RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 17, in the Conference Room of the Municipal Building. The only agenda item is an executive session for an economic development matter. [email protected]
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Rumford couple killed in Brewer collision
Read more: River Valley residents in shock over deaths, injuries in Brewer accident BREWER — Police say two people from Rumford were killed when they were passengers a car involved in a collision Tuesday. Police say Joseph Richard of Mexico was traveling west on Route 9 when his vehicle crossed over the line and hit a […]
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Google replies to town of Dixfield in regard to incorrect GPS coordinates
DIXFIELD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia told the Board of Selectmen on Monday evening that he received a letter from Google in response to a complaint by a Severy Hill Road resident in June who said motorists were being misled by their GPS units to a non-public portion of the road. A resident submitted a […]
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Mollyockett Days Festival to feature new music, events on Saturday and Sunday
BETHEL — The MollyOckett Days festival will be held Saturday and Sunday on the Bethel Common and Main Street. The festival is named after MollyOckett, a Pequawket Indian who lived among and befriended the early settlers of Western Maine. MollyOckett Days kicks off at 10 a.m. July 19 with a parade from the parking lot […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Bingham Forest Authority, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., courthouse Rumford: Downtown Planning Committee, 4 p.m., Municipal Center Rumford: Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Board, 5 p.m., Municipal Center Rumford: Charter Commission, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office
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Peru selectmen accept bid for Gammon Road project
PERU — Selectmen on Monday accepted a partial bid from Bruce Manzer Inc. to rebuild 1,000 feet of Gammon Road, contingent on Manzer providing a total price. Road Commissioner Joe Roach said his department has done appreciable work to prepare the road for rebuilding, blasting ledge and improving drainage. Gravel and replacing driveway culverts are […]
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Dixfield selectmen hear legal advice on 2012 warrant
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen heard advice from two lawyers Monday evening regarding the November 2012 town meeting warrant that asked voters whether they wanted to enact a wind energy ordinance. Discussion on the matter began during the June 23 selectmen meeting, when Selectman Hart Daley asked Puiia to check the legality of the […]
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Dixfield Main Street Outdoor Market planned for August
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Outdoor Market Committee has begun planning its annual sale Sunday, Aug. 17. Deb Morang, a member of the committee, said the market began around 30 years ago, under the direction of resident Norine Clarke and her late husband, Ralph. “Norine and Ralph turned things over to others a few years back, […]
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Oxford deputies to picket courthouse Tuesday to protest wages
PARIS — Oxford County Sheriff’s deputies are expected to picket in front of the courthouse on Western Avenue on Tuesday morning to draw attention to their labor dispute with the county. Deputies are asking for a contract, higher wages and a reinstatement of border patrols, according to Ray Cote, Teamsters Local 340 representative. The protest will begin at […]
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DEP says derailed rail cars in Rumford had no hazardous materials
RUMFORD — A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Environmental Protection said Monday that the six rail cars that slipped off the tracks Friday evening on Route 108 in Rumford were not carrying hazardous materials. Jessie Logan, communications director with the DEP in Augusta, said that when a train derails, the DEP receives an email […]