PERU — Town officials are looking for any resident born before 1922 in an effort to find the oldest resident, Town Clerk Vera Parent said Tuesday afternoon. That person would be the recipient of the Boston Post Cane. “The previous holder of the cane, Elizabeth Child, passed away in September just shy of her 100th […]
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Hanover residents unanimously approve $199,202 municipal budget
HANOVER — More than 20 residents unanimously approved the proposed $199,202 municipal budget at the annual town meeting Tuesday evening. They spent a little under an hour voting on the 37 articles. When the RSU 10 school assessment is added to the municipal budget, town spending for 2013-14 is at $455,576, an increase from $427,478 […]
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Maine engineering company matches donations to Black Mountain
RUMFORD — A Maine engineering company recently announced it would match any donations to Black Mountain of Maine up to $5,000 made through Bangor Savings Bank, Franklin Savings Bank, or online through GoFundMe.com Marketing director Paige Carter said the Fitch Company, an engineering firm with offices in Bangor, Rumford and Gray, said it would match […]
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RSU 10 superintendent proposes two new committees
DIXFIELD — Superintendent Craig King presented proposals for two new committees that are intended to advise the board on curriculum and building and grounds matters. “We have a large district,” he said Tuesday. “These committees would help in decision-making.” If approved at its Nov. 12 meeting, the school board would have five committees: Finance, Personnel, […]
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Oxford County Dems to meet Nov. 3
FRYEBURG — Oxford County Democrats will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at the American Legion Hall on Bradley Street. Shenna Bellows, candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, will address the group. The Hancock native lives in Manchester and has just completed eight years as head of the ACLU of Maine. Others […]
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RSU 10 board OKs contract to use Hosmer Field complex
BUCKFIELD — The RSU 10 board Monday night overwhelmingly approved a new, three-year interlocal agreement with Rumford for use of the Hosmer Field complex. The first year’s cost is $21,500, the second, $23,000; the third, $24,500. The contract began July 1 and ends on June 30, 2016. RSU 10 transportation and building and grounds director […]
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Dixfield residents to test their knowledge of town’s history
DIXFIELD — Four teams of residents will have the chance to test their knowledge of the town at So You Think You Know Dixfield on Saturday. The trivia contest is set from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Dixfield Congregational Church. Resident Darlene Berry said she got the idea for the competition from […]
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Peru holds hearing on revaluation
PERU — Selectmen on Monday night met with the Planning Board for an hour, had their regular meeting and then held a public hearing. At the public hearing, there was little objection to the concept of a property revaluation of the town. However, there were considerable differences on who should do the work and how […]
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Woods presents “When We Were the Kennedys” at Bates
LEWISTON — Award-winning Maine author Monica Wood spoke Monday night to a crowd at Bates College about her newest work, “When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine.” Winner of the May Sarton Women’s Memoir Award for best women’s memoir published in the U.S. and Canada, “When We Were the Kennedys” looks at […]
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Black Mountain to host Tinpanic Steel Drum Band on Friday
RUMFORD — Fundraising efforts for Black Mountain of Maine will continue Friday, Nov. 1, when the Tinpanic Steel Drum Band performs at the lodge for the first time in several years, according to marketing director Paige Carter. The event is from 7 to 9 p.m. and tickets are $10. They may be purchased at Davis […]