FARMINGTON — The WhistleStop Trail 17th Annual Toy Run will be held rain or shine, Saturday, Sept. 28, and registration will be between 8 and 9:45 a.m., at the Park and Ride area off the Town Farm Road in West Farmington. Those wanting a longer ride can meet at the unpaved lot on the north […]
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Masons take CHIP program to Girl Scout Kick-off Rally
PERU — Several Free Masons recently brought their Child Identification Program (CHIP) to the Girl Scout Kick-off Rally and Community Day at the Old Peru School. The program collects vital information about children and gives it to their parents. Minnie Hackett had her fingers printed and a picture taken. Her mother, Lacey Hackett, filled out […]
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Canton sets tax rate higher
CANTON — After lenghty deliberation Thursday night, selectmen set the 2013-14 tax rate at $21.20 per thousand dollars of valuation. It’s an increase of $1.55. Selectmen considered rates from $21.10 to $21.30. The difference is in the amount of “overlay” or surplus added to the expenditures authorized by the town. This overlay is used to […]
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Two people killed in head-on crash on Route 108 in Canton
CANTON — A Dixfield couple was killed Thursday when their station wagon collided head-on with a loaded potato truck on Route 108. Howard Child and his wife, Carrie Child, were killed at about 1 p.m. when their Subaru Legacy veered into the path of a dump truck in front of the Victorian Villa Rehabilitation and […]
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Community yard sale CANTON — The citizens of Canton and Hartford will hold a community yard sale starting at 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Route 140/108 intersection. The $10 table rental benefits the Lake Anasagunticook Association. All sale proceeds belong to each vendor. There will be furniture, baked goods, baby clothes, produce, crafts, tools, […]
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Canton to advertise for administrative assistant
CANTON — The town will advertise for an administrative assistant to replace Harry Childs, who abruptly resigned earlier this month, Board of Selectmen Chairman Shane Gallant said Monday night. Childs gave a verbal and hastily written resignation at the Aug. 8 board meeting after a heated exchange with resident Colby Davis about thousands of dollars […]
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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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Woman keeps moving in the face of critical injuries
CANTON — Grace Judd’s grandson remembers holding her hand, kneeling beside her hospital bed and telling her if she had anything left in her to fight for her life. It was the fifth or sixth time she had been taken off a ventilator, James Cloutier Jr., 20, of Dixfield said. The family had been told […]
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Local high school students win Saint Michael’s College Book Award
COLCHESTER, Vt. — The following local high school students were awarded the 2013 Saint Michael’s College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience. Andrew Boucher of Byron, a student at Lincoln Academy. Alyssa Brands of Bryant Pond, a student at Telstar Regional High School. Patrick Buzza of Auburn, a student at Edward Little […]