DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board has set a budget timeline to try to get an approved 2013-14 operating budget. Voters in the 12 member towns last week turned down a proposed $36.18 million budget by 32 votes — 1,541 to 1,573. This was the first time in its four years of existence a proposed […]
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H.S. baseball: Bangor Christian defeats Buckfield, repeats as champ
STANDISH — The hope for Buckfield on Saturday was that history would not repeat. Unfortunately for the Bucks, it did just that — in more ways than one. After falling behind early in last year’s loss in the state championship, Buckfield was hoping to avoid a similar start. Instead, the Bucks fell behind by a […]
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Buckfield voters approve fire-rescue station construction at town meeting
BUCKFIELD — Voters at the annual town meeting Saturday approved a $1.45 million budget and OK’d the construction of a new fire/rescue building for $1.2 million in a 31-28 ballot vote. Oxford County Commissioner Scott Cole moderated the meeting that lasted more than four hours in the auditorium of Buckfield Junior/Senior High School. About 60 […]
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Class D baseball: Bucks looking for revenge
STANDISH — When informed of the news that his team’s opponent in Saturday’s Class D baseball state championship had won its regional final, 17-0, Buckfield coach Joe McLaughlin couldn’t help but laugh. “All right, so they can hit,” he said. McLaughlin and the Bucks know better than to shrug off Eastern Maine champion Bangor Christian, […]
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Western Class D baseball final: Bucks make Bobcats pay for mistakes
STANDISH — The numbers under the ‘R’ on the scoreboard told the outcome, but the numbers under the ‘E’ told the story of Thursday night’s Western D title game. No. 1 Buckfield took advantage of five Richmond errors while committing only one miscue of its own and made it back-to-back regional titles with an 8-5 […]
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RSU 10 budget narrowly defeated
DIXFIELD — The proposed 2013-14 operating budget of $36.18 million for RSU 10 went back to the drawing board by an extremely thin margin Tuesday. With all towns but Byron reporting, the unofficial vote was 1,536 to 1,564. Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday he was disappointed but understood how some residents feel. “With the Mountain […]
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Recount confirms Coffman’s 1-vote win in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — After a late-night recount, Cheryl Coffman was declared the winner of a three-year term on the Board of Selectmen by a single vote. Coffman received 106 votes, compared to the 105 for Glen Holmes. An unofficial recount, called at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, was attended by both candidates after the first round of […]
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New England School of Communications honors list
BANGOR — The New England School of Communications has announced its honors list for spring 2013. High honors Auburn: Kacey Wight Canton: Brandon Doyen Durham: Stephen Creps Greene: James Morin Harrison: Brandon Denison Lewiston: Kathleen Bouchard, Christopher Rancourt Lovell: Harold Sheehan Poland: Kyle Kyllonen Roxbury: Lea Cone, Jessica Kane West Paris: Errol Silver Honors Auburn: Thomas […]
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RSU 10 residents vote on $36.18 million budget Tuesday
DIXFIELD — Residents of RSU 10 will go to the polls Tuesday to vote on a $36.18 million budget that was approved at a districtwide meeting last month. “I would encourage people to get out and vote and remember that the impact to the 2013-14 proposed budget on the towns is $800,000 less than the […]