DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen agreed to allow Town Manager Carlo Puiia and Chairman Scott Belskis to continue attending the joint selectmen meetings organized by the towns of Rumford and Mexico to discuss the consolidation of their police departments. The towns of Rumford and Mexico have been meeting for more than a year about […]
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Dixfield selectmen unanimously vote to raise cemetery lot prices
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to raise the town’s cemetery lot prices from $200 to $300, effective March 1, 2015. The board began discussing whether to raise cemetery lot prices after Town Manager Carlo Puiia asked sexton Todd Piper to look at cemeteries in the surrounding area to see how […]
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Today’s agenda
Franklin Wilton: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office River Valley Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Library Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Dixfield American Legion to hold annual New Year’s dance Dec. 31
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield American Legion will host its annual New Year’s Eve dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, post Commander Ed Ellis said. Ellis, who has been involved with the past four dances, said funds raised go to projects. “We have a lot of stuff going on, so we make […]
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Cemetery lot prices on agenda for Dec. 22 Dixfield meeting
DIXFIELD — Continued discussions on cemetery lot prices and the possibility of merging the Dixfield, Mexico and Rumford police departments are on the agenda for selectmen Monday, Dec. 22. The meeting is 5:30 p.m. at the Ludden Memorial Library. The Board of Selectmen has been discussing raising the price of cemetery lots since Nov. 11, […]
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Dixfield animal group seeking donations for Christmas fundraiser
DIXFIELD — River Valley Animal Advocates and the Dixfield town office are seeking donations in the form of kitty litter, cat food and money for the group’s annual Christmas for Kitties fundraiser, Vice President Brenda Jarvis said Thursday evening. River Valley Animal Advocates was founded in October 2009, and attempts to “promote and support healthy, […]
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Poodunck Snowmobile Club to meet, discuss future events
DIXFIELD — The Poodunck Snowmobile Club will begin preparing for the upcoming winter season by holding a meeting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at its clubhouse on Canton Point Road, President Jon Holmes said Wednesday. The meeting is open to the public, Holmes said, and the main item of discussion will be the preparation […]
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Out and about in our communities
Christmas decorations going up in Dixfield Kayla Robbins, right, and her mother, Kathy, unwind extension cords in the front yard of their home in Dixfield on Monday, Dec. 1, as they set up their Christmas decorations. “We inherited a lot of them from my mother, and have been growing (the collection) throughout the years,” Kathy […]
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Technology crucial to learning, RSU 10 board learns
DIXFIELD — Three Regional School Unit 10 teachers told the board Monday night that using technology in the classroom leads to deeper learning by students. Mike Nolette, Andrea York and Ryanne Prevost said use of various technological devices is vital to day-to-day learning. “It gets kids engaged,” Nolette said. Students are able to do Web-based […]