DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 Buildings and Grounds Committee took its next step in developing a possible future of the district’s schools when they met Wednesday night. This is the first such meeting since the district held a series of public brainstorming sessions last spring. The goal is to eventually devise a plan […]
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Dixfield selectmen agree to postpone filling Planning Board, Finance Committee vacancies
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen agreed Monday evening to wait until its next meeting to fill in vacancies in the Planning Board and Finance Committee, citing the fact that it needs more time to review the applicants. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said that there were two vacancies on the Planning Board and one vacancy […]
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Poodunck Snowmobile Club to meet, discuss future events
DIXFIELD — The Poodunck Snowmobile Club will begin preparing for the upcoming winter season by holding a meeting at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at its clubhouse on Canton Point Road, President Jon Holmes said Wednesday. The meeting is open to the public, Holmes said, and the main item of discussion will be the preparation […]
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Dixfield board to hear Western Maine Economic Council presentation Dec. 8
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet with the Western Maine Economic Development Council at 4:30 p.m. Monday evening at Ludden Memorial Library for a presentation on what the council has to offer, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Friday morning. The meeting will precede the selectmen’s regularly scheduled 5:30 p.m. board meeting. Puiia said […]
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Dixfield voters approve Ione Harlow fund request
DIXFIELD — Residents voted at Thursday’s special town meeting to use up to $10,000 from the Ione Harlow Dixfield Community Fund to build an enclosure for a new electronic scoreboard at Harlow Park. Peru resident Mark Thompson made the request at the July 28 board meeting. After the board confirmed that there was enough money […]
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Paris voters to act on subdivision ordinance
PARIS — Voters will be asked next week to approve changes to the town’s subdivision laws, a move which town officials believe will entice developers. At the polls Tuesday, June 10, residents will vote on proposed changes to the town’s subdivision ordinance, which would reduce the time it takes projects to move from conception […]
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Small volunteer army gathered to decorate thousands of veterans’ graves with flags
AUGUSTA — Mauno Kankainen, 89, and David Holmes, 84, both of Kingfield, carefully picked their way through the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Saturday morning, bearing an armload of small American flags to decorate the graves of the service members buried there. They also brought the kind of can-do attitude that no doubt came in handy […]
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Buckfield school withdrawal hearing rescheduled for April
BUCKFIELD — A public hearing on the town’s possible withdrawal from RSU 10 has been rescheduled for April 16, after a winter storm canceled an earlier one. Members of the Withdrawal Committee voted Wednesday to hold the hearing at 6 p.m., before its regularly scheduled meeting, according to member Judy Berg. The purpose of the hearing […]