Rep. Sheryl Briggs has earned her re-election in House District 93. She sponsored “Vietnam War Remembrance Day” in Maine; helped start the Hunters for the Hungry program at the Mexico Green Church Food Pantry; and received the endorsement of Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine with a scorecard grade of A. She has spent her life here […]
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Florice L. Laferriere
1924 – 2012 ORONO — Florice L. Laferriere, 88, of Dexter and Peru, died Oct. 18, surrounded by her family, at an Orono nursing home. She was born Jan. 22, 1924, in Dexter, a daughter of Clifford and Doreldia (Curty) Gilbert. She graduated from N.H. Fay High School, Class of 1942. In 1945, she graduated […]
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R. Clarke: No reason to go back
I read Norman Mitchell’s letter (Oct. 13) about things in the past. Unfortunately, there is no going back. Even then, the Department of Environmental Protection required two water licenses. As a result, the department had to “lease” a license from another individual. Back then, the sewer department was part of the highway department. The water […]
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Police chiefs: Oxford County needs more drug enforcement
PARIS — Local police chiefs asked Oxford County commissioners to help step up drug enforcement Tuesday. At an annual meeting of Oxford County police chiefs with the Oxford County Commission, several spoke about the need for greater drug enforcement. The need is especially urgent in the Oxford Hills region, where a grant that paid for […]
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B. Bryant: Keeping jobs in Maine
President Barack Obama and his administration are the first of either party to self-initiate a trade case against China and its lawless trade policies. That is the real deal. That is the only way to keep good American manufacturing jobs in the U.S.A. Self-initiating a trade case allows people to keep their jobs and not […]
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Neighborly Seniors to meet PERU — The Neighborly Seniors will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the old Peru School. A roast pork dinner will follow at noon in observance of the club’s 43rd anniversary. The cost is $6. Girl Scout info meetings DIXFIELD — Girl Scouts of Maine will be hosting the […]
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Snowmobile Club supper Oct. 20 ANDOVER — The Snow Valley Sno Goers Snowmobile Club will hold its Landowner Appreciation and Public Supper on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Andover Congregational Church. The menu will be ham, mashed potatoes, green beans and homemade pies. Cost $8 adults, $4 children and children […]
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Boy Scout restoring two remote Dixfield cemeteries for Eagle rank
DIXFIELD — A passion for riding all-terrain vehicles on back-country roads and doing community service projects helped Boy Scout Keith Masse find his Eagle Scout project. Last weekend, the 15-year-old sophomore at Dirigo High School organized a community effort and cleaned up the small, remote Eddy Cemetery beside Science Hill Road in East Dixfield. On […]
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N. Mitchell: Need a real change in Dixfield
Does anyone recall a more efficient government in Dixfield? We used to have a public works director who had a water operator’s license and was also the code enforcement officer. His name was Jimmy Kidder. We had the same size public works crew as now and yet they somehow managed to do all the water […]
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M. Kelly: A positive force in town
I am hoping that Dixfield citizens will join me in support of Norine Clark for selectman. She has always been a positive force in town and sees the whole picture, not just one aspect. She is very knowledgeable, will represent all of the people and be able to constructively deal with the issues facing Dixfield. […]