DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Police Department responded to 27 incidents from Sept. 13 to Sept. 20, including: Charges Kristy L. Wilson, 34, of Mexico was charged with operating after suspension on Route 142 on Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. by officer Lawrence Winson. Criminal mischief A resident on Weld Street returned from vacation and reported […]
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SWOAM hosts log grading meeting Saturday
DIXFIELD — Log grading will be the topic of a joint meeting of the Western Maine and Upper Kennebec Valley chapters of the Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Premium Log Yard on Route 2. Clinton Bradbury will explain what to look for when cutting and sending […]
Dixfield police log
DIXFIELD — The Police Department responded to 27 incidents from Sept. 4 to 13. Theft * On Sept. 4 at 10:08 a.m. Rollins Ridge Road resident reported during the evening of Sept. 3 at a party an unknown person took approximately 30 methadone pills from the residence. Police have suspects in the case. Criminal mischief […]
Local Girl Scout plans clean-up day
DIXFIELD — As part of her effort to earn the prestigious Silver Award, Abigayle Johnson, 15, of Peru, is organizing a sidewalk clean-up event for Saturday, Sept. 17, from 1-4 p.m. Her plan is to cover the area from Towle’s Store up to Ellis’s Store, cleaning up all of the streets up to and around […]
40-year volunteer firefighter to get final send-off
DIXFIELD — Town residents woke this week to find something missing from their regular mornings at Towle’s Corner Store in Dixfield. Lifelong resident and 40-year Dixfield volunteer firefighter, Tim Frost, died unexpectedly Sept. 7. Frost was a common figure around Dixfield square, giving a smile and wave to anyone passing by. “I think everyone in […]
Dixfield selectman donate to House of Peace
DIXFIELD — Selectmen for the town of Dixfield voted to donate $200 from their contingency fund to the House of Peace women’s shelter. Sharon Walker, who has been attempting to start a women’s shelter in Rumford, is asking for the money to help purchase a double-oven stove. “I believe this is a very good cause […]
Rumford woman pleads guilty to charges from Wednesday’s lockdown at Dixfield school
DIXFIELD — A student is charged with biting his principal in a tussle over a backpack of marijuana as his mother grabbed the weed and ran from the school Wednesday, according to a police affidavit. The confrontation in Dirigo High School Principal Michael Poulin’s office with the 15-year-old boy and his mother, Kandice J. Child, […]
Rabid bat confirmed in Dixfield
DIXFIELD — A letter sent to Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky confirmed that a bat in town has tested positive for rabies. The letter was sent by Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Aug. 11 to the town office, Skibitsky said. Dr. Stephen Sears, state epidemiologist, confirmed in August that a family in Dixfield […]