive, from Route 26 to the entrance of the University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning […]
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Rumford, Wisconsin paper mills sold for $62.4 million cash
RUMFORD — A Canadian paper company has bought Rumford Paper Co. and a second NewPage mill in Biron, Wis., for $62.4 million in cash. Rumford mill spokesman Tony Lyons said the sale went through at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. “As of right now, the Rumford and Biron paper mills are officially part of the Catalyst […]
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Rumford Charter Commission meets with town attorney, discusses charter revisions
RUMFORD — The Charter Commission met with town attorney Jennifer Kreckel on Tuesday evening to ask for clarification on certain charter revisions. The commission asked Kreckel how the charter should be revised to avoid any issues with future interlocal agreements or consolidation efforts between Rumford and other communities. “It’s been one of our major goals […]
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Sidewalk work on Rumford selectmen’s agenda
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion of an ongoing downtown sidewalk reconstruction project at its meeting Thursday, Jan. 8. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Rumford Falls Auditorium. Selectmen voted 3-1 to forgo a bid process and hire a Livermore Falls firm and its Yarmouth design team to engineer […]
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Albany residents urged to become more active in government
ALBANY TOWNSHIP — Uproar over a recent tax hike appears to have shifted into calls for residents to be more involved in how Oxford County government spends money. At a meeting hosted by the Albany Improvement Association on Monday evening, residents gathered to hear how the taxes for the past fiscal year have been used […]
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Ski Museum of Maine organizes ‘Skee Spree’ for Jan. 17
NEWRY — Following a year of fundraising to benefit a new Bethel museum, the Ski Museum of Maine is kicking off 2015 with another fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 17, at the White Cap Lodge at Sunday River Ski Resort. Wende Gray, vice president of the Ski Museum of Maine, said Skee Spree is scheduled to begin […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Region 9 board, 6 p.m., River Road school Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Charter Commission, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Rumford: Selectmen workshop, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Board of Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Mexico: Joint Selectmen’s meeting with Rumford, 6 p.m., Town Hall Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office […]