DIXFIELD — A representative with Ted Berry Co. Inc. met with the Board of Selectmen and residents Monday evening to explain why the town uses the Livermore company to operate the sewage pump stations. The issue arose during at a Dec. 22 meeting when resident Dan McKay asked the board why the town no longer […]
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Assistant superintendent Gloria Jenkins resigns from RSU 10
DIXFIELD — Longtime assistant superintendent and curriculum coordinator Gloria Jenkins submitted her resignation to the Regional School Unit 10 board Monday night, effective at the end of the current school year. She is retiring from her position. Jenkins began her position as curriculum, instruction and assessment coordinator in 1999 with the former School Administrative District […]
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RSU 10 high school principals describe reaccreditation process
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10’s three high school principals told the school board Monday night that the many steps needed to undergo the reaccreditation process often takes time away from the classroom, while also costing the district money. Superintendent Craig King said more than $140,000 is needed for each 10-year cycle for the three […]
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Dixfeld selectmen continue review of recall ordinance draft
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen reviewed a preliminary draft for a Recall of Elected Officials Ordinance during Monday evening’s board meeting. At a board meeting on Aug. 25, 2014, selectmen reviewed drafts of recall ordinances from several Maine towns, including Mexico, Peru and Rumford, and agreed to review them to figure out what would […]
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Recall ordinance on Dixfield board agenda Monday
DIXFIELD — Discussion on a proposed recall ordinance will continue at the selectmen meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at Ludden Memorial Library. At a board meeting Aug. 25, 2014, selectmen reviewed drafts of recall ordinances from several Maine towns, including Mexico, Peru and Rumford, and agreed to review them to figure out what […]
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Dixfield man pleads not guilty to felony assault charges in four-vehicle crash
PARIS — A Dixfield man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony aggravated assault charges stemming from a four-vehicle crash in Dixfield last year. Douglas Kubesh, 58, appeared for an arraignment on a five-count indictment in Oxford County Superior Court. He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of driving to endanger and one […]
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New materials added at Ludden Memorial Library
DIXFIELD — Ludden Memorial Library has announced new arrivals for December. Adult fiction: An Island Christmas, Thayer; The Christmas Wedding Ring, Mallery; A Quilt for Christmas, Dallas; The Christmas Bouquet, Woods; The Mistletoe Promise, Evans; A New York Christmas, Perry; The Wolf in Winter, Connolly; Snowfall, Gray; Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas, Barron; […]
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Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club meets MEXICO — The Mexico Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club will hold its monthly meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, downstairs at the Town Hall. All are welcome. The Think Snow dance and raffle tickets are ready and can be purchased at the meeting. For more information, call 364-8665. Daughters of […]
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Dixfield woman’s debut Senior Secret Santa program delivers heartwarming cheer
DIXFIELD — People stepped up to the plate and then some to bring Christmas cheer to 44 senior citizens in Dixfield, Mexico, Peru and Rumford through Kelly Mawhinney DeRoche’s debut Senior Secret Santa Program. DeRoche said Saturday morning that many of the elderly residents had no families, so it was heartwarming to brighten up their […]