PARIS — Bail was set at $500 or completion of a pretrial services contract for a Peru man charged with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs and furnishing counterfeit drugs. Peter A. Donahue, 25, was arrested Wednesday evening in Rumford and charged with aggravated trafficking of a schedule Z drug and aggravated trafficking or furnishing of […]
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Peru selectmen ask for social media monitor
PERU — Nick Waugh, administrator for the Facebook page of Friends of Peru Elementary School and its School House Consignment Shop page, was asked by selectmen Monday night to monitor posts. Selectman John Witherell showed a printout of a March 5 post written by Kathy Hussey that contained the same language as the recently circulated […]
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Peru selectmen stand together during potential recall
PERU — The Board of Selectmen supported fellow members John Witherell and Wendy Henderson during a public hearing Tuesday night on petitions seeking to recall the two from office. Residents who signed or circulated the petition did not attend the hearing. “It speaks volumes that those circulating (the petitions) and those who signed (them) didn’t […]
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Hearing set on Peru selectmen recall effort
PERU — Selectmen will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Dirigo Elementary School on two petitions seeking to remove Selectmen Wendy Henderson and John Witherell from office. Voters will cast ballots on the issue from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 at the town hall. Witherell requested that no […]
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Peru to vote on recalling two selectmen
PERU — Selectmen on Monday evening set a recall election for two of its members amid questions about the legality of both recall petitions. Voters will decide Nov. 18 whether to remove Chairwoman Wendy Henderson and Vice Chairman John Witherell from office. A public hearing on the issue is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. […]
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Former SAD 21 towns meet to discuss withdrawal from RSU 10
PERU — The second of four informational sessions on the possible withdrawal of the four towns that made up the former SAD 21 from Regional School Unit 10 took place Thursday at Dirigo Elementary School. About 35 people attended the meeting. Residents of SAD 21’s four towns, Canton, Carthage, Peru and Dixfield, voted in June 2015 […]
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Petitions call for Peru board leaders to be ousted
PERU — The Board of Selectmen on Monday tabled two citizen petitions calling for the removal of board Chairwoman Wendy Henderson and Vice Chairman John Witherell. Each petition had over 100 signatures. The petition for Henderson said she has not carried out her duties as a selectman, often failing to represent the will of the […]
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Worthley Pond firehouse project stalled
PERU — Selectmen disagreed Monday on how to proceed with bids for a new Worthley Pond fire station. Bids for the concrete pad from Morgan Concrete and the electrical work from Community Energy were received in January before the town requested offers, and selectmen were skeptical about whether they are valid. Fire Chief Bill Hussey […]
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Cost of forming school district outlined
PERU — Natalie Sneller and Kim Dailey explained to residents Tuesday night the costs and implications of Canton, Carthage, Peru and Dixfield forming their own school district. The four towns had formed School Administrative District 21, but merged with Regional School Unit 10 in 2011 under the mandated school consolidation law. A plan to leave RSU […]
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Principal to students: ‘There is gold in all of us’
PERU — Dirigo Elementary School Principal Charles Swan greeted students Wednesday with a plastic gold medallion to signify the theme for the new year: “There is gold in all of us!” Inspired by his passion for the Olympics, he said he and the staff’s desire was to help all students “shine” and find their strengths. […]