PERU — The Board of Selectmen agreed Monday to look at the two maple trees outside the Peru Community Center on Main Street to see if any dead branches need to be removed. Town Clerk Vera Parent said Yvonne Allen, a member of the Friends of Peru Elementary School and co-manager of the Peru Community […]
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Four Dixfield residents file nomination papers for two open selectmen seats
DIXFIELD — Four residents have filed nomination papers for two selectmen positions, Deputy Treasurer Angela Varnum said Monday morning. Varnum said the three-year terms of Dana Whittemore and Malcolm Gill expire in June. Whittemore has filed papers for re-election, Varnum said. Others who filed include Norine Clarke, Aaron Jamison and Scott Belskis. Clarke served on the […]
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Dixfield family receives recognition for patriarch
DIXFIELD — The family of a Dixfield resident who passed away in January received a legislative sentiment from state Rep. Richard Pickett, R-Dixfield, during Thursday evening’s annual town meeting. Pickett presented the recognition to Henry P. Desroches’ wife, Beverly, his daughter, Shelly Harlow, her husband, Jeff, and their two children, Ben and Nick. Pickett said […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Food Bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Library Board of Trustees, 3 p.m., Public Library Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Livermore Falls: Public […]
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Rumford police log
RUMFORD — The Police Department responded to 93 calls for service in the past week, including: * April 23, 12:30 a.m.: A Waldo Street resident returned home to find an apartment window broken. Sgt. Douglas Maifeld is investigating. * April 22, 4:31 p.m.: Keith Provencher, 33, of Rumford, was arrested on Cumberland Street on a […]
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Dixfield voters pass debt service budget at annual town meeting
DIXFIELD — Residents at Thursday evening’s annual town meeting approved a $129,443 debt service budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The budget was split into three line items: • $46,737 for a firetruck payment; • $13,941 for a plow truck payment; and • $68,765 for a road construction payment. The budget was $22,252 less than […]
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Rumford PD gets grant to enforce speeding laws
RUMFORD — The Police Department has received a grant of $1,575 from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety to patrol for speeders from now until Sept. 15. The grant is awarded based on crash-related data. The goal is to reduce the number of crashes that occur because of speeding. “We can reduce the number of injuries […]
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Greenwood residents arrested, charged with aggravated forgery
GREENWOOD — Two local people were arrested Wednesday on aggravated forgery charges following a joint investigation between the Mexico and Skowhegan Police Departments, Mexico Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Stefan McIntyre, 26, and Chani Greiner, 31, both of Howe Hill Road, Greenwood, were arrested on Class B aggravated forgery charges. Hodsdon said he received a […]
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Rumford police log
RUMFORD — The Police Department responded to 93 calls for service in the past week, including: * April 26, 4:13 p.m.: A male reported the theft of his temporary vehicle registration plate on Congress Street. Sgt. Tracey Higley is investigating. * April 24, 10:13 p.m.: Joshua Blodgett, 25, of Rumford was arrested on River Street after […]