Boosters scramble, pig roast DIXFIELD — The 10th annual Dirigo Athletics Boosters Golf Scramble & Pig Roast will take place on Sunday, Sept. 7, at Oakdale Country Club. Riding team sponsors are $200, walking team sponsors are $140, tee sponsors are $35 and new this year student or athlete sponsor for $10. The 18-hole, four-ball […]
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Legion auxiliary hosting benefit supper for wounded veterans
DIXFIELD — The Ladies Auxiliary of the Swasey-Torrey American Legion Post 100 will host a spaghetti supper to benefit for the Wounded Heroes Program of Maine, Commander Ed Ellis said. The dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Legion hall. “Basically, this supper is a family thing,” Ellis said. “We’ll […]
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Dixfield man fined for indecent conduct
PHILLIPS — An official said a Dixfield man admitted in court Tuesday to urinating on Main Street the day before. Maine State Trooper Reid Bond said he arrested Bruce Therriault, 52, on a misdemeanor charge of indecent conduct. Therriault admitted to the charge in a Farmington court Tuesday, was fined and released with a payment […]
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Dixfield board discusses Wind Energy Facility Ordinance recommendations
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday continued discussing revisions to the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance, especially whether Sugarloaf Mountain, Webb River Falls and Colonel Holman Ridge should be included as scenic resources. The ordinance was approved in 2012 and the revisions began in January 2013. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials […]
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RSU 10 to begin long-term goal-setting
DIXFIELD — Superintendent Craig King believes setting long-term goals will benefit Regional School Unit 10 financially and academically. He proposed to school directors at Monday’s meeting that they hold an hourlong workshop each month for the next few months to brainstorm ideas for improving the district. “The board needs broadly defined goals to make decisions […]
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Dixfield selectmen discuss recall ordinance drafts, Road Reserves account
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen reviewed drafts of recall ordinances from around the state during Monday evening’s meeting at the Ludden Memorial Library. Town Manager Carlo Puiia provided drafts from Auburn, Falmouth, Lisbon, Mexico, Peru, Rumford, Scarborough and Westbrook. “As you can see by looking through these ordinances, a majority of them are only […]
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Dixfield voters approve Ione Harlow fund request
DIXFIELD — Residents voted at Thursday’s special town meeting to use up to $10,000 from the Ione Harlow Dixfield Community Fund to build an enclosure for a new electronic scoreboard at Harlow Park. Peru resident Mark Thompson made the request at the July 28 board meeting. After the board confirmed that there was enough money […]
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Today’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectboard, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectpersons, 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Village Corporation, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office River Valley Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town […]
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Dixfield voters overwhelmingly approve 180-day wind moratorium
DIXFIELD — Residents voted 89-7 Thursday evening to enact a six-month moratorium on wind energy projects, giving selectmen time to finish revising the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. The ordinance was approved in 2012 and the revisions began in January 2013. Patriot Renewables LLC of Quincy, Mass., approached Dixfield officials three years ago about constructing 13 […]