SUMNER — By a thin margin, Sumner voters rejected a move to begin withdrawal proceedings from the RSU 10 school district in Tuesday’s ballot. Out of the fewer than 200 residents who turned up to the polls, 74 voted in favor of the measure, while 113 voted against it. Reached after polls closed Tuesday, Town Clerk […]
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Boil-water order lifted for Peru spring
PERU — Selectmen announced Monday that the latest tests on the public spring on Greenwoods Road show the water is safe to drink. A boil-water order issued several months ago has been lifted. The town made changes to the spring to eliminate infiltration of surface water. It will continue to check the spring. Fire Chief […]
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Mexico voters approve mobile home ordinance amendments
MEXICO — Residents voted 254-65 Tuesday to approve an amended version of the town’s mobile home park and mobile home ordinance, Town Clerk Penny Duguay said. The ordinance was the only local question on the ballot, Duguay said. It added a number of changes that would “give the ordinance some teeth” and provide stricter conditions, according […]
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Public hearing set on possible Andover withdrawal from SAD 44
BETHEL — A public hearing to learn about a proposed agreement between the Andover Withdrawal Committee and SAD 44 has been set for 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Andover Town Hall. The SAD 44 board unanimously set the hearing at a special meeting Monday night, Superintendent David Murphy said in an email. The […]
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East Machias driver arrested after Rumford car crash
RUMFORD — An East Machias man was arrested early Monday morning after his vehicle went off Route 232 and smashed into a tree, Rumford police Sgt. Doug Maifeld said. Michael Ford, 30, of was charged with operating under the influence, operating after suspension, driving with an expired license and criminal mischief, Maifeld said. Ford and his […]
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Selectmen approve Maine Chiefs of Police Association contract
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to hire the Maine Chiefs of Police Association to evaluate the Police Department. Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said the $6,000 cost is “not really negotiable. “I think that it’s a good value for us. We have enough money in our reserve accounts to cover the […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Peru: Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Board of Assessors, 4 p.m., Municipal Building Wednesday Bethel: Board of Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Mexico: Region 9 School of Applied Technology Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., River Road school Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Municipal Building Thursday […]
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Kreckel Law to fill stockings for soldiers in Afghanistan
RUMFORD — In lieu of swapping Christmas gifts for the holidays, employees with Kreckel Law of Rumford will be aiming to make the Christmas season a little brighter for soldiers in Afghanistan by filling up stockings with different goods and shipping them overseas, said employee Melinda Woods. Woods said that during a recent meeting between […]
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Tuesday polling places
Franklin Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Room Carrabassett Valley: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Carthage: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Chesterville: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Coplin Plantation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Dallas Plantation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Eustis: 8 a.m. […]