DIXFIELD — Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth has resigned for personal reasons, selectmen Chairman Mac Gill said. Pagels-Wentworth submitted a letter of resignation March 12 and it became effective March 14. She was hired in May 2013 after a six-month search. Gill said former Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky, who retired from the position in September of […]
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Dixfield selectmen dedicate town report to Anthony ‘Tony’ Martin
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday to dedicate the 2014 Town Report to Anthony “Tony” Martin, who served the town in many capacities. Martin died July 23, 2013, at the age of 89, Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said. “Tony was born at his home in Mexico and served as a constable, a deputy […]
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Dixfield seeking $500,000 for water, sewer work
DIXFIELD — A $1.8 million upgrade of water, sewer and drainage systems on six streets will have four funding sources, selectmen told residents at Monday night’s public hearing. The project was approved by voters last July. The town is applying for $500,000 from the Community Development Block Grant program. The hearing at Ludden Memorial Library […]
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Selectmen approve $24,626 police cruiser bid
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday night to accept a bid from Rowe Auburn for a police vehicle. Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said the Police Department will trade in its 2009 Ford Expedition for $5,000 and buy a 2014 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor with a road-ready package for $24,626. Police chief Richard Pickett […]
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Dixfield garage on agenda for selectmen
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion of the town maintenance garage at its meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday. At its Nov. 4 meeting, Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said she visited the garage with Code Enforcement Officer Calvin Beaumier and found significant damage, including condensation in the insulation, erosion near the roof and […]
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Dixfield garage inspection reveals problems
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen and the town manager discussed repairs needed at the town maintenance garage at Monday’s board meeting at the Ludden Memorial Library. Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth told the board that she and Code Enforcement Officer Calvin Beaumier visited the garage on Friday. “We went to the third floor and it […]
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Selectmen to discuss tax-acquired property bids
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at the Ludden Memorial Library to discuss whether to approve four tax-acquired property bids. During a Sept. 9 meeting, the board unanimously approved four tax-acquired property bids. Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said there were four other properties that received no bids: […]
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Selectmen award garage roof contract to Wilton company
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to award a contract to repair the Pubic Works garage roof to Western Maine Metal Roofing of Wilton, according to Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth. She said terms of the contract would require Western Maine Metal Roofing to spend no more than $2,152 in time and materials […]
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LEAN program, garage on Dixfield board agenda
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will discuss its next steps in regard to the intermunicipal proposal between Rumford and Mexico and the LEAN business model at 5 p.m. Sept. 23 at Ludden Memorial Library. The LEAN program is a business model in which professionals job shadow town employees to see whether there are ways […]
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Board of Selectmen to hear LEAN program presentation Monday
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, to hear a presentation about a program to improve efficiency and cut costs. According to the minutes of the March 11 selectmen meeting, Wayne Messer of the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments suggested to the board that they look into the […]