DIXFIELD — One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash at Weld and North streets on Oct. 24. Sgt. Jeff Howe said Justin Buotte, 28, was traveling north on Weld Street when his 1998 Chevrolet truck struck the right rear of a Federal Express Dodge van. The FedEx van was driven by Christopher Whitten-Drummond, 31, […]
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Sportsman club to hold session DIXFIELD — Webb River Sportsman Club will meet Monday, Nov. 5. The supper will be at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 at the Spotrsman’s Clubhouse, Canton Point Road. Absentee election cut-off is Nov. 1 PERU — Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. In 2011, a new law […]
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Selectmen’s meeting in Dixfield canceled
DIXFIELD — Monday night’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting was canceled due to the inclement weather. The meeting, originally scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Ludden Memorial Library, will be rescheduled. According to Jay Bernard, Dixfield’s emergency management director, the weather will include heavy winds, four to six inches of rain with localized flooding and downed […]
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R. Acheson: A mouse being swallowed
The first job of any conspiracy is to deny there is any conspiracy and, if “outed,” to create many false conspiracy theories to distract people from the real one. Maybe that is why it is increasingly popular to trash conspiracy theories while watching the U.S. Constitution get trampled by Congress and by the Federal Reserve’s […]
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RSU 10 board approves contract
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board this week approved a three-year contract for the 100 or so bus drivers and custodians. Superintendent Tom Ward said it includes wage increases of 2.45 percent, retroactive to July 1, for the first year; 2.56 percent the second year; and 2.41 percent the third year. RSU 10 will pay […]
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Foothills students make visit for history
DIXFIELD – Western Foothills teacher Kurt Rowley had been planning this visit all summer long since Regional School Union 10 had been awarded a Maine Community Heritage Project grant last spring. Through the renowned Maine Memory Network, students from 10 of its member towns will help create a website honoring the area’s long history. The […]
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Ludden Library new releases
DIXFIELD — The following new arrivals have been added at Ludden Memorial Library. Adult fiction: The Light Between Oceans, Stedman; Murder on the Half Shelf, Barrett; Three Brides No Groom, Macomber; The Haven, Fisher; The Ranger, Atkins; The Lost Ones, Atkins; Zoo, Patterson; The Sandcastle Girls, Bohjalian; The Tombs, Cussler; What Happened to My Sister, […]
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Jeannette T. Knox
RUMFORD — Jeannette T. Knox, 83, of Third Street, Dixfield, died Tuesday, Oct. 23, at the Rumford Community Home. She was born in Rumford, Oct. 8, 1929, the daughter of Joseph and Blanche (Boivin) Martineau and had attended Rumford schools. Jeannette worked at Diamond Match in Dixfield, Linnell Motel in Rumford and did private housekeeping. […]
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Mountain Valley to post job after boys basketball coach resigns
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board accepted the resignation of Mountain Valley High School basketball coach, Rick White, at their meeting Monday night. The board also heard plans for construction of an outdoor classroom at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School, and approved a scholarship for Nezinscot region students in the name of Mary B. Wiley. Basketball […]
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Scholarship, award applications RUMFORD — Information for the 2013 Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship and Elks Legacy Award has been distributed to the guidance offices at Mountain Valley, Dirigo and Telstar High schools and Gould Academy. High school seniors who wish to further their education at a four-year college or university and home-schooled students who […]