DIXFIELD — Fire destroyed a one-family house Saturday at 821 Canton Point Road, Fire Chief Scott Dennett said Monday. Homeowner Carolyn Brann and her son and daughter, who live with her, were able to get out of the house without injury. The call came into the Fire Department at 10:13 p.m. as a fire involving […]
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RSU 56 budget passes
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 56 voters passed a $12.28 million budget Tuesday by a vote of 881-459, Superintendent Pam Doyen said. The tallies were: Dixfield, 342-194; Peru, 309-195; Canton, 161-52; and Carthage, 69-18. The 2018-19 budget is slightly higher than this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Barry Prescott of Dixfield kept his seat […]
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Lauraine C. Dakin
FARMINGTON — Lauraine C. Dakin, 76, of Main Street in Dixfield, passed away Monday, June 11, at Franklin Memorial Hospital following a long illness. She was born in Waterville on July 15, 1941, a daughter of Joseph and Rose (Raymond) Pelletier. Lauraine was a graduate of Stephens High School. She married Harry R. Dakin on May […]
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Griffyn Smith
DIXFIELD — Griffyn Wildes Wayne Smith, 19, of Dixfield passed away Thursday, May 31, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. Griffyn was born in Portland on Sept. 5, 1998, to his parents, Errin and Cheryl Smith of Dixfield. Griffyn was a 2016 graduate of Dirigo High School and a 2018 graduate of […]
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Dixfield teen killed in Weld crash was 4-time state wrestling champion
WELD — A former state wrestling champion from Dirigo High School was mourned Friday and remembered as a fierce competitor and a good friend. Griffyn Smith, 19, of Dixfield died when the 2005 Toyota Corolla he was a passenger in went off West Side Road in Weld, hit a tree and rolled over about 11:30 p.m. […]
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Spaulding named Dixfield's Distingushed Citizen
Albert Spaulding speaks after being presented with Dixfield’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award for 2018 on Wednesday at the annual town meeting at Dirigo High School. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) DIXFIELD — Albert Spaulding, an original charter member of the Dixfield Historical Society, was presented Wednesday with the town’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award […]
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Mark B. Macomber
AUGUSTA — Mark Burns Macomber, 80, formerly of Dixfield, died at the Maine Veterans’ Home, Augusta, where he had resided for 18 months. He was born May 12, 1938, in Dixfield, a son of Floyd P. and Bernice (Frost) Macomber Sr. He was a graduate of Dixfield High School and for a short time following his […]
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Dixfield-area school budget increases taxes
DIXFIELD — Voters of RSU 56 on Tuesday approved a $12.28 million budget for next year that will raise taxes in member towns because it is slightly higher than the current spending plan. The budget still faces a referendum in the member towns of Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru. Spending increased by 1.5 percent because […]
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Dirigo High School's April Student of the Month
The Dirigo High School Student of the Month award for April was presented to Morgan Morrow at an awards assembly. From left are Mike Poulin, Dirigo High School principal; William Clunie, grandfather; Nancy Carpenter, grandmother; Morgan; Trancie Newton, mother; and Anna Morrow, sister.
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Dirigo High School classroom award winners for April
Dirigo High School students were rewarded for their efforts in April with classroom awards. From left are Mykenzie Beaupre, creative writing; Paige Nolin, French IV; Elizabeth White, English 9; Francilia Depalma, Holocaust; Ashley Leavitt, biology; Ethan Couture, AP history; Ian Salvati, Advanced World Studies; and Kassiry Moro, bridge chemistry. Absentare Selena Austin, alternative education; and […]