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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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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Tests confirm deaths at Maine camp caused by carbon monoxide
BYRON — Accidental carbon monoxide poisoning is the official cause of death of four young people from Massachusetts whose bodies were found along with a dead dog in a remote Oxford County cabin on July 17, according to the state medical examiner’s office. “The cause of death was confirmed to be carbon monoxide toxicity for […]
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Four Massachusetts residents found dead in Byron camp; cause likely carbon monoxide poisoning
BYRON — Four young people from Massachusetts and their dog were found dead Friday evening by a parent in the family camp at 10 Bateman Lane, Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant said Saturday. The victims were Brooke Wakelin, 21, and her boyfriend, Keith Norris, 23, both of Attleboro; and Wakelin’s brother, Matthew Wakelin, 18, and […]
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Rescuers, wardens respond to ATV accident near Byron
Updated 11:02 p.m. BYRON — The Maine Warden Service and Franklin County emergency responders were sent to the scene of an all-terrain vehicle accident Saturday afternoon near Byron. A state police dispatcher in Gray said the accident happened on an ATV trail in Township 6 North of Weld, northeast of Byron. Initial reports were that […]
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Hampden woman arrested on OUI charge after SUV crashes through Byron trees
BYRON — A Hampden woman who drove her Audi A6 sport utility vehicle off Garland Pond Road and into the woods early Friday evening was booked three hours later into Oxford County Jail in Paris, police said. Brianna Torrey, 23, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence and violation of conditions of release, […]
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RSU 10 board replies to Byron’s withdrawal proposal
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 attorney Richard Spencer updated the school board Monday night on the negotiations with Byron officials in their efforts to withdraw from the district. Superintendent Craig King said he, Spencer and a subcommittee of the school board have been meeting for several months to develop a response to Byron’s proposal. […]
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RSU 10 $37.1 million budget passed
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 budget of $37.1 million passed by nearly a 2-to-1 margin Tuesday. The unofficial tally was 2,238 to 1,193. Byron was the only one of the 12 district towns to reject it, 5-14. The town is in the process of withdrawing from the district. Votes from the other towns […]
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RSU 10 residents vote on budget Tuesday
DIXFIELD — Residents of the 12 member towns of Regional School Unit 10 will go to the polls Tuesday to act on a proposed $36.71 million budget for school year 2015-16. The proposed amount is about 1.5 percent higher than the current year’s operating budget. During last year’s budget vote, the RSU 10 board cut […]