RUMFORD — Selectmen have rescheduled their July meetings, but will have one more meeting this month. The end-of-the-fiscal-year meeting to close the books will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 30, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. Regular selectmen meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays each month at 6:30 p.m., which is a […]
June 2014
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Mexico board appoints new selectmen to consolidation subcommittees
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to appoint newly elected Selectmen Albert Aniel and Andy Dupuis to consolidation subcommittees. In September, Municipal Resources, a New Hampshire-based company, provided Rumford and Mexico with a proposal for a comprehensive study on consolidation of services. The boards approved the proposal. Part of the proposal, […]
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Otisfield town meeting set for Saturday
OTISFIELD — Voters will be asked to approve a $1.58 million municipal budget at the annual town meeting Saturday. Action on the 26-article warrant begins at 9 a.m. June 28 at the Otisfield Community Hall on Route 121. The municipal budget requests amount to about a 3 percent increase over last year’s $1.47 million. Hal […]
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Bridge players raise $5,500 for Alzheimer’s Association
OXFORD — The Oxford Hills Duplicate Bridge Club raised more than $5,500 to support The Longest Day, the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual fundraiser, on June 21. The event was one of thousands held across North America to honor the strength, passion and endurance of those facing the disease. “This year, we raised almost as much money […]
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Rumford church pastor, RSU 10 principal to hold community forum on desperation
RUMFORD — Pastor Justin Thacker of Praise Assembly of God will hold a Community Forum from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 26, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. The theme is Desperation, Rumford selectmen Chairman Greg Buccina said at the board’s June 19 meeting. Thacker “is looking to make the River Valley a better place to […]
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Warning lights added to make Paris more pedestrian-friendly
PARIS — A pedestrian crossing in Market Square will be marked with high-visibility flashing beacons to aid people crossing Main Street. Selectmen on Monday night gave Town Manager Amy Bernard the green light to request a free flashing beacon from the Maine Department of Transportation to illuminate the crosswalk between the Paris Public Library and […]
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Dixfield selectmen postpone hearing, meeting on wind power moratorium
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to postpone a hearing and special town meeting on a wind power project moratorium to Thursday, Aug. 21. Three years ago, Patriot Renewables, LLC, of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield about constructing 13 wind turbines on the Colonel Holman Mountain ridge. The corporation has been conducting […]
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American Legion: Bessey gets Frank with defense to top Locke Mills
Frank found a groove after a rocky first inning and shut Locke Mills down with the help of some excellent glove work by his teammates for the complete game six-hitter. “The defense was solid,” Frank said. “Ty (Martin) at third was really good. Martin made several fine plays on an array of grounders, bouncers, choppers […]
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Ice hockey: Timberwolves to play full-time at Colisee
LEWISTON — The Androscoggin Bank Colisee will have a full-time tenant next season, after all. Months after the Portland Pirates played their final American Hockey League game at the Lewiston facility, Colisee officials confirmed Tuesday that the building will be home to the Maine Timberwolves of the Northern States Hockey League on a full-time basis […]
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Antique Tractor Festival starts Friday in Farmington
INDUSTRY — A 1949 Oliver 77 will be the featured tractor at the 19th annual Tractor Festival this weekend. Sponsored by the Maine Antique Tractor Club, the festival begins at 8 a.m. Friday, June 27, and continues through Sunday, June 29, at the Farmington Fairgrounds. The featured tractor belongs to Dale Fairbanks of Industry, who […]