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Peru selectmen vote to replace misprinted ballot page
PERU — Board of Selectmen secretary Angela Barkhouse said the board decided Tuesday to reprint the second page of the June 9 referendum ballot to fix a misprint on an article. During the May 11 public hearing on the town meeting warrant, Finance Committee member John Witherell said the warrant stated the Finance Committee recommended […]
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Peru officials questioned about warrant articles
PERU — Several residents Monday night spoke against town meeting warrant articles that call for some positions to be appointed instead of elected. Articles 25, 26 and 27 ask if residents want to change the positions of town clerk, tax collector, treasurer, road commissioner and fire chief from elected to appointed. If approved, the change […]
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Peru board to decide about misprint on town warrant
PERU — The Board of Selectmen decided Monday evening to meet soon to decide what to do about a misprint on the June 9 town warrant. The warrant erroneously states the Finance Committee recommends a yes vote on Article 23, which asks residents to allow the town to raise and appropriate $10,000 to support operations […]
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Carthage board schedules public hearing on RSU 10 withdrawal
CARTHAGE — Selectmen have scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Monday, May 11, at the Town Office on filing a petition to start the withdrawal process from Regional School Unit 10 and to take $8,000 from surplus to fund it. Selectman Steve Brown said Thursday that the board approved a petition Monday brought by […]
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Oxford County sheriff’s log
PARIS — Oxford County sheriff’s deputies responded to 271 calls between April 27 and May 4, including: * At 12:41 a.m. May 4, a deputy, Maine State Police and Bridgton police officers assisted Fryeburg police with setting up a perimeter at Portland Street in Fryeburg while a state police dog tracked a man that fled […]
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Harold J. Hebert
1933 – 2015 WEST PARIS — Harold J. “Blackie” Hebert, 81, died Monday, April 27, at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris. He resided in Peru. Born in Rumford, Maine on Nov. 25, 1933, he was a son of Joseph M. and Betty (Bernard) Hebert. He attended Rumford schools and served in the National […]
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Peru selectmen approve 45-foot setback from center lane of town roads for properties
PERU — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to assume all town roads have a 50-foot width and place a 45-foot setback from the centerline for any structures being built. The issue arose after selectmen discussed whether to approve a building permit for a 20- by 24-foot, two-car garage on 12 Brown Hill […]
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RSU 10 superintendent distributes withdrawal procedure info
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 Superintendent Craig King distributed handouts at Monday night’s board meeting describing procedures for towns considering withdrawing from the 12-town district. At issue are the former School Administrative District 21 towns of Dixfield, Canton, Carthage and Peru. All but Carthage have agreed to place articles on their town meeting warrants […]