BUCKFIELD — RSU 10 Superintendent Craig King, with input on the development of the 2013-14 budget from former Superintendent Tom Ward, wrapped up the second of two public information meetings Wednesday night at a session attended by about two dozen people, mostly from Buckfield, Hartford and Sumner. Opinions on the proposed $36.5 million budget were […]
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New addition to 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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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 4 p.m., Municipal Center Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Buckfield Village Corp., 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Road Committee, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: RSU 10 budget hearing, 6:30 p.m., Buckfield Junior-Senior High School Thursday Rumford: RSU 10 district vote, […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Public hearing on budget, selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: RSU 10 budget hearing, 6:30 p.m., Region 9 school Rumford: Budget vote, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., American Legion Hall Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: RSU 10 budget hearing, 6:30 p.m., Buckfield Junior-Senior High School Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., […]
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M. Arthur: Can’t afford to live in Buckfield
I have been a resident of Buckfield for 30 years. I have had children and grandchildren graduate from the Buckfield school system. I have seen my taxes go up every year. I now live on Social Security benefits. When taxes on my acre of land with a double-wide home surpass my Social Security check, something […]
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Info meetings, vote set for proposed 2013-14 RSU 10 budget
DIXFIELD — Residents of the 12-town RSU 10 school district have two chances this week to learn more about the proposed $36.5 million proposed budget before voting on Thursday. Voters narrowly defeated the first proposed budget of $36.2 million on June 11. Since then, administration learned that the state legislature approved requiring school districts to […]
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Well done – Area students earn degrees
WORCESTER, Mass. — Caitlin Bonney received a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Massachusetts Worcester during a ceremony held June 2. She was honored with the Association of Academic Surgery Student Research Award. Bonney is the daughter of Forrest and Pamela Bonney of New Sharon. A 2001 graduate of Mount Blue High School, […]
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Well done – Students named to dean’s lists
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Kathleen S. Pickel of Buckfield made the “A” dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester at Wagner College, indicating a 4.0 GPA for the semester. — ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College senior Ashley Hunt of Naples, daughter of Barbara and Darryl Hunt, has been named to the spring term dean’s list. […]
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Buckfield appointment policy scrapped
BUCKFIELD — A policy on committee appointments was rescinded at Tuesday’s meeting of selectmen and Town Manager Dana Lee will draft another. The policy required applicants to be present at the selectmen’s meeting in order to be appointed. Selectman Cheryl Coffman said she thought some people might not volunteer if they had to be interviewed […]
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Well done – Students named to dean’s lists
WORCESTER, Mass. — Annie M. Helmkamp, a fourth-year student at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named to the dean’s list for the second semester of the 2012-13 academic year. She majors in German/pre-med. She is the daughter of Jim and Jill Helmkamp of Auburn. — BEVERLY, Mass. — Endicott College has announced […]