BUCKFIELD — Selectmen on Tuesday approved a contract for H.E. Callahan Construction Co. of Auburn to demolish the old fire-rescue station for up to $1,125. There will be an overseer on site at all times. Last year, voters approved spending $1.2 million to build an 80- by 100-foot station next to the Municipal Building on […]
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Police investigating Buckfield Mall, Bethel break-ins
BUCKFIELD — Maine State Police are seeking information regarding an early morning break-in at the Buckfield Mall on Sunday. According to Trooper Tyler Stevenson, at about 4:15 a.m., the suspect was seen in what appeared to be a silver KIA Soul at the Buckfield Mall convenience store. Stevenson said the suspect, described as a white […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Police investigating Buckfield Mall, Bethel break-ins
BUCKFIELD — Maine State Police are seeking information regarding an early morning break-in at the Buckfield Mall on Sunday. According to Trooper Tyler Stevenson, at about 4:15 a.m., the suspect was seen in what appeared to be a silver KIA Soul at the Buckfield Mall convenience store. Stevenson said the suspect, described as a white […]
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Fellowship night at Evening Star lodge BUCKFIELD — Fellowship night will be held beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the Evening Star No. 147 Lodge. This is open to the public; ladies and gentlemen are welcome. Members will show visitors around the lodge and answer questions about membership. Refreshments will be served. The lodge […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Buckfield proposes 6 percent spending increase
BUCKFIELD — Town departments are proposing a 5.94 percent spending increase in the coming year, mainly to build up reserve accounts for new vehicles, equipment and an across-the-board pay increase for employees. Town Manager Cindy Dunn on Thursday said the proposed $96,400 increase to town expenses is expected to be offset by revenues, leaving an overall […]
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DAR to honor students as good citizens
LEWISTON — The Many Dillingham Chapter, National Daughters of the American Revolution, Lewiston-Auburn, will honor six area high school seniors at a meeting to be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at the United Methodist Church in Auburn. The students are winners of the annual DAR Good Citizens Award and the DAR National Defense […]
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Number of snow days about normal
RUMFORD — Winter snows have been deep, but the number of snow days taken at SAD 44 and RSU 10 are for the most part within what was expected. RSU 10 Superintendent Craig King said six days had been taken by the end of March, which he said was about average for Western Maine, which […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Special town meeting and selectmen’s meeting, 5:30 p.m., Spruce Mountain High School library Livermore: Board of Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Buckfield : Fire-Rescue Station Building Project Committee, 5 p.m., Municipal Center Paris: Utility District Trustees, 6:30 p.m., Paris Utility District Waste Water Treatment facility River Valley Peru: RSU 10 board, […]
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Buckfield school withdrawal hearing rescheduled for April
BUCKFIELD — A public hearing on the town’s possible withdrawal from RSU 10 has been rescheduled for April 16, after a winter storm canceled an earlier one. Members of the Withdrawal Committee voted Wednesday to hold the hearing at 6 p.m., before its regularly scheduled meeting, according to member Judy Berg. The purpose of the hearing […]