PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to wait until June 2016 to fill an empty seat on the board, Chairman Larry Snowman said Tuesday. The vacancy occurred when Selectman Lee Merrill was elected road commissioner Nov. 3. Merrill served on the board since 2013. Town Clerk Vera Parent said Merrill resigned as […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Oxford Hills Hartford: Food bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Newry: Fire Department, 7 p.m., Sunday River Station River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Residents eye road commissioner position
PERU — Three residents, including one of the town’s selectmen, are running for a road commissioner position during the Nov. 3 state referendum ballot, Secretary Angela Barkhouse said. Barkhouse said that residents Maurice Brann and Brad Hutchings took out papers to run for the open road commissioner position, and that Selectman Lee Merrill also took […]
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Janice M. McKeen
1939 – 2015 EAST WILTON — Janice M. McKeen, 76, of East Wilton died at her residence early Monday morning, Sept. 28, the 11th anniversary of the passing of her husband, Paul. She was born a twin, May 29, 1939, in Farmington, a daughter of Christopher Medeiros and Gwendolyn Masterman. Janice was a graduate of […]
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Peru residents OK bidding for truck
PERU — A small number of residents voted Sept. 1 to put a 1999 dump truck out to bid, secretary Angela Barkhouse said Tuesday. “We figured that the town wouldn’t have a problem with it, which is why so few people showed up,” she said. Road Commissioner Joe Roach said at a previous meeting that […]
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Peru board considers splitting clerk’s duties
PERU — The Board of Selectmen and residents Monday discussed the possibility of splitting the town clerk/tax collector/treasurer position into two positions. Near the end of the board meeting, Selectman John Witherell raised the issue, saying, “It’s been awhile since we’ve talked about that, and I know it was something that was up for discussion […]
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Peru board reminds residents of Sept. 1 truck bid vote
PERU — The Board of Selectmen reminded residents Monday evening that a special town meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, to decide whether to put a dump truck out to bid. The meeting will be held at the Town Office. Road Commissioner Joe Roach said the truck is a 1999 Ford […]
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First days of school in RSU 10
DIXFIELD — A “First day of school” chart printed in the Region and City editions Monday contained incorrect start dates for students in RSU 10. They are: In Byron, Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Hanover, Mexico, Peru, Roxbury and Rumford, students in grades kindergarten through six and grade nine start Tuesday, Sept. 1. Students in grades seven, […]
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Peru selectmen table vote on RSU 10 withdrawal agreement
PERU – The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to table a vote on the RSU 10 withdrawal agreement. Previously, the former School Administrative District 21 towns of Dixfield, Canton, Peru and Carthage circulated petitions asking for a vote to form a four-member committee to work on withdrawal negotiations and to appropriate money to fund […]
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Peru selectmen put dump truck out to bid
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 Monday evening to put the town’s 1999 dump truck out to bid until Sept. 14. Road Commissioner Joe Roach told the board that he got the town’s 1999 Ford F-550 dump truck with a sander appraised and learned that its trade-in value was $7,500, though it was […]