BUCKFIELD — The Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine will host a forester’s tour of the partially harvested 173-acre Everett Towle Forest at 9 a.m. May 14. Jeff Williams, a consulting forester to SWOAM, will lead the tour that is sponsored by three chapters ? Western Maine, Southern Maine and Two Rivers. The Buckfield land […]
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RSU 10 board approves proposed $38.23M budget
SUMNER — The Regional School Unit 10 board Monday overwhelmingly approved a proposed 2016-17 operating budget of $38.23 million. It’s 4.2 percent more than this fiscal year and 2.9 percent more for the local share compared to 2015-16. “We have cut,” Dixfield representative Barbara Chow said. “We looked through this multiple times and we’re realistic […]
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Traip tramples Buckfield in baseball
BUCKFIELD — Traip earned their first win of the season with an 11-0 triumph over Buckfield in baseball action Saturday afternoon. The Bucks (0-2) remained competitive until a series of fifth inning errors eventually put the Rangers (1-1) up by more than 10 points, and failed to rally any runs in the bottom of the […]
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Bids awarded for library work
BUCKFIELD — At their meeting Tuesday, selectmen awarded contracts for the Zadoc Long Free Library front entrance project, according to Town Manager Cindy Dunn. She said she expects the work to get underway soon. The town received bids from four contractors for the three-phase project: Russell Brown, D & D Excavating, Daniel Smith and Ron […]
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Buckfield 2016 baseball preview
Coach: Kyle Rines (second year) Conference: EWC Class: D South Last year’s record: 12-6, lost in regional semifinals Returning players: Seniors — Sidney Jackson (P/3B), Jacob Albert (1B), Ralph Dunn (1B/DH), Gerry Gagne (OF), Nick Cates (2B/OF), Jon Randolph (OF); Juniors — Jacob Kraske (OF/P), Matt Beaucage (2B/OF/P), Simon Burch (2B/OF); Sophomores — Tyler Sullivan (P/3B), Zack Grover (OF/1B), […]
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2016 Buckfield softball preview
Coach: Sandy Albert (third year) Conference: EWC; Class: D Last year’s record: 9-6, lost in Western D quarterfinal. Returning athletes: Seniors — Alexis Bennett (SS), Ashley Campbell (3b), Brianna Damon (1b), Courtney Keough (OT); Juniors — Abby Fogg (OF/2b), Kali Litchfield (OF/Inf), Abby Shields (P/OT); Sophomores — Mickenzi Chretien (2b), Cassidy Hart (OF), Hailey McNeil (OF), Mackenzie […]
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Class D South softball: Richmond with familiar look
There will be change in Class D South softball season, but it might not alter the success that Richmond has come to expect. The three-time defending state champs have a new coach. Tony Martin, a longtime assistant, takes over for Rick Coughlin, who stepped down after 29 years. Still, the Bobcats have much of last […]
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DeMers-Dobson resigns as ballot clerk
BUCKFIELD — Selectman Maida DeMers-Dobson agreed Tuesday to resign as a ballot clerk for Thursday’s election, after a resident requested she do so to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Resident Vivian Wadas raised the issue at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting, saying the town handbook and Maine Municipal Association do not allow selectmen to serve as ballot […]
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Class C South boys’ prelim: Wiscasset runs over Buckfield
WISCASSET — The five starting members for Buckfield in Wednesday’s Class C South preliminary boys’ high school basketball game were looking up — literally — as the teams lined up for the opening tip. With Wiscasset center Ethan James standing 6-foot-7 and several other Wolverines hovering over or near the 6-foot mark, the undersized Bucks […]
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Buckfield voters to elect selectman in March
BUCKFIELD — Selectmen voted Tuesday to hold a special town meeting March 24 to elect a selectman and assessor. The decision came after Chairman Cheryl Coffman and Selectman Maida DeMers-Dobson reconsidered their Jan. 19 vote not to fill Scott Violette’s seat until the town elections in June. Violette resigned Jan. 19, citing ethical and moral principles […]