ROXBURY — The annual town meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the Town Hall. Voters are being asked to approve a municipal budget of more than $700,000 to be raised through taxation, which is up $21,507 from last year’s budget. The budget doesn’t include county and school assessments. Planned road […]
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Dixfield teen vocalist to compete nationally in Tennessee
DIXFIELD — Wearing jeans with holes in them and a Rolling Stones T-shirt, vocalist Melanie Jordan stood beside her karaoke machine in her living room Wednesday night, waiting for music to begin. Her mother, Mandy Bither Jordan, stood nearby in their one-story ranch house on Canton Point Road. Their two dogs were shut away in […]
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Rumford, Mexico discuss whether to approve funds for River Valley Growth Council
MEXICO — The Mexico and Rumford boards of selectmen discussed the possibility of approving $12,000 to the River Valley Growth Council — a fee that would be split between the two towns — during a joint meeting between the two boards on Tuesday evening. John Madigan, the town manager for both towns, explained that he […]
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Rumford Charter Commission continues work to resolve budget voting procedure
RUMFORD — Charter Commission members spent two hours Tuesday night trying to determine how best to resolve the current budget voting procedure. Vice Chairman Chris Brennick ran the meeting. The dilemma wasn’t resolved, but the group did gain better insight into the pros and cons of different options presented, Chairman Kevin Saisi said Tuesday evening […]
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Mexico selectmen vote to place recall ordinance on town meeting warrant
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 during Tuesday evening’s selectmen’s meeting to place the final draft of a recall ordinance on the warrant for the upcoming town meeting in June. The road to a recall ordinance began during an Aug. 29 Planning Board meeting, when Albert Aniel attempted to submit a recall ordinance […]
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Rumford Library to host free yoga class on March 6
RUMFORD — The Rumford Public Library will be hosting a free yoga class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 6, according to librarian Luke Sorenson. Sorenson said Tuesday afternoon that the library was approached by resident Kristen TenDyke, a registered yoga teacher and Reiki master, about holding a monthly yoga class at the library. “We […]
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Oxford County commissioners cancel special meeting on jail
PARIS — A special county commissioners meeting scheduled Thursday to discuss the future of the Oxford County Jail has been called off. The meeting was canceled Tuesday, after the Legislature’s Criminal Justice Committee met Monday to discuss recommendations to strengthen the county jail system. The recommendations were made by a blue ribbon commission, and Gov. Paul LePage sent […]
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Town meetings and elections
Saturday, March 1 Eustis: 9 a.m., Community Building. Elections 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, Town Office Lovell: 9 a.m., Town Office Minot: 9 a.m., Minot Consolidated School. Elections 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, Town Office New Sharon: 9 a.m., Cape Cod Hill School Stoneham: 10 a.m., Town Office Waterford: 9 a.m., […]
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Road expenses for Peru outlined
PERU — Road Commissioner Joe Roach presented a list of capital expenses to a joint meeting of the Finance Committee and Board of Selectmen on Monday night. The most critical are redecking Mary Turner Bridge and replacing the 1999 one-ton plow truck, he said. It was agreed to use bridge maintenance and road department money […]