Dixfield Historical Society meeting DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Historical Society will meet on Thursday evening, May 8, at the Museum House at 59 Main St. The business portion will begin at 6:30 p.m. with voting on proposed by-laws and apartment rental requirements. At 7 p.m. there will be a short program featuring local trapper Brian […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: SAD 44 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Telstar High School River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Rumford Library Board of Trustees, 3 p.m., library Rumford: Implementation Committee, 7 p.m., Municipal Building
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Peru traffic stop nets police two Rumford men on felony drug charges
PERU — Two Rumford men pleaded not guilty to felony drug trafficking charges at arraignments on Friday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court in Paris. They were arrested by state police early Thursday evening following a traffic stop on Route 108 and taken to Oxford County Jail in Paris after failing to post $5,000 cash […]
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Three candidates running for two open seats on Peru Board of Selectmen
PERU — Three residents are running for two open seats on the Board of Selectmen, secretary Angela Barkhouse said Monday evening. Filing nomination papers by the April 25 deadline were Selectman Lee Merrill, Wendy Henderson and former board Chairman Tim Holland. Holland was one of four selectmen recalled from office in March 2013 after a […]
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Peru board holds off on revaluation bid
PERU — The Board of Selectmen agreed Monday night to wait until after the June town elections to decide on a bid received for revaluation. The town advertised for bids in several papers and received one from its current assessing company, Parker Appraisal. Board Chairman Jim Pulsifer said they had three options: accept the bid; […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Oxford Hills Woodstock: SAD 44 Personnel Committee, 6 p.m., Woodstock Elementary School. Woodstock: SAD 44 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Woodstock Elementary School. River Valley Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Library. Dixfield: RSU 10 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Dirigo High School. Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office.
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Well done – Student achievements announced
BIDDEFORD — Derrick Roy of Lewiston, a senior from Connecticut College, is conducting research in the lab of Bruce Branchini. Roy recently participated in the sixth annual Northeast Undergraduate Research Development Symposium. This National Science Foundation-supported conference provides a forum where undergraduate researchers share their research findings. NURDS 2014 was held on March 8-9 at […]
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Seniors group to meet April 24 PERU — Rumford Seniors of Peru will have a board and members meeting on Thursday April 24, at the old Peru School. The board meeting will be at 10 a.m. and members at 11. For more information, call 562-7700. Widows, widowers meet April 26 FARMINGTON — WOWS Widows or […]
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Group, residents meet to discuss reviving Peru Summerfest
PERU — The Friends of Peru Elementary School met with residents Monday evening at the old school to discuss the possibility of reviving the long-dormant Peru Summerfest this year. The tentative date is Sept. 5-6. Yvonne Allen, former chairwoman and current co-chairwoman for Peru Summerfest, said she and other volunteers had stopped doing the festival […]
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Poodunck Snowmobile Club DIXFIELD — The Poodunck Snowmobile Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, April 21, at the clubhouse on Canton Point Road. Election of officers, end of year business, and thoughts for next year will be discussed. All are welcome. For more information, call 562-4690. Mexico Historical spring meeting MEXICO — The Mexico […]