MEXICO — Directors of Regional School Unit 10 on Monday approved a $27.73 million budget for 2017-18. The spending plan would increase local assessments by an average of 2.84 percent, Superintendent Deborah Alden said Tuesday. Voters will weigh in on it a hearings later this month. Directors started in March with a budget proposal was […]
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Easter Egg Hunt in Mexico
Easter Egg Hunt in Mexico Children search for Easter eggs while parents follow with cameras during Saturday’s Easter Egg Hunt at the fire station in Mexico. The annual event was hosted by the River Valley Chamber and the Mexico Fireman’s Relief Association. Lydia Pingree, 3, daughter of Matt and Audra Pingree of Mexico, is all […]
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SAD 44 board OKs funds for pre-K
BETHEL — A long-discussed pre-kindergarten program for School Administrative District 44 may become a reality this coming school year, after the school board agreed to support funding it in the 2017-18 budget. At Monday’s meeting, Superintendent David Murphy and the Finance Committee offered a first look at budget numbers for the coming fiscal year. They […]
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Dixfield municipal budget would raise tax rate
DIXFIELD — The proposed municipal budget of $2.4 million would raise the property tax rate 75 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. The rate would go from $20.10 to $20.85. “Last year’s budget was held quite flat,” Puiia said. “We actually went down on our (tax) rate in the last […]
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Young Rainy remembered
My little goose, less than 1 year old, has died. Rainy tried to lay an egg too soon and it got stuck. Despite taking her to the veterinarian, giving her antibiotics and tenderly caring for her, she died. I know we could not have done anything more, but I feel so bad. Although I have […]
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Selectmen study tax option for anticipated windmill revenues
CANTON — A tax consultant spoke with selectmen Thursday evening about establishing a Tax-Increment Financing district for revenue from a $50 million wind turbine project being developed on Canton Mountain. Mathew Eddy of Brunswick explained how a TIF works, local management of it and other details. Tax-increment financing is a public financing method used as […]
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Rumford police log
• March 19, 8:02 p.m.: Amber Ladd, 31, of Rumford, arrested by Patrolman Lawrence Briggs on Cumberland Street on charges of aggravated assault and domestic violence assault. She was transported to the Oxford County Jail in Paris and is scheduled to appear in Rumford District Court on April 10. • March 14, 6:45 a.m.: Tammy […]
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Welcome, dear sweet spring
A female beaver looks out from her 50-gallon tub of water as park superintendent Curt Johnson feeds her a willow bough at the Maine Wildlife Park in Gray at noon on Monday. The beaver came to the park last fall and is kept indoors over the winter. She does have access to the outside. Park […]
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Town agrees with selectmen to revaluate properties
ANDOVER — Residents at the annual town meeting Saturday backed a townwide property valuation by approving $17,000 to add to a $63,000 account. Resident Wayne Delano’s article to use the money saved in the revaluation account to offset town taxes did not pass. He said his concern was that the town did not know what […]
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Rumford approves $350K administration bid for downtown project
RUMFORD — Selectmen voted 4-1 Thursday to spend up to $350,000 for Main-Land Development of Livermore Falls to oversee bidding and construction of the $4 million downtown improvement project slated to begin this spring. Town Manager Linda “L-J” Briggs said the expense would be billed to a bond at this time. Last June, voters approved borrowing […]