DIXFIELD — The 38th annual Outdoor Market is adding a golf ball drop this year, the planning committee decided Wednesday evening during a meeting at Ludden Memorial Library. Dixfield Outdoor Market Committee Chairwoman Deb Morang said people can purchase a golf ball to be dropped from the ladder truck of the Dixfield Fire Department toward […]
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Dryer fire guts Route 108 house in Peru
PERU — A malfunctioning clothes dryer started a fire Tuesday morning that gutted a single-story cottage beside Route 108 just south of Greenwoods Road, Peru fire Chief Bill Hussey said. There were no injuries. He said the fire began sometime after Wanda Holmquist left for work after drying or warming some clothing in the laundry […]
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Driving to endanger charge pending against Dixfield man in 4-vehicle accident on Route 2
DIXFIELD — A local man who tried to pass a loaded pulp truck in a no-passing zone on a Route 2 curve caused a four-vehicle accident late Friday afternoon, sending one man to the hospital, Dixfield police said on Saturday morning. Lt. Jeff Howe said he will seek a criminal charge of driving to endanger […]
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Fire destroys cemetery shed, lawnmower
DIXFIELD — A weekend fire that destroyed a shed and lawn mower at Riverside Cemetery on Canton Point Road remains under investigation, Dixfield fire Chief Scott Dennett said Wednesday. Dennett said that around 2 p.m. Sunday a resident reported a shed was on fire at the cemetery. “We were lucky that the grass was wet, […]
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Dixfield Fire Department visits Dirigo Elementary as fire safety talks continue
PERU — The Dixfield Fire Department continued their tour of schools in the River Valley on Thursday morning, visiting Dirigo Elementary School to teach students about fire safety and prevention. Capt. Jason Hyde of the Dixfield Fire Department led a presentation about how to react if a fire were to start inside of a house. […]
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Dixfield Fire Department teaches sixth grade students about fire safety, prevention
PERU — The Dixfield Fire Department on Wednesday gave dozens of sixth grade students from T.W. Kelly Middle School a taste of what it’s like to be trapped in a burning building. The fire safety and prevention demonstration was held at the old Peru Elementary School building. Capt. Jason Hyde, with the help of firefighter […]
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Second annual Dani Ranger Memorial 5K set
DIXFIELD — The second annual Dani Ranger Memorial 5K run/walk will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Dixfield Fire Department. Ranger passed away Oct. 16, 2011, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Ranger was a junior at Dirigo High School in Dixfield. She was a member of the field hockey […]
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Dixfield Fire Department teaching students fire safety, prevention
DIXFIELD — The Fire Department will visit students in the River Valley next week to teach fire safety and prevention. Capt. Jason Hyde and firefighter Dan Carrier will lead fire safety demonstrations at T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School in Dixfield and Dirigo Elementary School in Peru. It’s part of an annual program the department holds […]