PERU — Citizens approved all but one article, including firefighting gear and a rebuild of a section of Valley Road, during Tuesday’s referendum. Clerk/Treasurer/Tax Collector Debra Coudrain said the proposed 2023-24 municipal budget is $1,632,283, or $1,772,340 including the $140,057 share of the Oxford County tax. Last June, voters approved a $1.4 million 2022-23 municipal […]
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RSU 56 voters approve budget and bus garage construction
Voters from Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru also approved building a new $1.1 million bus garage by a vote of 348-177.
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RSU 10 voters approve $33.26 million budget for FY 2023-24
By a vote of 600-255, results by town were: Mexico 99-20, Rumford 246-101, Roxbury 15-3, Sumner 26-17, Hanover 18-2, Hartford 47-24 and Buckfield 149-88.
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Canton residents reelect Selectmen Carole Robbins and Brian Keene
Selectwoman Carole Robbins retained her seat on the select board for another three-year term with 59 votes while Brian Keene filled the other three-year term for selectman with 61 votes. Both ran unopposed.
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Andover Selectman Justin Thacker reelected
ANDOVER — Selectman Justin Thacker was reelected Tuesday with 79 votes for another three years, Town Clerk Melinda Averill said in a text message. There were six write-in votes, she said. Eighty-five voters cast ballots. Thacker was elected in February to fill the seat held by Jeff Elkie, who resigned in November. School board representatives […]
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Mother, 2 sons injured in ATV crash in Byron
The ATV they were riding on flipped en route to the bus stop Monday morning.
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Oxford County arrest log: June 12, 2023
• Lee-Anna K. Hopper-Rutter, 29, of 76 Waterford Road, Norway, on a charge of violation of condition of release, 4:26 p.m. Friday, June 9, at Charles and Gary streets in Norway, by Norway Police Department. • Joshua J. Knight, 20, of 31 Edmunds Road, Canton, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 2:18 […]
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Second person reported shot Sunday in Canton
A person of interest has been identified in the incident that sent two men to the hospital with gunshot wounds.
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Andover residents approve almost every article at town meeting on 2023-24 budget
Residents approved spending $900,000 on a bond to be used to reconstruct East Andover Road.
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Buckfield High School graduates 32 seniors
The class of 2023 faced the pandemic during freshman year and overcame many obstacles, said Valedictorian Emma Stevens-Belanger.