PARIS — The Oxford County Commission on Wednesday submitted a 2012 budget recommendation that is $223,000 less than requested by departments. The $5,663,323 spending plan, hammered out after five hours, would still exceed the statutory tax levy limit by about $240,000, according to County Administrator Scott Cole. Even if the Budget Committee approves the lower […]
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Rumford Police log
* Jennifer Fligg, 33, domestic violence assault, 9:25 p.m. Oct. 16 on Ellis River Road. She was released on $600 unsecured bail to be arraigned on Dec. 6 in Rumford District Court. * Robert Montalvo, 42, Texas, operating after suspension, 1:15 a.m. Oct. 10 on Route 2. He was released on $60 cash bail and […]
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Dixfield police log
DIXFIELD — Police responded to 57 incidents from Oct. 4 to Oct. 18. Thefts * On Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m. a Rollins Ridge Road resident reported someone had stolen a boat that was on his property after removing scrap metal that was stored inside the boat. * On Oct. 10 at 3:15 p.m. a […]
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Two juveniles charged in Dixfield schools office break-in
DIXFIELD — Two teenage boys were charged with burglary and receiving stolen property in connection with a break-in at the Regional School Unit 10 central office Friday, police Chief Richard A. Pickett said Tuesday. The 16-year-old was released to his parents’ custody and the 14-year-old was held by the Juvenile Probation Office and transported to […]
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Feral cat captured Oct. 6 in Mexico was rabid
MEXICO — A feral cat captured on Oct. 6 near the Dixfield line and spayed the next day in Norway tested positive for rabies on Monday, Becky McDonald of River Valley Animal Advocates said. McDonald believes the Maine coon cat mix, named “Tough Mommy” by its rescuers, contracted rabies from a raccoon that attacked her […]
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Canton dam construction slowed
CANTON — The chairman of the Canton Dam Committee reported Monday that failure to find bedrock at the predicted level and high water levels have slowed construction of Lake Anasagunticook dam on Whitney Brook. Malcolm Ray, who heads the committee, said a revised design by Kleinschmidt engineer Kevin Colley has been accepted after the contractor […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Walter O. Ward, 37, of Lovell, Oct. 14, domestic violence assault, $1,500 unsecured bond, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Christopher J. Knight, 34, of Dixfield, Oct. 15, domestic assault and possession of Schedule X drug, $400 cash bail, Dixfield Police Department. * […]
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Vandals rampage at Dirigo
DIXFIELD — A local man was charged Sunday in connection with a break-in at the Regional School Unit 10 central office where combined losses in damaged and stolen equipment came to $38,000. Dixfield police Sgt. Jeffery Howe said Joshua Moore, 19, of Dixfield, was arrested Sunday on charges of burglary and receiving stolen property. He […]