PERU — The Finance Committee meeting that was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 13 has been shifted to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Peru Town Office, town secretary Angela Barkhouse said. Chairman Jim Pulsifer said Wednesday that the meeting was being canceled due to inclement weather, and the board of selectmen would […]
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MDOT meeting in Mexico rescheduled to March 4
MEXICO — A public meeting by the Maine Department of Transportation on Thursday evening at the Town Office has been canceled due to the expected snowstorm. It will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. Members of the MDOT Bridge Program will speak to Peru and Mexico residents about replacing the Androscoggin River Bridge, […]
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Peru budget meeting rescheduled due to snowstorm
PERU — A Budget Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday evening at the Town Office has been canceled due to the expected snowstorm, Chairman Jim Pulsifer said. “Right now, we don’t have a definite date, but it should be rescheduled to sometime next week,” he said. Selectmen would likely meet early Thursday morning to set a […]
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Truck splits pole in Rumford crash
RUMFORD — A utility pole beside East Andover Road was split down the middle by a FedEx delivery truck Tuesday night, fire Chief Robert Chase said Wednesday. Chase said the driver, whose name was not available Wednesday evening, was traveling south and lost control of the truck while attempting to turn on to Andover Road. “The […]
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Air, heat improved at Bethel school
BETHEL — Telstar Regional Middle/High School has healthier air and more consistent heat in its classrooms as the result of $2.3 million grant received last year, Superintendent David Murphy said this week. Murphy said the SAD 44 board heard a presentation Monday by Buildings, Grounds and Transportation Director Ron Deegan and lead custodian Arlynn Hale […]
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Mexico selectmen OK statewide authority for Mexico police chief, lieutenant
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday to approve police Chief Roy Hodsdon and Lt. Dan Carrier for authority to continue investigation and/or chases outside their jurisdiction. Town Manager John Madigan told selectmen they previously approved former Chief James Theriault and Hodsdon, when he was a lieutenant, for the statewide police authority. “Now […]
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NewPage mill state’s top polluter, according to 2012 data
RUMFORD — The NewPage paper mill in Rumford was the state’s largest producer of toxic waste in 2012, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The agency’s Toxic Release Inventory analysis showed that 88 facilities in Maine released about about 11½ million pounds of toxic waste directly into the air, water and land in 2012, an […]
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Inventory of RSU 10 buildings about to begin
DIXFIELD — A special subcommittee of the RSU 10 board will begin its extensive inventory of all buildings in the district later this week. The work is expected to be completed by late March. Information gathered may help in the development of the 2014-15 school budget. The committee, comprised of board members Jerry Wiley and […]
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Benefit dinner, dance being held for injured Rumford man
RUMFORD — The friend of an injured Rumford man is planning a benefit dinner and dance at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at the Rumford Eagles Club to help with medical bills. Dale Hodgkins was working on one of his vehicles in August when a car being held up by a chain slipped and pinned […]
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Dixfield Police Department evaluation reviewed
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday reviewed an evaluation from the Maine Chiefs of Police Association that pointed out ways to improve the Police Department. The board voted this past November to pay the association $6,000 to do an evaluation. The association is made up of active and retired police chiefs, sheriffs and […]