NEWRY — It’s now official, and by the correct method this time. Wendy Hanscom and Gary Wight were re-elected at Tuesday’s polls to Board of Selectmen seats by respective votes of 74 and 118. Candidate Doug Webster, who ran against Hanscom, got 62 votes, Administrator Loretta Powers said. In 2012, Newry changed the way it […]
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Bethel incumbents Sweetser, Carter re-elected to Board of Selectmen
BETHEL — Residents voted to re-elect incumbents Pat Carter and Lloyd Sweetser to the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. Sweetser got 255 votes; Carter, 248; Aaron Crockett, 182; and Gabe Perkins, who dropped out of the race in late May, 77; Town Clerk Christen Mason said. Selectman Don Bennett was elected to the Board of […]
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Mexico selectmen approve ATV access on five streets
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted during Tuesday evening’s meeting to approve ATV access on Mitchell, Granite, Hill, Pine and Brook streets. The request for ATV access came from Clyde Wardwall, the trailmaster of the Mexico ATV riders. Selectmen also voted to amend certain sections of their ATV use policy, including increasing the […]
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Mountain Valley High School roof being sealed
DIXFIELD — RSU 10 Building and Grounds director Kenny Robbins told the school board Monday that about 80 percent of the roof at Mountain Valley High School is sealed. “It’s still squishable,” he said. Although the severe leaks that destroyed much of Muskie Auditorium and drained into several classrooms and Puiia Gymnasium have been eliminated, […]
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RSU 10 honors retiring employees
DIXFIELD — Twelve retiring staff members of RSU 10 were honored Monday night for their longtime service. They were presented with brass-plated plaques and served supper prior to the regular board meeting. Marge Kennedy, longtime food service director for the former SAD 21 in Dixfield and assistant food director for RSU 10, catered the affair. […]
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This week’s agenda
Wednesday Bethel: Annual town meeting, 7 p.m., Crescent Park School Mexico: Mexico Water District Board of Trustees, 4 p.m., Town Hall Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Thursday Roxbury: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Dirigo fourth-graders celebrate 40 Book Challenge
DIXFIELD — Two fourth-grade classes at Dirigo Elementary School in Peru celebrated the end of their 40 Book Challenge at the Ludden Memorial Library with a tour and outdoor reading. Fourth-grade teacher Kristi Holmquist said she got the idea for a reading challenge from the Internet. “Another fourth-grade teacher, Erin Deprey, was also instrumental in […]
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RSU 10 keeps Wellness Center open, hires architect to study buildings
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board voted Monday night to keep the Wellness Center in the Central Office building open for another year. They also approved spending $12,000 for an architectural study of the district’s 11 buildings. Part of the cuts made during development of the 2014-15 budget was closure of the Central Office on […]
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Dixfield selectmen unanimously confirm Puiia as town manager
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to appoint Carlo Puiia as town manager. Puiia, who was Rumford’s former longtime tax collector and its town manager of more than four years, was hired during a special meeting May 29. The appointment Monday made the hiring official. Police Chief Richard Pickett said near […]
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Peru accepts bid for blasting ledge
PERU — Selectmen on Monday evening accepted a $4,000 bid from Maine Drilling and Blasting in Gardiner to remove ledge that interferes with plowing Gammon Road. The blasting will also allow town workers to improve drainage there. Brenda Swan, director of the Peru Food Bank, received permission from selectmen to use land behind the playground […]