DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday to hold a special town meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at Dirigo High School to vote on a budget for the Police Department. Norine Clark, Eugene Skibitsky and Norman Mitchell voted in favor of a special meeting; Aaron Jamison voted against. Hart Daley was absent. […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Bethel: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Livermore Falls: Selectmen, […]
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Rumford Point firetruck needs $30K fix
RUMFORD — Fire Chief Bob Chase told selectmen Thursday that Engine 4 received considerable damage early last week when the drive shaft fell out on Route 2. The 25-year-old firetruck, which is kept at the Rumford Point station, has roughly $30,000 damage, “and that’s without taking it apart and looking for other damage,” he said. He […]
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Mexico police log
• June 13, 8:42 a.m.: The Big Apple on River Road reported a customer purchased a number of lottery scratch tickets, left the store without them and someone else then took them. Lt. Dan Carrier is investigating. • June 11, 4:15 p.m.: A female walking along the “Honda” trail near the Mexico Boat Launch reported […]
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Hutchings new Peru road commissioner
PERU — Bradley Hutchings was elected town road commissioner this week. Hutchings received 306 votes to 114 for Lee Merrill, who resigned May 24, effective election day Tuesday. Merrill made it clear in a message from the Board of Selectmen on the Peru website that he would decline the position, even if he won the […]
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Bethel house fire investigated
BETHEL — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a blaze that destroyed a vacant seasonal home at 1111 Mayville Road on Wednesday afternoon, Fire Chief Mike Jodrey said Thursday. “When a vacant house catches fire, something happened,” he said. The fire was called in by a supervisor for the Fire Marshal’s Office who spotted it […]
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Rumford voters adopt $8.344M municipal budget
RUMFORD — Rumford voters passed all articles Tuesday, adopting an $8.344 million budget, according to Town Clerk Beth Bellegarde. Using figures supplied by Finance Director Debbie Laurinaitis, the increase, minus the bond and initiated articles, is $258,307 (or 3.19 percent). With the initiated articles and a bond payment, the increase is 5.29 percent. That does […]
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Rumford adopts large scale water extraction, marijuana ordinances
RUMFORD — Rumford voters Tuesday adopted a large scale water extraction ordinance by a vote of 669-544. The ordinance, known as Chapter 55, developed by the Rumford Water District, says the purpose of the ordinance is “to protect the quality and quantity of groundwater located wholly or partially in Rumford, to ensure that any large-scale water […]
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Dixfield voters turn down police budget items
DIXFIELD — Voters on Tuesday turned down the Police Department budget, 206-227, according to Town Clerk Theresa Hemingway. They also rejected appropriating $25,000 for a police station capital improvement reserve fund, 186-248. Voters did not approve $5,200 for miscellaneous funding, 207-223. They passed the remaining articles. The Board of Selectmen will meet Monday to discuss […]
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Williams, Stewart win Mexico seats
MEXICO — Voters on Tuesday elected Clifford Stewart and Thomas “TJ” Williams to the Board of Selectmen, Town Clerk Penny Duguay said. Stewart, who finished the last four months of a three-year term vacated by Albert Aniel, won a three-year term with 138 votes. Williams, who served on the Budget Committee, had 119 votes and will […]