DIXFIELD — The Police Department responded to 31 calls for service from Feb. 23 to March 6, including some phone scams, Chief Jeff Howe said Friday morning. “We’ve been getting buried with fraudulent phone calls, ranging from IRS scams to fake winnings scams,” he said. He attributed the volume to tax return season. The IRS […]
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Stephens High class of 1953 RUMFORD — Members of the Stephens High School class of 1953 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, at the Hotel Rumford, Canal Street. All class members and guests are welcome. For more information, call Isabel Duguay at 562-4241. Mexico High School class of 1959 DIXFIELD — The Mexico […]
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Lyndon State College fall 2014 dean’s list
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. — Lyndon State College announced its fall 2014 dean’s list recipients. Levi Dussault of Lewiston is a sophomore majoring in mountain recreation management – mountain resort management. Jeremy Skilling of Gray is a sophomore majoring in mountain recreation management – adventure leadership. Marybeth Noonan of Raymond is a sophomore majoring in electronic journalism […]
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Rumford Historical Society plans spring meetings
RUMFORD — The Rumford Historical Society is planning for its spring meetings to be held in March, April and May. The March meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, instead of the usual third Wednesday of the month. Note the meeting time change from 7 p.m. The meeting will be held […]
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Dixfield church hosting World Day of Prayer service
DIXFIELD — This year’s annual World Day of Prayer service will be hosted by the Dixfield Congregational Church (on the hill) at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 6. The service is free and open to the public. The service this year was written by women of the Bahamas and promises to be a lively and […]
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Med-Care board explains subsidy rate hike at info meeting
MEXICO — Wednesday night’s informational meeting by Med-Care Ambulance Service’s Board of Directors to explain the reasoning behind its recent subsidy hike only attracted four people from two of its 11 member towns. Board President Steve Brown gave an overview of the ambulance service itself that was formed by Andover, Byron, Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Hanover, […]
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Correction: Request was for unnamed summit
DIXFIELD — A story published on Page B2 of Wednesday’s Region edition should have said a resident was seeking to name a summit of a Dixfield hill. The summit is currently unnamed. A cliff on the southeast corner of the summit is called Pauls Bluff and would not be changed.
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Dixfield naming request dropped
DIXFIELD — The owner of a 1,329-foot summit said Monday evening that he was not in favor of a resident’s proposal to name a hill on it after a former town official. At the Feb. 9 selectmen meeting, resident Steve Swan said he submitted a proposal to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to name […]
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Dixfield selectmen vote to postpone wind ordinance approval
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday evening to postpone a vote to approve the most recent draft of the town’s Wind Energy Facility Ordinance for the June 9 referendum until the Planning Board can address the concerns of a group of residents. Residents originally approved an ordinance in November 2012 to regulate […]