A Maine Forestry helicopter was brought in to help battle the flames, said to be covering between one and two acres near the Canton-Dixfield line.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
4 people displaced, 2 firefighters injured, 2 cats perish in Monday morning fire in Livermore Falls
The fire reported just after 1 a.m. started on the third floor of an apartment building.
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Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
POW/MIA search expert to speak in Jay: ‘We have not forgotten them’
A representative of the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency will address the public Sept. 18.
Posted inBusiness, Local News, Maine, News, Rumford Falls Times
Dixfield board hears plan for $1 billion ‘water battery’ in Oxford County
The pumped storage hydropower project is slated to be located in a relatively undeveloped area in Dixfield, with a small part in Canton.
Posted inNews, Things to Do
See SpongeBob in Auburn, the ’60s in Greene, gospel in Farmington | Get out!
Things to do this week in the area.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, River Valley
Oxford County hydropower project would be a first for Maine
A Cianbro-backed company wants to build a pumped storage hydropower facility in Canton and Dixfield.
Posted inLocal News, Oxford Hills, Rumford Falls Times
Grant request advances for Canton Water District infrastructure improvement project
U.S. Senator Susan Collins says $59 million in funding has been requested for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout Maine.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, River Valley
Androscoggin River, once a ‘national disgrace’, should be recognized for cleanup efforts, advocates say
Advocates propose reclassifying the water quality of the river from Rumford to Lisbon — a move they say could spark economic growth.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Dirigo softball ready to take the next step this season
All nine starters return from last year’s squad that reached the Class C South semifinals.
Posted inNews, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Peru school librarian named best in Maine
Cindy Petherbridge of Auburn has served as Dirigo Elementary School librarian for 10 years.