HARTFORD — Late Wednesday afternoon, Dave Duguay was nearly done retrieving his campaign signs. It was a task he started Tuesday night while waiting to learn that he’d won a third straight term as Oxford County District 2 commissioner. He finished at 3 a.m. Wednesday and was back out at noon to get the remaining […]
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Board briefed on Region 9 vocational programs
MEXICO — The Vocational Region 9 board on Wednesday night learned about the truck driving and employability skills programs at the School of Applied Technology. Directors are holding the presentations to learn more about programs before developing the budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14. Employability skills provides students in Grades 9 to 12 the opportunity to […]
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Oxford County police log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * David J. Girard, 33, of Dixfield, Nov. 5, fugitive from justice, Dixfield Police Department. * Billie J. Lawton, 40, of Rumford, Nov. 6, failure to appear, Rumford Police Department. * Robert M. Matteson, 37, of Albany Township, Nov. 6, failure to pay fines, Oxford […]
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Dilworth wins Register of Probate vote in Oxford County
NORWAY — Jennifer Dilworth has won the race for Oxford County Register of Probate in a 13,294 to 11,460 tally against her opponent, Carol Gutenkunst, with 92 percent of the towns reporting by Wednesday morning. A total of 26,740 of 41,137 registered voters in Oxford County turned out to cast their ballots in the general […]
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Oxford County District 2 Commissioner Duguay likely to win third straight reelection
PARIS — By 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oxford County District 2 Commissioner David Duguay was well on his way to winning a third straight term. With tallies in from all but Canton, Mexico, Sumner and Upton, Duguay, I-Byron, led his opponent, Jane Rich, D-Andover, by an unofficial tally of 4,431 to 2,018. Of the district’s other […]
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Local ballot questions for Peru still awaiting tally
PERU – As of midnight Tuesday, the results for the local ballot questions had not been released. There were several ordinances, including one that would place stricter regulations on wind development. The wind ordinance was drafted by the Industrial Wind Energy Ordinance Committee after EDP Renewables North America LLC, of Houston, Texas, announced it was […]
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Clarke wins selectman’s seat in Dixfield
DIXFIELD — Former Selectman Norine Clarke defeated challenger Norman Mitchell for a seat on the Board of Selectmen by a vote of 713-506. Selectmen have been operating with a four-person board that has often split on a variety of issues since former Selectman Katherine Harvey resigned several months ago. Clarke and former Selectman Steve Donahue […]
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Dixfield residents vote to begin withdrawal process, but no money
DIXFIELD — Residents approved beginning the process to withdraw from RSU 10 by a vote of 695-543. However, they voted down spending the money to acquire the legal and other guidance needed for the lengthy withdrawal process by a vote of 332 yes to 402 no. An estimated up to $50,000 was needed for such […]