DIXFIELD — A public hearing on a Nov. 7 referendum on whether to keep the Police Department is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Dirigo High School. Following a lengthy debate on Aug. 21, selectmen voted 3-2 to ask voters whether they would like to discontinue the department as of Jan. 1, 2018. Selectmen Aaron Jamison, Norm […]
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Rumford tax rate being set Thursday
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen and the Board of Assessors will hold a joint meeting Thursday to set the tax rate for 2017-18. It begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Rumford Falls Auditorium. The property tax rate is $28 per $1,000 of assessed value. The officials will discuss using the Undesignated Fund Balance in regards […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hartford: Food Bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: […]
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DA won't charge woman for lying about alleged kidnapping
Joshua Brown and his wife, Sheri, addressed the media in Lewiston on Thursday, calling on authorities to press charges against the woman who accused him of kidnapping her in May. The District Attorney’s Office dropped kidnapping and sexual assault charges against the Rumford man on Tuesday. Later in the day, the District Attorney’s Office released […]
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Zip line may run at Rumford's Pumpkin Fest
Zip line may run at Rumford’s Pumpkin Fest RUMFORD — A one-day zip line may run during the annual downtown River Valley Pumpkin Fest on Oct. 14. Selectmen voted Thursday night to grant the request by Tom Carey of Wow-Za! Ziplines, contingent upon whether he can secure the necessary liability insurance. Carey said that obtaining that […]
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'Faithful town employee' leaving job
ANDOVER — A woman who has held several positions for the town told selectmen Tuesday night that her poor health will not allow her to return to her jobs. Transfer Station employee Twyla Dolloff attended the selectmen meeting Tuesday night with her son, Michael, who has been doing her jobs since she’s been on unpaid […]
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Two Dixfield residents injured when ATV hits tree
DIXFIELD — A local man and a teen were seriously injured Monday when their ATV went airborne and struck a tree beside Averill Hill Road, Maine Warden Service spokesman Cpl. John MacDonald said. Maynard Touchette, 50, and a 16-year-old, whose name is not being released at this time, were riding a side-by-side ATV when the […]
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Rumford woman preps for Boston Marathon Walk
Connie Venskus of Rumford is preparing for her seventh Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund Boston Marathon Walk this month. RUMFORD — Connie Venskus of Rumford has been stepping up her training in preparation for her seventh Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund Boston Marathon Walk on Sunday, Sept. 24. The 70-year-old has been training all summer for the 26.2-mile walk, which […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Hartford: Food Bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Jay: Selectmen, 3 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Board of Assessors, 3 […]
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Dixfield tax rate up by $2.20
DIXFIELD — The town tax rate is increasing by $2.20 per $1,000 of assessed property value for 2017-18, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. The rate will go from $20.10 to $22.30, according to a vote by selectmen Aug. 14, Puiia said. Taxes on a property valued at $100,000 that receives a $22,000 homestead exemption will be […]