DIXFIELD — Dirigo High School student Emma Lueders has been named valedictorian of the Class of 2016. Lueders, daughter of Jane and Carl Lueders of Canton, said she is pleased to be recognized for her years of hard work. Salutatorian Kylie Palmer of Dixfield agrees with Lueders. “It’s validation for all the hard work,” she said. Palmer […]
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Three Peru residents vying for two selectman seats
PERU — A headline on a story published Tuesday on Page B1 of the Region edition should have said three Peru residents are vying for two selectman seats. It was an editing error.
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Peru residents vying for selectman seats in June 14 vote
PERU — Residents will choose among three people running for two Board of Selectmen seats. The election will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at the Town Office. Carol Roach, Raquel Welch and Ed Ferland are seeking election to a one-year or a two-year term. The one-year term is to […]
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Dixfield selectmen candidates speak about visions for town ahead of June 14 vote
DIXFIELD — One selectman and two former selectmen are among four people vying for two seats on the board. The election will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at the Swasey-Torrey American Legion Post 100, 8 River Lane. Dana Whittemore is seeking re-election, along with former Selectman Norine Clarke, former board […]
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Normandy remembered in Rumford ceremony
RUMFORD — William Petrie, commander of Napoleon Ouellette American Legion Post 24, told those at a Memorial Day ceremony Monday about his encounter with a World War II veteran at a cemetery in Normandy, France in 2000. Petrie said he and his wife were “looking for stones of comrades from Maine who had died” and […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: SAD 61 budget vote, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Casco Community Center Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Auburn: Androscoggin County Commission, 5:15 p.m., county building Otisfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Policy and Procedure Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday Buckfield: Economic […]
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Valedictorian, salutatorian reflect on success, look to challenges
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield High School Class of 2016 valedictorian Brianna Damon and salutatorian Hunter Wiley plan to attend the University of Maine in the fall. They and about 40 other classmates will graduate on June 11. Damon wants to major in biochemistry while Wiley plans to focus on business and marketing. Both earned college credits […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Jeremy Belskis, 29, of Roxbury, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, 10:10 p.m., May 25 in Roxbury, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Shawn Boutilier, 34, of Oxford, violation of bail conditions, 9 a.m., May 25 in Paris. * Michael Doucette, 30, of […]
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Roxbury and Mexico men charged in heroin bust
ROXBURY — Two men were arrested on heroin charges Thursday as law enforcement officers prepared to search a home on Main Street for drugs. Jeremy Belskis, 29, of Roxbury was the focus of a heroin trafficking investigation when officers from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police, Mexico and Rumford […]
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Town of Dixfield removed from cat inheritance case
PARIS — Dixfield selectmen have asked the Oxford County Superior Court to remove the town from an ongoing civil dispute over an inheritance left to feed and care for abandoned cats in town. A request by the remaining plaintiffs to have their attorney, Seth Carey of Rumford, removed from the case has been granted. The […]