Dixfield
Towns clamp down on free access to sand
Need salt or an equivalent for your icy driveway? Not to worry. As of Wednesday night, there was no problem with the supply. Not in the Twin Cities, anyway. In Lewiston, at Shaw’s, pails of ice melt were on display in the front of the store, near the ice scrapers and other means of winter […]
Dixfield Board of Selectmen chairman responds to union’s grievance
DIXFIELD — During Monday evening’s Board of Selectmen meeting, Chairman Mac Gill read a prepared statement in response to the prohibitive practice complaint that Teamsters Union Local 340 of South Portland filed against the town earlier in the year. Business agent Lorne Smith said Dec. 30 that the Teamsters had filed a prohibitive practice complaint […]
Conservation District seeks photos for annual report
OXFORD — The Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District is looking a conservation photo to grace the cover of the 2013 Annual Report. The photo must fall under the category of conservation, but may be any one of the following: agriculture, forestry, or soil and water. For entry instructions, email jean.federico@me.nacdnet.net. One winner will […]
Dixfield selectmen’s meeting postponed until Tuesday
DIXFIELD — Due to inclement weather, the Board of Selectmen’s meeting originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at the Ludden Memorial Library will be held instead on Tuesday, Jan. 7, Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said Monday afternoon. Among the items on the agenda are continuing discussion on a troublesome section of Route 142. Selectmen […]
River Valley fire chiefs say federal insurance mandate doesn’t apply to their departments
RUMFORD — Chiefs of local volunteer fire departments in the River Valley region said they were either unaware of the Affordable Care Act ambiguity that affects volunteer firefighters or not concerned with it. According to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare), employers with more than 50 full-time employees (or their […]