DIXFIELD — Crews remain on the scene of an overnight fire in Dixfield. Oxford County dispatch says the fire started around 12:30 a.m. on Old Staples Hill Road. No one was injured. No word yet on the extent of the damage. A fire engine races to the scene of an emergency.
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School districts tally five snow days
Superintendents for Regional School Units 10 and 56 canceled classes Wednesday, bringing the number of snow days to five this school year. RSU 10 Superintendent Deborah Alden and RSU 56 Superintendent Pam Doyen said the last day of school will be June 18, if there are no more snow days. “For each additional snow day, […]
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Maine people 'more open-minded and nice'
DIXFIELD — Rachela Rosenhain, a 15-year-old exchange student from Berlin, Germany, said her wish to become an exchange student stemmed from traveling to the U.S. with her family. “I really liked traveling since I’ve been a little kid and I like the United States,” Rachela said Monday at Dirigo High School where she is a […]
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Fundraising request tabled by RSU 56
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 56 directors tabled a decision Tuesday on whether to allow people to raise money to reinstate some sports programs not funded in this year’s budget. The board will revisit the request at their Feb. 26 meeting. Superintendent Pam Doyen said a federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in any federally funded […]
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Dirigo Middle School lists academic awards
DIXFIELD — T. W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School is participating in the President’s Education Awards Program for academic recognition. Recipients of the Academic Excellence Award have met or exceeded standards for all classes and scored in the top 10 percent of their cohort on the NWEA reading or math assessment. Recipients of the Academic Achievement […]
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RSU 56 superintendent’s contract extended
DIXFIELD —The board of directors for Regional School Unit 56 has unanimously voted to extend for an additional year the contract of Superintendent Pam Doyen. Doyen’s pact will now run through June 30, 2020. Doyen is in her first year as superintendent in RSU 56, which began school services in June following its withdrawal from RSU […]
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Dixfield town manager retiring June 30
After serving four years as Dixfield’s town manager, Carlo Puiia announced he is retiring June 30. (Sun Journal file photo) DIXFIELD — Carlo Puiia has announced he will step down as town manager when his contract expires June 30. Puiia, who turns 58 in April, has been town manager for four years. He informed selectmen Jan. 8 […]
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Problem behaviors down at Dirigo High School, up at middle school
DIXFIELD — Dirigo High School Assistant Principal Jason Long told Regional School Unit 56 directors Tuesday that the number of students cited for behavioral problems is declining. From August to December 2016 there were 375 referrals from teachers to principals; for the same period in 2017 there were 134, he said. The most problem behaviors […]
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Dixfield fire victim dies
DIXFIELD — The State Fire Marshal’s Office said Wednesday that a Dixfield man died late Monday night at Maine Medical Center in Portland as a result of burns from a kitchen fire at his farmhouse on Jan. 2. Richard Roberts, 78, of 97 Averill Hill Road suffered burns to 45 percent of his body when his […]
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Dixfield man burned in kitchen fire
DIXFIELD — A local man suffered third-degree burns over 45 percent of his body in a kitchen fire at his Averill Hill Road farmhouse Tuesday evening, Fire Chief Scott Dennett said. Richard Roberts was listed in critical condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland late Tuesday night, a nursing supervisor said. Dennett said the most significant […]