DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday night to appoint Linda Pagels-Wentworth as the new town manager. Pagels-Wentworth will replace interim Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky, who resigned in September 2012, but agreed to stay with the town in the interim after selectmen were unsuccessful in their first search for a manager. “Did your […]
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Heavy rain ends motorcycle swap meet in Dixfield
DIXFIELD — The first annual motorcycle swap meet, hosted by the Dixfield League of Riders at the American Legion, was forced to shut down early Saturday afternoon due to inclement weather. The swap meet was scheduled for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but Ed Ellis, director of the Dixfield League of Riders and first vice […]
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Paris man charged with eluding police, resisting arrest
PARIS — A local man wanted on seven warrants was arrested Thursday on five more charges, including eluding police and being a fugitive from justice, interim police Chief Jerry Hinton said Friday. Joshua R. Pollis, 27, of 224 High St. faces multiple charges, including driving to endanger, failure to submit to arrest, failure to stop […]
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Mother’s Day crafts, food sale DIXFIELD — A Mother’s Day craft fair and food sale will be held rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Mystic Valley Grange No. 313, Route 17, East Dixfield. Lunch with hot or cold drinks will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]
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June Giambattista to retire after 35 years in the classroom
PERU — June Giambattista knew when she was a child and playing school with her six siblings that she wanted to be a teacher. “I love to introduce and teach new ideas,” the Dirigo Elementary School fourth-grade teacher said. When the school year ends, she’ll retire after 35 years in the classroom, mostly as a […]
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Dixfield sawmill hosting 15th annual Log Suppliers Open House
DIXFIELD — The Irving Forest Products sawmill will host its annual Log Suppliers Open House from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. Jay Wheeler, the procurement forester at the sawmill, said Monday that the May 9 open house will be the 15th since the mill opened in 1998. “We’ve done it since we started here, […]
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Kora Shriners to hold screening clinics
Kora Temple will hold screening clinics at various locations around the state on Saturday, May 11. The clinics are held to provide pediatric medical evaluations for orthopedic, burn injury, cleft lip and palette, scarring and plastic surgery for children up to 18 years of age. The evaluation will help to determine if Shriners Hospital for […]
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Dixfield motorcycle club hosting first swap meet
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield League of Riders will hold its first Motorcycle Swap Meet from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 11 at the American Legion hall. Ed Ellis, director of the Dixfield League of Riders and first vice commander of the local Legion post, said he got the idea from Saracens Motorcycle Club in […]
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Monmouth at Dirigo girls’ tennis
Monmouth visits Dirigo in girls tennis action Wednesday afternoon.