PERU — Selectmen voted Monday night to get a legal opinion on posting signs at the town office about people recording their visits. The decision came after Selectmen Richard “Dick” Powell and Ed Ferland insisted such signs are illegal, because selectmen had not approved them. Town Clerk Vera Parent posted a sign on her office […]
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License renewals, parking issues on Mexico selectmen’s agenda
MEXICO — Parking issues and license renewals are among the topics listed for the selectmen’s meeting Tuesday night. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Mexico town office, following an executive session about a personnel matter. The selectmen will discuss an agreement with the Mexico Congregational Church for expanded parking at the recreation […]
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Rumford police arrest
* Mark Ambrose, 37, Rumford, violation of conditions of release, 6:11 p.m. Dec. 5 on Waldo Street. He was released on $800 unsecured bail and will be arraigned on Jan. 8 in 11th District Court.
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Selectmen and planning board hold joint session to discuss wind ordinance
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen held a meeting with the Planning Board and lawyer Kristin Collins of Kelly & Collins, LLC, Monday night to discuss edits made to the town’s wind ordinance. During a Nov. 26 selectmen’s meeting, the board unanimously approved a motion to invite the Planning Board to Monday’s meeting with Collins. […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Park and Recreation Department, 5 p.m., Hosmer Field building Wednesday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office (executive session on town manager search) Mexico: Mexico Water District Board of Trustees, 4 p.m., Town Hall Paris: Oxford County […]
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RSU 10 board meeting rescheduled for Dec. 17
DIXFIELD — RSU 10’s first snow day of the year occurred Monday, Dec. 10, which meant that the regularly scheduled meeting of the school board was also cancelled. Superintendent Tom Ward has rescheduled that meeting for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at a place to be announced. Among the agenda items is one that deals […]
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Weather advisories issued for Franklin, Oxford counties
GRAY — The first winter storm of the season brought slippery driving conditions throughout the state Monday, and a winter storm warning has been issued for most of Maine, according to the National Weather Service. Franklin, Oxford and Somerset counties were experiencing heavy snow and freezing rain, according to Mike Kistner of the National Weather […]
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Stroke victim’s Christmas wish to come true
CANTON — If you ask Evelyn Summers, 90, what she wants for Christmas this year, you’ll only get one answer. “All I want is to be back in my old house by Christmas Day,” Summers said. “I want it more than anything.” After eight years of living in a nursing home and several months of […]
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Rumford police get $9,900 grant to combat impaired driving through holidays
RUMFORD — Local police will be conducting impaired driving patrols through the holidays, thanks to a $9,900 grant to the Rumford Police Department, Chief Stacy Carter said Thursday night. The Bureau of Highway Safety grant will allow the department to provide extra patrols. Throughout the year, the department receives grants to fund extra patrols in […]