SUMNER — The Regional School Unit 10 board Monday overwhelmingly approved a proposed 2016-17 operating budget of $38.23 million. It’s 4.2 percent more than this fiscal year and 2.9 percent more for the local share compared to 2015-16. “We have cut,” Dixfield representative Barbara Chow said. “We looked through this multiple times and we’re realistic […]
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Dixfield residents to vote on debt service budget
DIXFIELD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia told residents Monday evening that there will be one municipal budget item decided at the April 28 annual town meeting, while the rest of the municipal budget items will be voted on by secret ballot June 14. Puiia said the board agreed that the Debt Service warrant article should […]
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Oxford County taking back drugs
MEXICO — Several law enforcement officers are participating in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Agency. Mexico Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said officers will set up on the second floor of the Town Office. The Rumford and Dixfield Police departments […]
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Change the selectboard
Three of the five Dixfield selectboard members have taken a petition signed by more than 200 registered Dixfield voters, taken it apart and put forth their own version of it. That version will not allow wind turbines in Dixfield, even though two different lawyers have told the selectpersons that the town should go with state […]
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Judge asked to rule on status of cat case attorney
PARIS — Oxford County Superior Court Justice Robert Clifford has been asked to confirm that Rumford attorney Seth Carey is no longer representing those suing over money to care for stray cats in Dixfield. According to the lawsuit filed in January by Carey, the town of Dixfield and five women caring for the strays claim […]
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RSU 10 budget hearings set for May
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 directors took a first look at a proposed budget of $38.44 million for school year 2016-17 that shows a 4.7 percent increase over the current year’s budget. Superintendent Craig King said he is aiming for an increase of 3.5 percent, which will be considered during the April 25 board […]
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Dixfield stock car racer shows students why math is important
PERU — A Dixfield stock car driver taught Dirigo Elementary School students Wednesday how math plays a role in his success. Scott Robbins brought his car and his racing gear, giving students an opportunity to look inside the car and see how some of his equipment worked. While some students bombarded Robbins with questions about […]
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Dixfield board to vote on certification of wind energy ordinance draft
DIXFIELD — Two weeks after voting to place an amended wind energy facility ordinance on the June 14 referendum ballot, the selectmen will vote Monday, April 11, on whether to officially certify the ordinance draft. The ordinance was written after Patriot Renewables of Quincy, Mass., approached town officials in October 2010 about constructing wind turbines […]
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Court freezes Dixfield beneficiary cat case; AG named as plaintiff
PARIS — The Attorney General’s Office has formally stepped into an Oxford County civil battle over trust funds left by Barbara Thorpe to provide “shelter, food and health care for abandoned and unwanted cats in the town of Dixfield.” Thorpe, who died in 2002, left the bulk of her $200,000 estate in her last will […]
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Dixfield board votes to place wind ordinance on June ballot
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 Monday evening to place an amended wind energy facility ordinance before voters June 14. The ordinance was written after Patriot Renewables of Quincy, Mass., approached town officials in October 2010 about constructing wind turbines on Colonel Holman Mountain ridge. It passed in November 2012, but zoning restrictions […]