Dixfield Public Works Department employee Randy Glover, left, was presented with a legislative sentiment by Rep. Richard Pickett, R-Dixfield, at Monday’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen. DIXFIELD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia told those at Monday night’s selectmen meeting that members of the board had no part in his decision to close the Police Department […]
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Dixfield board tables appointment of new reserve police officer
DIXFIELD — Selectmen decided Monday evening to postpone the appointment of a reserve police officer until they have more information about him. Town Manager Carlo Puiia presented a list of annual appointments for the Board of Selectmen to approve. The appointments included new reserve police officer Ronald B. Wood. Selectman Hart Daley asked Puiia for […]
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Dixfield selectmen appoint chief of police to Appeals Board
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to appoint two residents, including the chief of police, to the Appeals Board. Town Manager Carlo Puiia presented applications from Dixfield Police Chief Jeffrey Howe and Donald Litwin to Board of Selectmen Chairman Hart Daley and Selectmen Eugene Skibitsky and Mac Gill. Selectmen Dana Whittemore […]
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Dixfield considers four-man Police Department
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen and Police Chief Jeff Howe discussed Monday evening how the Police Department will switch from a five-man to a four-man force when its COPS grant runs out in July. The department received a Community Oriented Policing Services grant in 2012 to pay for a fifth officer for three years. […]
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Dixfield chief: Police need more space to work
DIXFIELD – Police Chief Jeff Howe spoke to the Board of Selectmen on Monday evening about finding more space for the Police Department. Howe said the department had received a grant for new body cameras and to house the data from them it would have to purchase a stand-alone computer with an external hard drive. […]
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Annual Halloween Walk in Dixfield to shut down section of Weld Street
DIXFIELD — The town’s annual Halloween Walk will begin at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, resulting in the temporary closing of several side streets, police Chief Jeff Howe said Wednesday morning. Howe said that in order to protect the children participating in the walk, the Police Department will close Weld Street up to the Ellis […]
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Dixfield board, police chief discuss potential solutions to speeding
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen and Police Chief Jeff Howe on Monday night discussed potential ways to combat speeding in town. Howe told the board that concerned residents on High Street told him about cars speeding now that construction on the road is complete. “I’ve been watching up there, and traffic has been pretty […]
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Dixfield board approves nomination of new police lieutenant
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to approve the nomination of Benjamin S. Gaudet as the Police Department’s new lieutenant. Police Chief Jeff Howe said Gaudet “has been with us for about a week now, and he’s learning the area and our system.” Howe, who served as lieutenant for the department […]
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Country music festival on the horizon for Dixfield
DIXFIELD — Police Chief Jeff Howe told the Board of Selectmen recently that the organizer of a July 18 music festival is aiming to initiate another one in September. Howe said Donald Litwin, who organized the festival at Mountain View Campground, was hoping to organize another in September, with a focus on country music instead […]
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Correction: Request was for unnamed summit
DIXFIELD — A story published on Page B2 of Wednesday’s Region edition should have said a resident was seeking to name a summit of a Dixfield hill. The summit is currently unnamed. A cliff on the southeast corner of the summit is called Pauls Bluff and would not be changed.