DIXFIELD — The board of selectmen voted Monday evening to decide the town’s 2014/2015 municipal budget at the polls following the town meeting as opposed to voting by a show of hands at the town meeting. Selectmen have been discussing which method to use since last year’s town meeting when a straw poll indicated that […]
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Fire investigator: Cause of hair salon fire remains undetermined
DIXFIELD — Nearly three weeks after a fire destroyed a hair salon on Weld Street, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said the cause may not be known due to the extensive damage. Six fire departments responded to the Feb. 28 fire at 41 Weld St., which housed a hair and tanning salon called […]
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Dixfield selectmen hear Police Department budget proposal
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee held a joint meeting Monday evening at the Ludden Memorial Library to hear the Police Department’s budget proposal for 2014-15. Before the budget presentation, Chief Richard Pickett said that due to his impending retirement on Jan. 1, 2015, he is “preparing my lieutenant to take over.” […]
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Dixfield selectmen, Budget Committee to meet together
DIXFIELD — Selectmen will hold a joint meeting with the Budget Committee at 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 17, at the Ludden Memorial Library. It will be followed by a brief selectmen meeting to discuss voting methods for the May town meeting. Deputy Treasurer Angela Varnum said Friday that the two groups will discussing the budget […]
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Dixfield selectmen dedicate town report to Anthony ‘Tony’ Martin
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday to dedicate the 2014 Town Report to Anthony “Tony” Martin, who served the town in many capacities. Martin died July 23, 2013, at the age of 89, Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said. “Tony was born at his home in Mexico and served as a constable, a deputy […]
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Pothole season underway in Lewiston-Auburn, but not farther north
RUMFORD — Many westbound drivers negotiating Route 2 at the intersection with Lincoln Avenue on Tuesday couldn’t avoid a cluster of potholes. But between gaps in traffic, drivers swung into the opposite lane to avoid the mess, trying to save nasty yanks on their shock absorbers and suspensions, and scrapes on their undercarriages. Maine’s pothole […]
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Stephens High School Class of 1951 MEXICO — The Stephens High School Class of 1951 will hold their luncheon at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at the Covered Wagon Restaurant. All classmates are welcome. For more information, call 364-8883. Stephens High School Class of 1953 MEXICO — Members of the Stephens High School Class of […]
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Man hurt in Dixfield snowmobile crash
DIXFIELD — A local man was flown to a Lewiston hospital Thursday night after a snowmobile crash on a trail near Coburn Avenue. Investigators said the 47-year-old Rumford-area man suffered hip and other injuries when he lost control of his machine shortly before 8 p.m. On Friday morning, warden service Cpl. John MacDonald identified the […]