CANTON — Selectmen on Thursday disagreed on whether to charge groups for using the fire station meeting room. Fire Chief and Selectman Shane Gallant argued that many groups are using the room and some leave a mess that firefighters have to clean up. He said they are reaching the point of needing to hire a […]
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Rumford school hosting 20th annual craft fair
RUMFORD — Rumford Elementary School will hold its 20th annual craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. Teacher Linda Howe said the fair started as an attempt by the PTO to raise money for the school. “When the fundraiser first started, we only got a handful of people coming in to […]
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RVHCC to host Affordable Care Act speaker at Oct. 30 meeting
MEXICO — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will hold a community networking meeting at noon Wednesday, Oct. 30. It will be held at the new Med-Care Ambulance facility at 290 Highland Terrace, coalition Executive Director Patricia Duguay said in an email. Attendees should bring their own lunch. Health marketplace navigator Jake Grindle, a program […]
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Selectmen accept ATV donation from Fire Department, approve purchase of skid unit
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously voted to accept the donation of a 2014 Polaris ATV 6-by-6 by the Mexico Firefighters Relief Association. Matt Winston, a firefighter with the Fire Department and president of the association, said he and the rest of the Fire Department’s fundraising committee spent the last three years […]
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Dixfield Fire Department teaches sixth grade students about fire safety, prevention
PERU — The Dixfield Fire Department on Wednesday gave dozens of sixth grade students from T.W. Kelly Middle School a taste of what it’s like to be trapped in a burning building. The fire safety and prevention demonstration was held at the old Peru Elementary School building. Capt. Jason Hyde, with the help of firefighter […]
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Recreation Board aims for scares at Haunted Halloween Walk
MEXICO — The River Valley Recreation Center is hosting its second annual Haunted Halloween Walk from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 and 26. The walk, which will be held at the River Valley Recreation Center, was a huge hit last year, according to Amanda Hamner, a member of the River Valley […]
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Commissioner’s budget $443K more than 2013
PARIS — The $6.3 million budget proposed by Oxford County commissioners for 2014 is $208,500 less than the budget requested by county department heads, but still represents a 7.5 percent increase from last year’s spending. In a meeting Tuesday, Commissioners David Duguay of Byron, Caldwell Jackson of Oxford and Steven Merrill of Norway finalized a $6,342,738 […]
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Selectmen discuss mobile home ordinance, donations to MVMS program
MEXICO – The Board of Selectmen held a public hearing Tuesday on the mobile home park and mobile home ordinance that will go before voters Nov. 5. The ordinance was updated after the Planning Board decided it needed stricter conditions. Selectman Reggie Arsenault, who is also a member of the Planning Board, said the board […]
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River Valley Rotary Club teams up to winterize houses
RUMFORD — The River Valley Rotary Club helped six homeowners prepare for cold weather by winterizing their houses Saturday. Members delivered applications to towns in the River Valley for senior citizens to pick up, President Roger Whitehouse said. “The applications give us an idea of who needs the most help, in terms of getting their […]
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Selectmen deny renewal of junkyard permit for JC Demolition
PERU – The Board of Selectmen on Monday voted 3-1 not to renew the junkyard permit for JC Demolition Recycling, town secretary Angela Barkhouse said Tuesday. During its Sept. 23 meeting, the board initially voted to table the application until meeting with the Planning Board, inspecting the site and watching a video of the meeting […]