PERU – Dozens of frustrated residents, including two selectmen, walked out of Monday night’s public hearing on recalling all five selectmen. Before the hearing began at Dirigo Elementary School, Town Clerk Vera Parent announced she invited Terry Hayes, a state legislator from Buckfield, to be an independent moderator. Hayes began by setting some ground rules. […]
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Selectmen appoint interim town manager to former positions
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 Monday evening to appoint interim Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky to all of the positions he held before he retired. Skibitsky submitted his resignation Sept. 10, 2012, effective Jan. 3, after more than four years in the post. However, Chairman Mac Gill explained during the Jan. 28 selectmen’s […]
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Canton to host meeting on firetruck purchase
CANTON — The Fire Department will host an open house and public informational meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the Fire Department on a request to purchase a used firetruck. According to a press release, the “Fire Department has heard the citizens of Canton with their concerns over the purchase of […]
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Area school superintendents respond to governor’s speech
Superintendents of RSU 10 and SAD 44 had mixed reviews of Gov. Paul LePage’s remarks on Maine education during his State of the State address last week. The responses ranged from proposing that a report card grading schools from A to F is against all the recent changes in school assessments to a statement that […]
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School board meetings canceled
RUMFORD — School board meetings for SAD 44 and RSU 10 were cancelled Monday night due to the snow and rainstorm. SAD 44 will meet next at 6: 30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at Telstar High School. RSU 10 will meet next at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at Mountain Valley Middle School. After school […]
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Paris selectmen meeting postponed to Tuesday
PARIS — A scheduled meeting of the Board of Selectmen set for Monday evening has been postponed to Tuesday due to the weather. Up for discussion are an update to board bylaws, the school resource officer program at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School and whether to draft a fireworks ordinance. The board and the policy […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Capital Improvements Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Canton: Open house and informational meeting on firetruck purchase, 6 p.m., Fire Department Dixfield: Dixfield Withdrawal Committee, 6 p.m., RSU 10 […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently logged at the Oxford County Jail: Lorne G. Bonney, 44, of Hartford, Feb. 9, four counts of failure to pay fines, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. Stephen M. Casino, 40, of Scarborough, Feb. 10, operating under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Cody M. Abbott, 18, of Dixfield, Feb. 7, criminal threatening and violation of bail condition, Dixfield Police Department. * Jeremy J. Brooks, 39, of Buckfield, Feb. 7, failure to pay fines, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. * Brandon Hodgdon, 26, of North Waterford, Feb. 7, […]
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Rumford board schedules special meeting for labor negotiations
RUMFORD — Selectmen will hold a special board meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in the Municipal Building Jury Room. After opening the meeting in public session, the board will enter executive session for labor negotiations and may render a decision when resuming public session, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said late Friday afternoon. In […]