NEWRY — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night approved several liquor licenses, selected a Maine Municipal Association delegate and planned a public hearing on the Oxford County Regional Recycling referendum. A new liquor license was unanimously approved for Origins LLC, doing business as Bluebird, at 23 Sunday River Road. A public hearing was held […]
River Valley
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Peru fire station bids
PERU — A story on Page B2 of the Region edition Tuesday should have said a motion to accept unofficial bids for concrete and electrical work for a new fire station passed by a vote of 3-2. A second motion to form a subcommittee to research the issue was withdrawn. It was a reporting error.
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RSU 10 board urged to look into state construction list
SUMNER — Interim Superintendent Michael Cormier suggested that the Regional School Unit 10 board look into getting on the state’s list for a new school or building renovations now. “You have schools that could benefit,” he told the board Monday night. “Have the school facilities committee look at this.” Getting a proposal on a state […]
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Worthley Pond firehouse project stalled
PERU — Selectmen disagreed Monday on how to proceed with bids for a new Worthley Pond fire station. Bids for the concrete pad from Morgan Concrete and the electrical work from Community Energy were received in January before the town requested offers, and selectmen were skeptical about whether they are valid. Fire Chief Bill Hussey […]
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5 face heroin charges in Mexico drug bust
MEXICO — Three men and two women charged with dealing heroin were being held at the Oxford County Jail on Monday on bail ranging from $500 cash to $75,000 cash. The five were arrested Friday in a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency investigation into heroin trafficking. MDEA agents searched homes at 105, 107 and 109 Chase […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Planning […]
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Bottling Maine
Poland Spring draws more water out of the state every year — 875 million gallons in 2015. Will Rumford be tapped next? Editor’s note: This is the first story in a two-part series looking at the growth of bottled water in Maine and the ripples it’s causing in Rumford. Should Poland Spring tap Rumford? Pro: The lure […]
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Rumford police log
RUMFORD — The Rumford Police Department responded to 97 complaints in the past week: • Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m.: A Cumberland Street resident reported the theft of property from her prior residence while she was staying elsewhere. Officer Matthew Desroches is investigating. • Sept. 18, 1:17 p.m.: A Franklin Street resident reported that someone keyed her […]
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SAD 44 cost-sharing referendum explained
BETHEL — Voters in Bethel, Greenwood, Newry and Woodstock will decide Nov. 8 whether to change their school district’s cost-sharing formula in two steps over three years. A School Administrative District 44 Cost Sharing Committee, which is made up of one school board member, one selectman and one member at large from each of the […]
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Team Hailey’s Hugs reaches $12K goal
BETHEL — Team Hailey’s Hugs, a local nonprofit created by the Steward family in honor of 9-year-old Hailey Steward, currently fighting her second battle with leukemia, has reached its goal of $12,000, a spokesman said. The money will be donated to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland to purchase 30 refrigerators for rooms where children […]