RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday approved the lone bid for a new cruiser for the Police Department. Police Chief Stacy Carter said the cruiser will replace a “tired” 2012 Dodge Charger, with 114,000 miles and a lot of idling time. He said they usually trade every three years to get a better trade-in […]
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19th annual Blessing of the Sleds set for March 5 in Mexico
MEXICO — The Mexico Trailblazers Snowmobile Club and the Poodunck Snowmobile Club in Dixfield are hosting their 19th annual Blessing of the Sleds at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 5, at Mountain Valley Middle School. Nick Brown, president of the Mexico Trailblazers, said the blessing will begin at noon, and if people decide not to bring […]
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Rumford selectmen have library repairs on agenda
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion Thursday, March 3, on whether to pursue exterior work on the Rumford Public Library. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Rumford Falls Auditorium. Selectmen learned at a meeting Jan. 21 that the library building has gaps in the brick, rotted wooden gutters and […]
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Bail set for Wilton escapee suspect
RUMFORD — A District Court judge set bail at $40,000 Wednesday for a Wilton man facing more than a dozen charges after escaping from a police van, assaulting a police officer and a local woman, and crashing a stolen car into a tree. Derek Cook, 31, of Wilton was arrested Tuesday after he escaped from […]
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Where will you caucus?
Green independents For information, call 207-200-6447, or go to mainegreens.org * Republicans: March 5 Towns in Franklin County, 2 p.m., Mt. Blue High School, Farmington. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Towns in Oxford County, 1 p.m., Telstar Regional High School, Bethel. Registration begins at noon. For more information call 207-622-6247, or go to mainegop.com * […]
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Mexico road conditions now available online
MEXICO — Residents can go online to view winter road conditions in town, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon told selectmen Tuesday night. The Police Department has begun posting town road conditions on its Facebook page, he said. Officers note the conditions, with the help of the highway department, and even post road photos. “We’ve already gotten between […]
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Dixfield board OKs department budget requests
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday unanimously voted to approve an $89,643 budget proposal for the Fire Department for 2016-17. The vote followed a joint meeting with the Finance Committee. Fire Chief Scott Dennett said the proposal is “right in line with the budget from last year.” He said he’s anticipating “having leftover […]
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Dixfield board OKs police budget proposal
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday evening to approve the $378,515 budget request for the Police Department. Selectmen Dana Whittemore, Eugene Skibitsky, and Mac Gill voted in favor of the budget proposal, while Selectman Norman Mitchell voted against it. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said the budget request is slightly higher than the $355,000 […]
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What did you do with your extra day in 2016?
The leap year does an amazing thing for us — it gives us extra time. Every four years, we get an entire extra day to work, play, shop — or do nothing at all. On Leap Day, Feb. 29, our reporters observed — for just a minute — how some in our community spent their […]