MEXICO — Oxford County area businesses are invited to attend a free retail beverage service training from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at the Mexico Police Department at 3 Recreation Drive. It is being held by the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition. The “Seller Server Training for Off-premise Licensees” is designed to […]
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Roxbury to hold special meeting on new tax assessments
ROXBURY — The town will hold a special informational meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, on the new tax assessments, Town Clerk Nina Hodgkins said Friday by email. Roxbury hired Justin VanDongen to do a revaluation for the town. He is holding the following office hours at the town office: * 8 a.m. to […]
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Rumford board discusses sign ordinance concerns
RUMFORD — Political signs bore the brunt of discussion Thursday night between selectmen and code enforcement officer Rick Kent on a town ordinance regulating signs. At issue are restrictions on where signs can be and how long they can remain up, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. Kent said that when he looks at the Political […]
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Rumford rejects Los Angeles actor’s request to close side streets for filming
RUMFORD — Anxiety over the unknown led selectmen Thursday night to unanimously reject a request from a Los Angeles filmmaker/actor to close a few side streets later this month for filming. Neither Gavin Peretti nor anyone representing him came to the meeting, as requested, to provide the board with details, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. […]
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Dixfield Withdrawal Committee to meet in January
DIXFIELD — The first meeting of the Withdrawal Committee has been set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2. The site has yet to be determined, although RSU 10 Superintendent Tom Ward said it will be at either the Town Office or the RSU 10 Central Office. At that first meeting, which is open to the […]
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Andover panel to present school withdrawal plan
ANDOVER — The Withdrawal Committee plans to submit its plan to the SAD 44 board and Superintendent David Murphy sometime next week. Committee member and Andover Selectman Susan Merrow said once the withdrawal plan is submitted, negotiations between the committee and the board can begin. She said the plan has three parts: 1. Andover leaving […]
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Canine parvovirus continues to spread in Rumford downtown
RUMFORD — Several dogs in the downtown area have contracted canine parvovirus, animal control officer Sue Milligan stated Friday in a news report. The area includes Waldo, Cumberland and Falmouth streets and Maine and Rumford avenues. “This is a highly contagious virus that attacks the intestines and bone marrow of dogs,” she said. “It primarily […]
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Pennacook Art Center presents local art during opening night
RUMFORD — The Pennacook Art Center opened its new show at the River Valley Technology Center Thursday night, highlighting new paintings, drawings and photographs by local artists. Chris Wing, who helped put the show together, said she wasn’t sure how the turn-out would be due to the Christmas of the Valley parade going on around […]
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Winter fair, chili cook-off slated at Dirigo Middle School
DIXFIELD — The Dirigo Middle School eighth-grade class is sponsoring its fourth annual Winter Festival and Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9, at the school. All funds raised will benefit the eighth-grade class trip to Boston in late spring. The event, organized by Jen Swett and Amy Gammon, features a wide variety of […]