DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to table finalizing a wind energy ordinance draft to put before voters in June until its March 28 meeting. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said that the board decided to wait until it saw a complete copy of the wind energy ordinance with attorney Kristen Collins’ suggested […]
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Wind ordinance on Dixfield board agenda
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen will meet Monday, March 14, to discuss feedback from a recent public hearing on the revised Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Ludden Memorial Library. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said that at the March 14 board meeting that selectmen will review feedback […]
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Dixfield church sets annual Easter Egg sale
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Congregational Church, also known as the Church on the Hill, will hold its annual Easter Egg sale March 20. Member Bev Glover said this is the fourth year of the sale, which offers a half pound of handmade Easter eggs or two quarter-pound boxes of eggs for $5.50. “The eggs are […]
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Dixfield board OKs department budget requests
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday unanimously voted to approve an $89,643 budget proposal for the Fire Department for 2016-17. The vote followed a joint meeting with the Finance Committee. Fire Chief Scott Dennett said the proposal is “right in line with the budget from last year.” He said he’s anticipating “having leftover […]
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Dixfield board OKs police budget proposal
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday evening to approve the $378,515 budget request for the Police Department. Selectmen Dana Whittemore, Eugene Skibitsky, and Mac Gill voted in favor of the budget proposal, while Selectman Norman Mitchell voted against it. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said the budget request is slightly higher than the $355,000 […]
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Dixfield considers four-man Police Department
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen and Police Chief Jeff Howe discussed Monday evening how the Police Department will switch from a five-man to a four-man force when its COPS grant runs out in July. The department received a Community Oriented Policing Services grant in 2012 to pay for a fifth officer for three years. […]
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Dixfield board to hear police, water department reports
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing for the Dixfield American Legion during its Monday, Feb. 22, meeting. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the downstairs room of Ludden Memorial Library. At the start of the meeting, the Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on whether to consider […]
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Dixfield board’s first budget workshop Tuesday
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will hold its first budget workshop Tuesday, Feb. 16, downstairs in the Ludden Memorial Library. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said the primary discussion will be the Police Department. “We are committed to having a five-man police department until approximately the first week in August,” […]
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Deadline extended for defendants to answer cat caretakers’ civil complaint
PARIS — An Oxford County Superior Court justice has granted defendants’ motion for more time to answer a civil complaint seeking to disburse more than $151,000 in cash to the care of the abandoned and unwanted cats of Dixfield. The defendants in the case are Rumford attorney David Austin, and Gertrude Crosby, Bentley Crosby and […]
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Budget schedule on agenda in Dixfield
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday night will discuss the budget schedule for the 2016-17 fiscal year, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the basement of Ludden Memorial Library. The board’s first budget meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the library. Other items on the agenda are: * Reports from […]