GREENWOOD — Residents at the annual town meeting in Greenwood on Saturday voted to ban retail marijuana establishments and social clubs, approved almost all money articles and re-elected both constituents for the Board of Selectmen and the school board. Approved was the self-governing ordinance on food sales, so food at events can be sold directly […]
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Rumford Eagles Child Advocacy Day
Rumford Eagles Child Advocacy Day Samantha Paradis of the Mexico Police Explorers instructs Brooklynn Gallant, 4, of Rumford to stop her bike as she negotiates the bike rodeo course during Saturday’s Rumford Eagles Child Advocacy Day. Several different organizations participated in the annual event, which is a fundraiser for area youth.
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River Valley Relay For Life celebrates 20 years
The 2017 Relay For Life Courage Award was presented to Frank Arsenault Saturday at the 20th annual River Valley Relay for Life Saturday at the Hosmer Field Complex in Rumford. He is pictured, from left, with his wife, Pennie, his sister, Nancy Theriault, and presenter Diane Mitchell. Judy Broomhall, left, receives the Shirley Comeau Award […]
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Headstone dedicated to Civil War vet in Woodstock
WOODSTOCK — George Lincoln Whitman was honored on Saturday at the South Woodstock cemetery, 105 years after his death, by several local veterans groups with a ceremony, flowers, flags and something he’d never had before — a headstone. Whitman was born in Paris in September 1834 and enlisted in the 23rd Maine volunteer infantry regiment, […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen meeting and public hearing on warrant articles, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain Middle School Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 8 a.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: […]
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Substitute teacher/coach among four charged in Rumford drug bust
RUMFORD — A substitute school teacher at Mountain Valley Middle School and an assistant wrestling coach at Mountain Valley High School were among four men arrested Wednesday on charges of smuggling heroin and crack cocaine into Western Maine from southern New England, police said. Teacher and coach Matthew D. Duka, 25, of 22 Duka Lane in […]
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Rumford selectmen approve utility police officer
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday voted 3-2 to hire a Jay resident to fill a vacant utility police officer post, on the condition that he passes a test Friday. Police Chief Stacy Carter recommended Austin Couture, a 2016 graduate of Central Maine Community College. “We’ve not had a utility officer for two years,” […]
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Greenwood voters to consider ordinance on pot and food
GREENWOOD — Voters at the annual town meeting Saturday will consider ordinances on retail marijuana establishments and on events to sell food directly to customers without a license. Residents will also consider a request for $5,000 from the regional Heart & Soul project, an information and story-gathering effort among area towns intended to aid in […]
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Peru playground closed ‘until further notice’
PERU — The Board of Selectmen made the “difficult” decision Monday night to close the playground behind the Town Office because of safety concerns, Chairwoman Carol Roach said. She said the board checked the state’s standards for playground safety and equipment and found the playground had several violations. The town’s insurance agent also advised that […]
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Mexico Town Office roof replacement considered
The Mexico Town Office roof may be replaced this summer and energy-efficient windows installed. MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday instructed Town Manager Jack Gaudet to explore taking out a loan to replace the Town Office roof, which has 110 patches on it. Selectman Byron Ouellette said that with the low interest rates […]