DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion of the town maintenance garage at its meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday. At its Nov. 4 meeting, Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said she visited the garage with Code Enforcement Officer Calvin Beaumier and found significant damage, including condensation in the insulation, erosion near the roof and […]
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Dixfield woman charged with resisting arrest at parent-teacher conference
PARIS — A Dixfield woman arrested at Dirigo Elementary School earlier this week appeared Friday in 11th District Court in South Paris to face multiple charges. Beverly Lunsford, 27, was arrested around 6 p.m. Wednesday and was nearly dragged out of the school’s gymnasium by police after her refusal to complete a field sobriety test, according […]
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Groups to offer Thanksgiving dinners
Legion hosts dinner today DIXFIELD — A Thanksgiving dinner will be held from 4 p.m. until sold out Saturday, Nov. 23, at American Legion Post 100. Cost is $5. Seniors plan holiday feast RANGELEY — Annual Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at noon Sunday, Nov. 24, at the Episcopal Church of the Good […]
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Selectmen to accept applications for board opening
PERU — Longtime Selectman Laurieann Milligan has resigned, according to a letter read by Chairman Jim Pulsifer at Monday night’s board meeting. Her term expires in 2015 and an election to replace her will be held in February. Milligan was the only member of the board to survive a recall election in 2012. The recall […]
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Ludden Library lists new materials
DIXFIELD — New arrivals at Ludden Memorial Library for October include the following. Adult fiction: Gone, Patterson; Eventide, Gray; Thankless in Death, Robb; Bitter River, Keller; Stranded, Pettrey; The English German Girl, Simons; Doctor Sleep, King; Dick Francis’s Refusal, Francis; Blind Justice, Perry; The Engagements, Sullivan; The Bones of Paris: A Novel of Suspense, King; […]
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Quilters to meet Nov. 14 RUMFORD — RAQ (Rumford Area Quilters) will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Rumford United Methodist Church on Linnell Street. All area quilters welcome. An explanation on fabric terms will be given and English paper piecing will be demonstrated. To participate in the paper piecing project, bring […]
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Chain-reaction accident injures Dixfield driver
MEXICO — A chain-reaction accident on River Road injured one driver Tuesday, interim police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. A 2009 GMC pickup truck driven by Paula Holman, 53, of Dixfield was stopped to turn left into The Big Apple gas station at around 11:49 a.m. and a 2001 GMC sport utility vehicle driven by Roxanne […]
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Dixfield garage inspection reveals problems
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen and the town manager discussed repairs needed at the town maintenance garage at Monday’s board meeting at the Ludden Memorial Library. Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth told the board that she and Code Enforcement Officer Calvin Beaumier visited the garage on Friday. “We went to the third floor and it […]
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Hunters’ breakfast is Nov. 9 MEXICO — The 20th annual hunters’ breakfast will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at King Hiram Lodge on Route 2. The menu consists of Mackee’s special baked beans, home fries, eggs, bacon, Texas toast, orange juice, coffee. The cost will be $5 and all youth […]
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Selectmen approve Maine Chiefs of Police Association contract
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to hire the Maine Chiefs of Police Association to evaluate the Police Department. Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said the $6,000 cost is “not really negotiable. “I think that it’s a good value for us. We have enough money in our reserve accounts to cover the […]