DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Congregational Church will host its annual Spring Fling from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3. “We’ve been doing it for at least two years, maybe longer,” church member Beverly Glover said. “Every year, we have our Christmas fair in the winter, our strawberry festival in the summer and a […]
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Dixfield selectmen discuss future of $1.8 million water, sewer, drainage project
DIXFIELD — Selectmen on Monday discussed their options for a $1.8 million upgrade to water, sewer and drainage systems on six streets in light of the fact that it did not get a $500,000 grant for it. Interim Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky said at the annual town meeting April 24 that the town was denied […]
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Dixfield Legion of Riders to host second annual Motorcycle Swap Meet on May 10
DIXFIELD – The Dixfield Legion of Riders will host its second annual Motorcycle Swap Meet from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 10. Ed Ellis, assistant director of the group, said Monday that the Dixfield Riders had posted over 50 fliers across Western Maine as a means of attracting people to the swap meet. […]
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Dixfield board restricts parking on Coburn Avenue
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to designate the north side of Coburn Avenue as a “no parking” zone in response to safety concerns. Resident Sonya Fuller told selectmen she was concerned about the number of cars parking along Coburn Avenue during activities at Marble Park. “I walked up and down […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Oxford Hills Woodstock: SAD 44 Personnel Committee, 6 p.m., Woodstock Elementary School. Woodstock: SAD 44 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Woodstock Elementary School. River Valley Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Library. Dixfield: RSU 10 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Dirigo High School. Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office.
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Knitting Guild to meet April 30 PARIS — The Western Maine Knitting Guild will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 30, at the First Congregational Church, East Main Street, to car pool to Doreen Simmons’ home for a tour of the barn and a visit with the sheep. A potluck luncheon will follow the tour. […]
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Grant, cemetery lawn mower on agenda for Dixfield selectmen’s meeting
DIXFIELD — Discussions on the recent Community Development Block Grant denial and a new cemetery mower are on the agenda for the 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 28 selectmen’s meeting at Ludden Memorial Library. Interim Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky said during Thursday evening’s annual town meeting that the town was denied the CDBG they applied for […]
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Dixfield voters approve assigning $20,000 from surplus to overdrawn Executive Department budget
DIXFIELD — Voters at town meeting Thursday night agreed to appropriate $20,000 from the undesignated surplus account to supplement the executive department budget, which was overdrawn Interim Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky said the executive department “is bearing some unusual and hopefully one-time costs this year.” He added, “Over the last year, we’ve had one full-time […]
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Rylee L’Italien is Dirigo student of the month for March
The Dirigo High School faculty selected Rylee L’Italien for the March Student of the Month Award. From left, Mike Poulin, Dirigo High School principal; Rylee; her mother, Joyce Curtis; and her aunt, Jan St. Pierre.
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Dixfield voters approve $342,598 Police Department budget recommendation
DIXFIELD — Residents voted 43-11 to approve a recommended $342,598 Police Department budget during Monday evening’s annual town meeting, which will be voted on by secret ballot during the June 10 referendum. After last year’s town meeting, a straw poll indicated the majority of residents preferred to vote on the budget at the polls after […]