DIXFIELD — A Dirigo High School history class will pay homage to the films of Charlie Chaplin at its third annual Silent Film Night at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Old Tuscan Opera House on Main Street. The night will focus on Chaplin’s 1921 film, “The Kid,” along with two of his early […]
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VFW, American Legion honor veterans during Mexico celebration
MEXICO — The auditorium of the Mountain Valley Middle School was packed Wednesday morning as residents and veterans observed Veterans Day with speeches, music and singing. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Commander Edward J. Roach Jr. kicked off the ceremonies by inviting the Mountain Valley High School chorus to sing the national anthem. The Mountain Valley […]
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Dixfield selectmen cancel Monday meeting
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, has been canceled, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Friday. Instead, selectmen will meet Monday, Nov. 23, and hold a public hearing on the Safe Routes to School project. In early 2013, the town agreed to move forward with constructing 3,500 feet […]
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Annual Halloween Walk in Dixfield to shut down section of Weld Street
DIXFIELD — The town’s annual Halloween Walk will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, resulting in the temporary closing of several side streets, police Chief Jeff Howe said Wednesday morning. Howe said that in order to protect the children participating in the walk, the Police Department will close Weld Street up to the Ellis […]
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Dixfield selectmen schedule hearing on sidewalks
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to schedule a public hearing for public comment on whether to move forward with the Safe Routes to School project, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Wednesday. In early 2013, the town agreed to move forward with constructing 3,500 feet of sidewalk from Dirigo High School to […]
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Dixfield board to send conflicting opinions on citizens petition to town attorney
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Monday evening to task town attorney Jennifer Kreckel with interpreting the opinions of a Belfast lawyer and the Maine Municipal Association on a citizen’s petition for the town’s Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached town officials five years ago about constructing wind […]
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Dixfield board, police chief discuss potential solutions to speeding
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen and Police Chief Jeff Howe on Monday night discussed potential ways to combat speeding in town. Howe told the board that concerned residents on High Street told him about cars speeding now that construction on the road is complete. “I’ve been watching up there, and traffic has been pretty […]
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Dixfield board, town manager present Irene Weld with Boston Post Cane
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen presented Irene Weld with the Boston Post Cane on Monday evening, almost 90 days after her husband, the previous recipient, died. “I’m not 100 percent sure, but I believe that this is the first time in our town that we’ve had a husband and wife recipient of the Boston […]
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Dixfield board to vote on traffic light agreement
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will vote next week on a maintenance agreement for a traffic light replacement at Route 2 and Weld Street. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in Ludden Memorial Library. It was rescheduled from Oct. 13 because of a lack of a quorum. Town Manager Carlo […]
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Douglas F. Clark
1934 – 2015 RUMFORD — Douglas F. Clark, 81, of Dixfield, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Rumford Hospital, surrounded by his family. Doug was born in Rumford on Feb. 5, 1934, a son of Walter Gregory and Phyllis (Fletcher) Clark. He grew up in Dixfield, where he graduated from Dixfield High School in 1951. […]