RUMFORD — Selectmen took the voice of taxpayers who rejected their proposed $8 million municipal budget last week to heart Tuesday night. The board began work at a special meeting to hack out the town’s “new reality,” as Selectman Brad Adley called it. That new reality means job losses in municipal government. Without taking any […]
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State releases some Anthem information
LEWISTON — The state on Tuesday released the list of doctors and hospitals that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will allow patients to use in its newly proposed insurance plan. The provider list includes some Central Maine Healthcare medical employees, including audiologists, dietitians and nurse practitioners, but it does not include Central Maine Medical […]
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Board of Selectmen re-elect Pulsifer as chairman, Wing as vice chair
PERU — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to re-elect Jim Pulsifer as chairman of the board Monday evening at the Peru Town Office. Pulsifer, who was re-elected to a three-year selectman term at the June 11 election, told the board that this “will be my last year as chairman.” “I will not run for […]
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RSU 10 sets new superintendent contract, hires assistant principal for DHS
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board hired a new assistant principal for Dirigo High School and signed a two-year contract for the newly hired superintendent when they met Monday night. Monday’s board meeting was also the last for Superintendent Tom Ward, who leaves at the end of the week, and for Buckfield board member Maida […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Airport Authority, 6 p.m., Town Office Bethel: SAD 44 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Telstar High School Dixfield: RSU 10 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Central Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., Courthouse Newry: Selectmen, 7 a.m., Town Office Rumford: Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Board, 5 p.m., Municipal Building Rumford: July […]
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Bethel Dog Park Committee heads back to drawing board
BETHEL — The Bethel Dog Park Committee has returned to the drawing board after its proposal for a dog park at Davis Park was shot down at Wednesday’s annual town meeting. Newry resident Steve Wight, co-chairman of the Bethel Dog Park Committee, said that despite the proposal being defeated, they would continue to look for […]
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State police say charges unlikely in cyclist’s death
HANOVER — A cyclist killed during the Trek Across Maine on Friday morning likely lost his balance while riding with one hand on the handlebars as he sipped from his water bottle, investigators with the Maine State Police said. State police Lt. Walter Grzyb said Monday that there is little likelihood of charges arising from […]
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Rumford Library hosting annual book sale on June 22
RUMFORD — The Rumford Public Library, in conjunction with the Friends of the Rumford Library group, will host its annual book sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 22. Anne Wood, who has been in charge of the event for several years, said there will be “a variety of different books at the sale, […]
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River Valley Healthy Communities receives $2,000 campership grant
RUMFORD – The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition received a $2,000 grant from the Agnes M. Lindsey Trust for summer camperships. The money will help send children ages 5 to 13 to the Summer Adventure Camp at Rumford Elementary School starting July 9. Executive Director Patricia Duguay said she applied for the grant in March […]
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Fair share? Analysis shows spending and tax burdens differ from city to city
In the weeks leading up to last week’s Auburn school budget vote, residents expressed very strong opinions about how their tax money is being spent. Some thought their taxes were high because of school rather than city spending. Some thought Auburn is top-heavy with administrators. Others thought the Auburn schools spend way more than other […]