BUCKFIELD — Fire Chief Tim Brooks was injured Wednesday when his truck and another driven by a local 19-year-old man collided on Route 117 just before noon. According to Trooper Jason Wing, Robert Hermanson Jr., 19, of Buckfield was driving a 1998 Toyota pickup truck south on Route 117 when he came around the corner […]
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Forestry, woodlot workshop planned
NORWAY — An Ecological Forestry and Woodlot Management Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, and Sunday, Sept. 8, at Roberts Farm Preserve. The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy, in conjunction with The Western Foothills Land Trust and Oxford Hills/Buckfield Adult Education, will host a two-day forestry workshop at […]
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Labor Day parade to honor veterans
BUCKFIELD — The Community Day Committee is calling for all veterans to join in the Labor Day Parade on Monday. The theme this year is “Honoring Our Veterans.” The parade starts at 10 a.m. Sept. 2 at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School and end at the Municipal Center. Lineup starts at 9 a.m. Veterans may march […]
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RSU 10 board to discuss vote consideration petition
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 Board will take up a petition Monday submitted last week that calls for another vote on the recently passed $36.5 million operating budget. Superintendent Craig King said on Friday that a state statute allows such a request, providing a sufficient number of valid signatures are on the petition. According to […]
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Buckfield board seeking requests for fire-rescue station
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen voted Tuesday night to solicit requests for qualifications from architects for the $1.2 million fire-rescue station. The town has drawings for an 80- by 100-foot building and an estimated cost report prepared by Port City Architects of Portland, Town Manager Dana Lee said. A scheduled executive session with a representative of Port […]
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Town of Buckfield’s Labor Day activities
BUCKFIELD — “Have you ever felt like taking a sledge hammer to something?” Town Manager Dana Lee asked. A new activity on Community Day will be the opportunity to take a sledge hammer to a wrecked car, donated by Jeremy Freve. There will be two cars to whack. The Community Day Committee met on Tuesday, […]
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Well done
BIDDEFORD — Brianna Bisesti was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of New England. She graduated May 18 with a Bachelor of Science in athletic training, cum laude. She’s the daughter of Jim and Nancy Bisesti of Greene. She received the American College of Sports Medicine Biomechanics Interest Group […]
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RSU 10 budget passes
DIXFIELD — Residents of Regional School Unit 10 approved a 2013-14 operating budget of $36.5 million during a referendum Tuesday. With 11 of the 12 towns in the RSU reporting, the unofficial vote was 942-641. Results from Hanover were not available. The towns of Byron, Buckfield and Sumner voted against the budget. Newly appointed Superintendent […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: RSU 10 budget refendum vote, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Hartford: RSU 10 budget referendum vote, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Sumner: RSU 10 budget refendum vote, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Thursday Casco: Conservation Committee, 6:30 p.m., Casco Library
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Second RSU 10 budget vote on Tuesday
DIXFIELD — Residents of RSU 10’s 12 member towns will go to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of a proposed $36.5 million operating budget for the district’s nearly 2,800 schoolchildren. Residents at a districtwide, town meeting-style vote approved all 15 articles that comprise the budget Thursday night at Mountain Valley High School. When […]