Dr. Allyson Howe of Portland will be the head physician for the US women’s ice hockey team in the upcoming Winter Olympics. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) Growing up in Buffalo, New York, Dr. Allyson Howe had an early hankering for ice skates, and not the white ones with toe picks. “I wanted to be […]
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Dixfield chief says police desperately need new facility
DIXFIELD — Police Chief Jeff Howe told selectmen Monday night that the police station is not a secure facility. “If you expect a good, professional Police Department (with) professional officers, and a professional agency, you need a professional facility,” Howe said. He pointed out that he and his officers work on sensitive documents at their […]
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Dixfield police report increase in scam calls
DIXFIELD — The Police Department responded to 31 calls for service from Feb. 23 to March 6, including some phone scams, Chief Jeff Howe said Friday morning. “We’ve been getting buried with fraudulent phone calls, ranging from IRS scams to fake winnings scams,” he said. He attributed the volume to tax return season. The IRS […]
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Sign Ordinance Review Committee meeting Wednesday
BETHEL — The Sign Ordinance Review Committee will convene at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the Town Office to discuss an issue on Main Street, Chairman Stan Howe said Monday. During a Nov. 17 goal-setting workshop, the Board of Selectmen suggested to newly appointed Town Manager Christine Landes that she look into scheduling a […]
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Resident denied tax abatement asks for rehearing
WATERFORD — A property owner whose appeal for tax relief was denied Thursday by the Oxford County Board of Assessment Review has asked for an immediate rehearing. In a letter dated July 25 to Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole, John Howe, his wife, Deborah, and daughter, Virginia, whose property is in question, have requested a […]
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Oxford County administrator to make decision on tax abatement appeal rehearing
PARIS — Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole said Monday that he is reviewing a Waterford family’s request for an immediate rehearing on an appeal for a tax abatement that was denied by the Oxford County Board of Assessment Review on Thursday afternoon. In a letter dated July 25 to Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole, John Howe, […]
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Tax abatement appeal due to noise from gun club denied
PARIS — The Oxford County Board of Assessment Review on Thursday denied an appeal for a tax abatement from a Waterford woman who claims her property has been devalued because of nearby noise from a gun club. In a 4-0 vote, Chairman Wade Rainey and members Robert Everett, William French and Fred Packard voted not […]
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Dixfield selectmen vote to place time constraints on Jake brake usage
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to prohibit the use of Jake brakes on Holman Corner on Route 2 from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Discussion on the issue began at the June 9 selectmen meeting when police Chief Richard Pickett said he had heard complaints from residents about the excessive […]
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Resident sues Waterford, claiming ‘extreme gunfire’ lowers property value
WATERFORD — A Waterford woman has filed suit against the Town of Waterford, saying her property has been devalued because of the ongoing “extreme” gunfire from the nearby Waterford Fish and Game Club. Virginia C. Howe of 187 McIntire Road filed suit in Oxford Superior Court on April 23, asking for a reversal of the […]
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Maine to repair Bethel’s bridge over Androscoggin in 2015
BETHEL — Repairing the Route 2 bridge over the Androscoggin River next year could require alternating one-way traffic for six months. Maine Department of Transportation engineers presented preliminary information on the project recently at a public hearing in Bethel. The bridge, built in 1968, needs the concrete decking replaced and it has rust and corrosion […]