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Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Canton voters jump-start spring road work
Residents voted 25-3 to spend $150,000 on two roads.
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Posted inOxford Hills, sj-web
Canton firefighters put out boat fire on a lawn
The Canton Volunteer Fire Department responded Sunday night to a boat that caught fire on a lawn on Golden Ridge Road. The fire on the boat, a 25 foot cabin cruiser, is believed to have started when a propane tank exploded around 10 p.m. Sunday, according to a department statement. No one was […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, The Bethel Citizen
Festival of Wreaths at Canton Fire Department
CANTON — The sixth annual Festival of the Wreaths, presented by the Canton Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 24 and 25, and Dec. 1 and 2. Raffle tickets may be purchased when visiting the festival. Each decorated wreath will be raffled off on the last […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Canton board OKs money to fix turnarounds
CANTON — Selectmen voted Thursday night to spend up to $2,500 to build up road turnarounds used by town vehicles and school buses. Selectman Rob Walker said Staples Hill Road and Farrand Hill Road turnarounds need gravel. “The one on Farrand Hill would probably take eight loads,” Selectman Don Hutchins said. The money will come […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Problem of dogs on Canton beach resolved
CANTON — The problem of dogs running loose on Canton Lake beach has been solved, according to Administrative Assistant Tina Cagle. She told residents Thursday night that the Maine Department of Transportation has owned that land since the inception of Route 140. “They have instructed us that no dogs are allowed on the beach and […]
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Canton society to hold talk on community group development
CANTON — The Canton Historical Society will host a talk titled “Building and Funding your Community Group” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in its building at 25 Turner St. The speaker will be Christopher Schario, executive/artistic director of The Public Theatre. On the topic of fundraising, he will discuss what works and what doesn’t; […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Canton tax rate drops fourth year in a row
CANTON — For the fourth consecutive year, the property tax rate has dropped because of revenue from the $50 million Canton Mountain wind power project. Selectmen voted Thursday to set the 2018-19 rate at $17.50 per $1,000 of property valuation, a decrease of $2.35 from last year. “That makes at least four years in a […]
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Canton dedicates Susan R. Gammon walking trails
CANTON — A founding visionary of the Heritage Garden and Whitney Brook Trail will be honored at a ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. The Parks and Trails Committee voted to commemorate Susan Gammon’s contribution by placing a plaque at the trailhead on Cross Street and one across from the Park and Ride on […]
Posted inRiver Valley
RSU 56 to reinstate music program
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 56 board of directors voted Tuesday evening to reinstate a choral and music director position. “It was cut a couple of years ago when there were a lot of things that were cut,” Superintendent Pam Doyen said. Doyen said she and Business Manager Mary Dailey discussed the issue, and […]