DIXFIELD — RSU 10 Superintendent Tom Ward said Tuesday that he expects the 12 member towns will have to pay a larger percentage of school cost in the coming fiscal year. “The bottom line is that we’ve had the same budget for four years. We’re going to have to come to the communities for some […]
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RSU 10, volunteers seek to quash drinking-party mentality
DIXFIELD — Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter continues to hear that some parents believe drinking parties, particularly near graduation time, are somehow a rite of passage. He, the RSU 10 board, emergency responders and others from the community aim to change that belief with a dramatic, and oftentimes emotional new program called “Every 15 Minutes.” […]
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Dixfield hires new police officer
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectman was told Monday night that a new police officer has been hired through the federal community policing grant program. Chief Richard A. Pickett introduced Dustin Broughton of Rumford to the board, saying he would be a credit to the community and staff. He said Broughton’s first day on the […]
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Snowmobile club ROXBURY — The Slippery Sliders snowmobile club will meet Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the home of Sylvia Touchette. The meeting starts at 7 and members are urged to attend. Supper for elderly DIXFIELD — The Dunham Chapter of the National Honor Society will hold a holiday supper for elderly members of the RSU […]
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Barn, horse stable destroyed by fire in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed a large barn and stable at Knowlton Corner Farm. A horse being boarded there and a pair of cats were lost in the early morning blaze. When firefighters arrived at 341 Knowlton Corner Road at about 4 […]
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New releases at Ludden
DIXFIELD — Ludden Memorial Library has announced the addition of the following new arrivals in Decembeer. Adult fiction: Last December, Evans; An Amish Christmas, Wiseman; 1225 Christmas Tree Lane, Macomber; The Snow Angel, Beck; A Christmas Homecoming, Perry; A Plain and Fancy Christmas, Keller; Longing, Kingsbury; Red Mist, Cornwell; Micro, Crichton; Rose Cottage, High; Cemetery […]
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Sudden thaw sends Androscoggin, Swift ice downstream
RUMFORD — Talk about system shock. One day rivers and streams in the Androscoggin River Watershed are turning to ice and the next, flushing it all down river during a sudden warm-up and heavy rainfall. The culprit this time was a fast-moving low pressure system packing unseasonably warm southerly winds that dumped up to an […]
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Frozen water pipes damage House of Pizza
DIXFIELD — Burst water pipes in an apartment over the vacant House of Pizza on Main Street caused considerable damage to the building Wednesday. Eve Roberts said she checked the building Tuesday for business owner George Vlahakis, who is out of state, and it was OK and the heat was on. When she arrived early […]
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LePage names 2 Maine judicial nominees
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A district prosecutor and a family court magistrate are Gov. Paul LePage’s choices for appointments to Maine’s District Court bench. The governor Tuesday announced the nominations of Nancy Carlson of Dixfield and Evert Fowle of Vassalboro. Carlson has been a family court magistrate since 1998 and before that was director of […]