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43 decorated Christmas wreaths donated to Canton’s second annual Festival of Wreaths
CANTON — Forty-three decorated Christmas wreaths were donated Saturday to the Canton Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary for its second annual Festival of Wreaths. The wreaths will be raffled off through Sunday, Dec. 7, to raise money for the auxiliary to help with local disasters and to support the Fire Department, auxiliary President Katie Gallant said […]
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RVHCC offering free, on-premise responsible beverage sales trainings
RUMFORD — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will offer free training next month in Rumford and Bethel for on-premise responsible beverage sales by liquor licensees. The Seller Server Training for On-premise Licensees is designed to better equip management, store clerks and licensees on identifying and preventing violations of specific liquor laws with an emphasis […]
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Dixfield board hears proposal to share police chief with Mexico
DIXFIELD — Selectmen may decide next month whether to share a police chief with Mexico. Dixfield will lose its longtime police chief, Richard A. Pickett, to retirement in either late January or early February. That’s why selectmen sat in on Monday night’s joint Mexico and Rumford selectmen meeting in Mexico to hear proposals for Oxford […]
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Dixfield board OKs another wind ordinance attempt before hostile crowd
DIXFIELD — After being berated Tuesday night by several townspeople who called them anti-wind, selectmen approved sending the Planning Board’s draft ordinance and two selectmen amendments to a June referendum vote. The amendments include decommissioning costs paid 100 percent upfront by a wind developer and a low-frequency sound limit of 50 decibels post-construction without contribution […]
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Dixfield board get earful about fireworks
DIXFIELD — Selectmen had a lengthy discussion Tuesday night about fireworks complaints after two women said they were tired of dealing with people not respecting them or their property. The discussion began with police Chief Richard A. Pickett telling the board that there were 19 reported incidents for which complaints were filed with his department. Pickett […]
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Rumford, Mexico ask about details of police coverage proposals
MEXICO — Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant answered selectmen’s questions Monday night about the costs, wages and benefits of having his department provide full-time coverage for Mexico and Rumford. Gallant’s proposed $1.32 million contract for the first year would provide 12 deputies for both towns, he said. The second year would cost $1.18 million and […]
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Mexico, Rumford firefighters extinguish garbage fire
MEXICO — Mexico and Rumford firefighters were called to the Mexico transfer station Tuesday morning to extinguish a fire. Mexico fire Chief Gary Wentzell said a truck from the Rumford paper mill brought in a dumpster full of garbage that was on fire. The load was dumped on the ground by the tire pile and […]
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Donations sought to help Dixfield buy electronic messaging sign
DIXFIELD — To better inform residents and raise awareness of community events, selectmen Tuesday authorized forming a committee to buy and install an electronic message board. The committee members are Charlotte Collins, Bev Glover, Dana Whittemore Jr., Scott Belskis and Aaron Jamison. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Tuesday that after discussion and research last week, […]