BYRON — Residents at Monday’s annual town meeting will vote on whether to give a 10 percent discount on property taxes paid by Sept. 15. They will also decide whether the town should charge 7 percent interest on taxes paid after Nov. 1. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. March 10 at the Coos Canyon […]
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Two men killed in snowmobile accidents in Byron and Dixfield
BYRON — Two people were killed in separate snowmobile accidents late Friday night and early Saturday morning, officials said Saturday. They were the first fatalities of Maine’s 2013-14 snowmobile season. Daniel Lavorgna, 47, of Mexico died at Rumford Hospital from injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident in Dixfield on Saturday, according to his obituary. The […]
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Missing snowmobiler found in Byron camp
BYRON — A snowmobiler missing for several hours Saturday morning was found OK at a local camp, Roxbury Selectman Mike Worthley said Saturday night via Facebook. Worthley said the snowmobiler went riding at 1 a.m. Saturday, and later was reported missing. Members of the Maine Warden Service set up a command post at Coos Canyon […]
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Rumford, Mexico historical societies hosting joint potluck supper
MEXICO — The Rumford and Mexico historical societies will be teaming up at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, in the Calvin Lyons Room of the Mexico Town Hall for a joint potluck supper. Rumford Historical Society President Jane Peterson said that the potluck supper between the two towns is normally an annual event, but they […]
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Man taken to hospital following Route 4 accident in Livermore
LIVERMORE — Police said a Byron man was injured Thursday morning on Route 4 when he fell asleep and his car crossed into the oncoming lane, hit a car and a utility pole. Christopher Edmonds, 34, of Byron, was heading north near Brettuns Variety at 7:19 a.m., Maine State Police Trooper Tyler Stevenson said. His […]
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Byron board informed of RSU 10 withdrawal issues
BYRON — The Board of Selectmen, RSU 10 Superintendent Craig King and RSU 10 Business Manager Mary Dailey met Monday night to discuss the costs of educating Byron students and the process of withdrawing from the district. “The meeting was very informative,” Selectman Anne Simmons-Edmunds said. King said he and Dailey provided the board with […]
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Margaret L. Whyte
1926 – 2013 WEST PARIS — Margaret L. Whyte, 87, died Monday, Sept. 16, at the Ledgeview Living Center in West Paris. She was a resident of Swift River Road in Byron. She was born in Jacksonville, Fla., on Feb. 13, 1926, and attended schools in Florida. She was married on March 6, 1946, in Charlton […]
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RSU 10 board to discuss vote consideration petition
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 Board will take up a petition Monday submitted last week that calls for another vote on the recently passed $36.5 million operating budget. Superintendent Craig King said on Friday that a state statute allows such a request, providing a sufficient number of valid signatures are on the petition. According to […]
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East Millinocket school lawyers in talks with Powerball winner about new roof donation
EAST MILLINOCKET — Voters will probably have to approve the town accepting a $2 million gift from a lottery winner and former resident whose family has said they want to replace Schenck High School’s roof, the school board’s chairman said. Attorneys for the school system and for East Millinocket native Gloria MacKenzie, who now lives […]
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RSU 10 budget passes
DIXFIELD — Residents of Regional School Unit 10 approved a 2013-14 operating budget of $36.5 million during a referendum Tuesday. With 11 of the 12 towns in the RSU reporting, the unofficial vote was 942-641. Results from Hanover were not available. The towns of Byron, Buckfield and Sumner voted against the budget. Newly appointed Superintendent […]