Dirigo Middle announces honor roll students for 3rd trimester

PHOTO: Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Dixfield

Tarantulas, a tortoise, a bearded dragon and a Boa constrictor were among several animals of the wild presented Monday at Ludden Memorial Library.

RSU 56 board lowers budget to $12.88M

The proposal is 5% less than the one voters rejected June 11.

RSU 56 board favors 5.5% budget increase

RSU 56's referendum budget vote failed last Tuesday. The board of directors voted to move forward a budget of $12.95 M at their meeting Monday.

Dirigo teacher Bruce Thompson retiring after 50 years

Bruce Thompson says teaching "keeps me young"

Dixfield approves $2.46M municipal budget

Town Clerk Teresa Hemingway said Wednesday that while all the budget articles passed, citizens turned down two articles regarding marijuana.

Diane E. Curtis Medical Scholarship winner announced

The winner of the $1,000 scholarship for 2019, annually offered to an Androscoggin County or Oxford County student who wishes to pursue a career in the medical field, is Sophia Jacques of Peru.

Five towns in RSU 10 pass budget

Rumford and Buckfield results were pending late Tuesday night.

RSU 56 budget fails to pass

The $13.27 million budget would have raised town assessments an average of nearly 23 percent.

Dirigo High School grads encouraged to be adventurous