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Canton board meeting Friday
CANTON — The Board of Selectmen will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 29, Deputy Clerk Kathy Walker said. The agenda includes an executive session on a personnel matter and a work session on the 2016-17 fiscal year budget.
RSU 10 board approves proposed $38.23M budget
SUMNER — The Regional School Unit 10 board Monday overwhelmingly approved a proposed 2016-17 operating budget of $38.23 million. It’s 4.2 percent more than this fiscal year and 2.9 percent more for the local share compared to 2015-16. “We have cut,” Dixfield representative Barbara Chow said. “We looked through this multiple times and we’re realistic […]
Audrey Ann Towle
1939 – 2016 CANTON — Audrey Ann Towle, 76, died Tuesday, March 15, at Pinnacle Health and Rehabilitation. She resided on Auburn Road in Peru. Born in Rumford on Aug. 7, 1939, she was a daughter of Fred and Irene (Gaudet) Auger. She was a graduate of Stephens High School in Rumford, Class of 1958. […]
Jay Hill crash sends Canton man to hospital
JAY — A Canton man was transported to the hospital after a two-car collision at the bottom of Jay Hill on Sunday. Randall McEwen, 19, of Canton was driving a 2002 Saturn on Oak Street toward Main Street when he failed to stop at a stop sign, began to cross Main Street and struck a […]
Canton man facing two felony sex charges
PARIS — A Canton man has been indicted on two felony sex charges stemming from an incident at his home in the Canton Point Trailer Park in November. Augustus O. Buck, 43, is charged with gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact and violation of conditions of release, according to an Oxford County grand jury indictment. […]
Canton board to choose new fire chief
CANTON — The Board of Selectmen will meet Monday, Feb. 1, to discuss appointing a new fire chief, Town Administrator Scotty Kilbreth said Thursday. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office. The 14 members of the all-volunteer Fire Department will be invited to give their input, Kilbreth said. Fire Chief […]
Med-Care budget to hold steady
MEXICO — Med-Care Ambulance will keep its budget at $24 per capita, Selectman Reggie Arsenault told the Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 15 meeting. Arsenault, who represents Mexico on the Med-Care Board, said that after two budget meetings, the Med-Care budget was passed on Dec. 9. “The revenue stream on the paying part is showing […]
Bus drivers needed in RSU 10
DIXFIELD — Superintendent Craig King told the Regional School Unit 10 board Monday night that finding enough bus drivers has been difficult. “We need to do something about bus drivers,” he said. “We have two permanent positions” open. To curtail overtime and get new drivers, he is checking with educational technicians planning to retire to […]
Carole R. McKenney
1959 – 2015 CANTON — Carole R. McKenney, 55, of Lewiston died Saturday, Oct. 31, at Victorian Villa after a long illness. She was born in Hartford, Conn., on Dec. 8, 1959, a daughter of Walter and Edith (Gilmore) McKenney. Carole worked at the Big Apple for several years. She is survived by her husband, […]