ROXBURY — A story published Wednesday on Page B3 of the Region edition should have quoted resigning Roxbury Cemetery Committee member Jean Shaw as saying, “I’m proud of what I accomplished, but I think it’s time for someone else to get involved.” It was a reporting error.
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Roxbury board OKs letter for boat launch services
ROXBURY — Selectmen on Tuesday evening unanimously OK’d sending a letter to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife documenting services the town and volunteers contributed to the 2011 boat launch on Roxbury Pond. The pond is also called Ellis Pond and Silver Lake. In 2010, Roxbury received a state grant from the department […]
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Roxbury board to get pricing for 22 proposed new town signs
ROXBURY — Selectmen discussed designs for new town signs at Tuesday night’s meeting, but agreed to have Timothy Derouche get prices before placing an order. One of the all-metal signs will depict an image of Ellis Pond and state “Entering Ellis Pond Watershed” above the design and “Ours to Protect” below it. The board determined […]
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Roxbury, Byron officials seek remedy for communications deadzones
ROXBURY — Roxbury and Byron officials met Tuesday morning with emergency responders and a communications consultant from Gray to figure out how to enhance public safety. Both towns have long been dead zones for cellphone and emergency communications coverage. After discussing the problems, the officials decided to contact the state and write a “compelling” letter […]
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This week’s agenda
Franklin Tuesday Farmington: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Joint Selectmen and Budget Committee, 7 p.m., Livermore Elementary School cafeteria Phillips: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Livermore Falls: Budget Committee, 5:30 p.m., Town Office Thursday Farmington: Transportation Advisory Committee, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen’s budget workshop, 5 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: RSU […]
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Road signs, Inland Fisheries letter on agenda for Roxbury selectmen
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen will discuss Tuesday evening whether to install signs near the Roxbury Pond area warning residents of blowing snow and whiteout conditions, Board of Selectmen Chairman John Sutton said Monday. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., March 24, at the Roxbury Town Office. Sutton said that he and the […]
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Roxbury officials get advice on engineering projects
ROXBURY — Town officials met Friday morning with a Maine Municipal Association representative for guidance on replacing a bridge deck, building a sand and salt shed, repairing a support wall and installing three dry hydrants. The workshop on engineering those projects was attended by Selectmen Timothy Derouche and Rodney “Bing” Cross, and Renee Hodsdon, deputy […]
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Easter Egg Hunt in River Valley April 4
MEXICO — The Annual Easter Egg Hunt, hosted by the River Valley Chamber and the Mexico Fire Department, will take place on April 4 in Byron, Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Hanover, Mexico, Peru, Roxbury and Rumford. Children ages 7-12 years may participate in this event. Clues for the hidden eggs will be read aloud on local […]
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Roxbury-area snowmobile season has been great, groomers and riders say
ROXBURY — Ask Roland Patneaude of Roxbury how much snow is still out there on Western Maine trails and you get a smart-aleck response: “All of it.” He’s mostly right, because other than a few days this past week, temperatures haven’t risen above freezing much since the Jan. 27 blizzard. Since then, several feet of […]
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Snowmobile raffle ride in Roxbury
ROXBURY — A snowmobile raffle ride open to all snowmobilers will take place Saturday, March 14. Register from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Town Hall, 1095 Roxbury Road. Cost is $5. Drawings will be at 1 p.m. A spaghetti lunch which includes cole slaw, bread, drink and dessert will be served at 1 p.m. […]