Dixfield
Dixfield board hears proposal to share police chief with Mexico
DIXFIELD — Selectmen may decide next month whether to share a police chief with Mexico. Dixfield will lose its longtime police chief, Richard A. Pickett, to retirement in either late January or early February. That’s why selectmen sat in on Monday night’s joint Mexico and Rumford selectmen meeting in Mexico to hear proposals for Oxford […]
Dixfield board OKs another wind ordinance attempt before hostile crowd
DIXFIELD — After being berated Tuesday night by several townspeople who called them anti-wind, selectmen approved sending the Planning Board’s draft ordinance and two selectmen amendments to a June referendum vote. The amendments include decommissioning costs paid 100 percent upfront by a wind developer and a low-frequency sound limit of 50 decibels post-construction without contribution […]
Dixfield board get earful about fireworks
DIXFIELD — Selectmen had a lengthy discussion Tuesday night about fireworks complaints after two women said they were tired of dealing with people not respecting them or their property. The discussion began with police Chief Richard A. Pickett telling the board that there were 19 reported incidents for which complaints were filed with his department. Pickett […]
Donations sought to help Dixfield buy electronic messaging sign
DIXFIELD — To better inform residents and raise awareness of community events, selectmen Tuesday authorized forming a committee to buy and install an electronic message board. The committee members are Charlotte Collins, Bev Glover, Dana Whittemore Jr., Scott Belskis and Aaron Jamison. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Tuesday that after discussion and research last week, […]
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Roxbury: Fire Department, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Hall
Rumford, Mexico and Dixfield boards hear different police coverage proposals
RUMFORD — Change is coming. What form it takes among Rumford, Mexico and Dixfield police departments is up to selectmen in all three towns and their town managers. But the ultimate decision rests with the residents and what they’re willing to pay for a level of service. Selectmen from each town voiced those opinions Monday […]