DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen has postponed its meeting Monday at Ludden Memorial Library so members can attend a meeting between Rumford and Mexico selectmen that night, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. The Rumford-Mexico boards’ meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Mexico Town Office. “The Rumford and Mexico boards are going to […]
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Dixfield recount confirms ordinance didn’t pass
DIXFIELD — A recount of votes Wednesday afternoon on the amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance confirmed the ordinance was rejected at the polls on Nov. 4, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Thursday morning. The recount was held at the Town Office. The original tally was 557-562. The recount was 553-567. The original ordinance was approved […]
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USM students inducted into environmental science and policy honor society
PORTLAND — The third annual induction ceremony for the University of Southern Maine’s chapter of Kappa Alpha Omicron was held on Oct. 29 in the Glickman Family Library on the Portland campus. Thirteen students were inducted based on their academic achievement in a ceremony attended by faculty, families and friends. KAO is the international honor […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste, 5 p.m., Municipal Board Thursday Dixfield: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Ludden Library Peru: Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Building
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Dixfield Wind Energy Facility Ordinance vote to be recounted
DIXFIELD — Two weeks after residents narrowly rejected an amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance at the polls Nov. 4, a petition has been filed requesting a recount, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Friday. The vote recount will take place at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, and the Town Office will be closed for all other […]
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Mexico, Dixfield selectmen discuss possibility of sharing police chief
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen met with the Dixfield town manager and two Dixfield selectmen Wednesday night to discuss the possibility of sharing a police chief. Mexico Board of Selectmen Chairman Richie Philbrick said the board sent a letter to Dixfield selectmen after hearing that Dixfield police Chief Richard Pickett will retire in early […]
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Dixfield board discuss cemetery lot prices, Wind Energy Facility Ordinance
DIXFIELD — Selectmen met Tuesday night with sexton Todd Piper to discuss lot prices at town cemeteries. “I reviewed our cemetery lot prices, and they’re actually considered low compared to some other towns,” Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. “The sexton asked if we’d review the information, look at what our current rates are and talk […]
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Today’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Phillips: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: SAD 44, 6:30 p.m., Crescent Park School Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Community Center Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Newry: Cemetery Committee, 5 p.m., Town Office Paris: Comprehensive Plan Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department […]
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Dixfield selectmen to discuss wind ordinance defeat
DIXFIELD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Wednesday that selectmen will meet next week to discuss what to do about the amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance that was voted down Tuesday. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at the Ludden Memorial Library. Residents voted 562-557 against the revised set of regulations […]
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Dixfield voters narrowly reject amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance
DIXFIELD — Residents voted 562 to 557 Tuesday to reject an amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. The ordinance was originally approved in 2012, but the Board of Selectmen voted to place it before the Planning Board at the beginning of 2013 for revisions in order to make it stronger. After a year and a half […]