I was driving up Route 17 the other day and saw the windmills on the mountains. I started to cry. I never gave much thought to the windmills until then. What is happening to the beautiful Maine mountains? If any of the selectmen in my town vote to have windmills come to my town, I […]
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Teen drivers at far more risk in first few weeks
It’s heart-wrenching to see the photos of Danielle Ranger, the 16-year-old who died Sunday after crashing her car into a tree the night before. Her bright smile glows from beneath the brim of her firefighter’s helmet in one photo, her dark hair is blowing in another taken outdoors. “Dani” was a junior at Dirigo High […]
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Two juveniles charged in Dixfield schools office break-in
DIXFIELD — Two teenage boys were charged with burglary and receiving stolen property in connection with a break-in at the Regional School Unit 10 central office Friday, police Chief Richard A. Pickett said Tuesday. The 16-year-old was released to his parents’ custody and the 14-year-old was held by the Juvenile Probation Office and transported to […]
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Dixfield police log
DIXFIELD — Police responded to 57 incidents from Oct. 4 to Oct. 18. Thefts * On Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m. a Rollins Ridge Road resident reported someone had stolen a boat that was on his property after removing scrap metal that was stored inside the boat. * On Oct. 10 at 3:15 p.m. a […]
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Feral cat captured Oct. 6 in Mexico was rabid
MEXICO — A feral cat captured on Oct. 6 near the Dixfield line and spayed the next day in Norway tested positive for rabies on Monday, Becky McDonald of River Valley Animal Advocates said. McDonald believes the Maine coon cat mix, named “Tough Mommy” by its rescuers, contracted rabies from a raccoon that attacked her […]
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Vandals rampage at Dirigo
DIXFIELD — A local man was charged Sunday in connection with a break-in at the Regional School Unit 10 central office where combined losses in damaged and stolen equipment came to $38,000. Dixfield police Sgt. Jeffery Howe said Joshua Moore, 19, of Dixfield, was arrested Sunday on charges of burglary and receiving stolen property. He […]
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Dixfield society shares scrapbook collection
DIXFIELD — People pored over scrapbooks of old newspaper clippings and photos here Thursday night as the Dixfield Historical Society opened up its collection to the public. Minnie Hutchinson Blodgett, 87, of Carthage and her daughter Barbara Blodgett Chase said they hoped to find clippings about their family’s past. They have been working on genealogy […]