Dixfield
Willard E. Wing Jr.
BANGOR — Willard E. Wing Jr., 67, of Oakland, died Monday, Nov. 26, at Eastern Maine Medical Center. He was born in Portland, Sept. 6, 1945, the son of Willard and Rhoda (Grindle) Wing. Willard was educated in Dixfield schools and lived most of his life in Dixfield. Moving to Oakland in 2004. Willard was […]
J. Albrecht: Democrats shouldn’t compromise
Democrats have no reason to compromise to solve the fiscal gulch. The fiscal gulch was invented by the Republicans during the past 30 years. They hate Social Security and Medicare and have since the day those programs became law. But the American people want and need them both, so Republicans came up with the strategy […]
New materials at Ludden Library
DIXFIELD — Ludden Memorial Library has announced the following new arrivals for November. Adult fiction: The Twelve, Cronin; Full Disclosure, Henderson; Dick Francis’s Bloodline, Francis; Silver Bells, Palmer; A Fool’s Gold Christmas, Mallery; The Forgetting Tree, Soli; Red Rain, Stine; Toby’s Room, Barker’; Mad River, Sandford; Postcards from the Dead, Childs; No Safe Harbor, Ludwig; […]
Region 9 offers options for freshmen to consider
RUMFORD — The freshmen from both Dirigo and Mountain Valley High Schools recently toured Region 9, School of Applied Technology to learn about the wide variety of courses offered. The students visited the “shops” for each of the nine programs. Region 9 students and teachers explained their program. Many students found one or more programs […]
Dixfield selectmen fill empty Planning Board seats
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen nominated police Chief Richard Pickett and residents Tim Kelly and Robin Marshall to be Planning Board members Monday evening. Pickett and Kelly were both nominated with a vote of 3-2, while Marshall was nominated with a vote of 3-1, and one abstention. The selectmen announced during their previous meeting […]
Dixfield church hosts monthly community dinner
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Seventh-Day Adventist Church held its monthly community dinner Monday evening, offering a variety of home-cooked meals to any citizens who wished to attend. The church holds the community dinner on the last Monday of every month from 4 to 5:30 p.m, according to church member Cindy Schlager. Schlager said that she […]
Black Friday sales slow in Rumford, but brisk at Bethel craft fair
RUMFORD — Congress Street was nearly barren of parked cars and traffic for most of the day on Friday. The municipal office was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but the post office and banks were open. “It’s a quiet little town today,” Nina Langervin, a sales clerk at Carlisle’s Apparel and Footwear at 92 […]
Employability Skills helps students land that first job
RUMFORD — Employers often look for employees with experience in entry-level jobs. Workers with experience cost less to train and have a proven track record of attendance. In short, experience means less financial outlay for the company. High school students often lack on-the-job experience but need a job. How can they get a job without […]