DIXFIELD — Ludden Memorial Library has announced the new arrivals for December and January. Adult fiction: Dying is My Business, Kaufmann; Drawn into Darkness, Springer; Something I’ve Been Meaning To Tell You, Munro; The Last Runaway, Chevalier; Hostage, Hooper; Fallen Women, Dallas; Forget Me Not, Michaels; The Signature of All Things, Gilbert; The Abominable, Simmons; […]
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After 19 year hiatus, Dixfield Special Olympics team wins Super G trophy
DIXFIELD — Team passion remained strong Tuesday, eight days after Emma’s Happy Rebels team member Ross Bean won Alpine skiing’s top trophy at the Special Olympics Maine Winter Games at Sugarloaf Ski Resort in Carrabassett Valley. Bean, 27, of Bethel and his teammates relived the Jan. 28 awards ceremony while sitting in the living room […]
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Well Done: Students honored for achievements
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The following local students have achieved dean’s honors, a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.65, or dean’s high honors, a recognition for students who have earned a grade point average of at least 3.77, for the 2013 fall semester at Connecticut College. Derrick […]
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Two men killed in snowmobile accidents in Byron and Dixfield
BYRON — Two people were killed in separate snowmobile accidents late Friday night and early Saturday morning, officials said Saturday. They were the first fatalities of Maine’s 2013-14 snowmobile season. Daniel Lavorgna, 47, of Mexico died at Rumford Hospital from injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident in Dixfield on Saturday, according to his obituary. The […]
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Oxford County Democrats held business meeting, caucus training
Caucuses will be held March 2 BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats held their January meeting on Jan. 20 at the Crescent Park School, with attendance by Congressional candidates Sen. Emily Cain of Orono, Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson of Allagash and Alden Smith of Sangerville. Assistant District Attorney Andrew Robinson of Farmington, who is […]
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Virginia L. Gordon
1938 – 2014 FARMINGTON — Virginia L. Gordon, 75, of Brier Lane in Farmington, died Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 28, at her home. She was born in Dixfield on March 27, 1938, a daughter of Burchard and Eleanor Adams Merrill, and received her education in Dixfield schools. In 1960, she married Reginald Williamson in Dixfield; he […]
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Philip H. Weston
1929 – 2014 RUMFORD — Philip H. Weston, 84, a resident of Victorian Villa in Canton, passed away Sunday, Jan. 26, at Rumford Community Hospital in Rumford. He was born Nov. 19, 1929, in Mount Vernon, the son of Harry and Virginia (Ingham) Weston. Philip attended school in Winthrop. He married Marjorie White in 1952, […]
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Dixfield selectmen continue talks on recreational vehicle crossing signs
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen continued discussion on a section of Route 142 that a resident called “hazardous” for motorists during Monday evening’s selectmen’s meeting at the Ludden Memorial Library. Resident Freemont Tibbetts approached the board this past year to say recreational vehicles such as ATVs and snowmobiles have been riding along a section […]
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Poodunck Club to meet Jan. 26 DIXFIELD — The Poodunck Snowmobile Club will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at the clubhouse on Canton Point Road. Discussion will be on the upcoming Blessing of the Sleds. Everyone is welcome. Stephens High Class of 1956 DIXFIELD — Stephens High School Class of 1956 will hold […]
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Region 9 to host financial aid night Jan. 22
MEXICO — High school counselors and the Financial Authority of Maine will hold a Financial Aid night at Region 9 at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. This event will offer advice and help college bound students complete the Free Application for Student Aid. The FAFSA is the form used by colleges to determine financial aid. […]