PERU — When Maurice Lacroix Jr. was 8 years old, his father taught him how to use a 41-pound chain saw with half-inch-high teeth. “I wanted to know this stuff because I’d seen him do it, I’d seen all the guys do it, all the women,” Lacroix said. “The saw was so big and heavy […]
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Correction: Vote occurred in 2014
PERU – A story published Wednesday on Page B1 of the Regional edition should have said residents voted in 2014 to have the town in charge of the former Peru Elementary School again, and to spend $10,000 to help maintain it. It was a reporting error.
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Peru groups hosting benefit dinner for fire victims
PERU – The Friends of Peru Elementary School and the Peru Baptist Church will host a benefit supper Saturday, Feb. 20, for Wayne and Adelia Thurston, who lost their home in a fire in January. The couple owns Thurston Family Farm on Mineral Springs Road. The spaghetti supper will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. […]
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Credit union visits fifth-grade class at Dirigo Elementary
PERU – Employees with the Oxford Federal Credit Union visited fifth-graders at Dirigo Elementary School Friday afternoon to teach them the benefits of spending, saving and sharing their money. OFCU employees Tammy Daigle and Erin Baker spent the afternoon teaching the students about the benefits of saving their money and spending it in an intelligent […]
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Peru board accepts resignation letter of Planning Board member
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 Monday evening to accept the resignation of Wayne Moore from the Planning Board and the Finance Committee. Chairman Larry Snowman and Selectman Wendy Henderson voted to accept the resignation, while Selectman Jim Pulsifer voted against it. Selectman John Witherell abstained from voting. Pulsifer said that he would […]
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Peru selectmen, town clerk discuss spending money on reminder postcards
PERU — Town Clerk Vera Parent was authorized by selectmen Monday evening to spend around $350 to mail postcards reminding residents to pay their taxes. Parent said there were about 1,000 people she wanted to send a reminder to, and that with stamps at 35 cents, it would cost about $350. “Last year, I didn’t […]
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Med-Care budget to hold steady
MEXICO — Med-Care Ambulance will keep its budget at $24 per capita, Selectman Reggie Arsenault told the Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 15 meeting. Arsenault, who represents Mexico on the Med-Care Board, said that after two budget meetings, the Med-Care budget was passed on Dec. 9. “The revenue stream on the paying part is showing […]
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Regional solid waste budget remains flat
MEXICO — For what’s believed to be the ninth year in a row, funding for the solid waste budget for the region will remain flat. At the Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday night, Mexico Town Manager John Madigan said the Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Board again voted not to increase funding. “Yes! Great job,” Selectmen […]
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Help a local family, get a T-shirt
DIXFIELD — For the eighth consecutive year, Barbara Lane and her elf minions will gather Friday and Saturday to help raise donations to benefit a pair of local food pantries. Volunteers helping with the drive will be set up for collection from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday in the parking lot of Log […]
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Peru board considers request for uniforms
PERU — The Board of Selectmen heard a request Monday evening from Road Commissioner Lee Merrill to buy uniforms for the three Road Department employees. Merrill said he thought it was important for he and his employees to have uniforms to wear while on the job, since it looked “more professional” and “makes it easier […]