DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will revisit a vote during its Monday, Jan. 25, meeting on whether to place the amended Wind Energy Facility Ordinance on the referendum ballot in June after the vote was postponed in January. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Ludden Memorial Library basement. The board was […]
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Dixfield selectmen approve Code of Ethics policy
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to adopt an official Code of Ethics policy and to discuss adding an addendum at a later meeting to detail what would happen if the board were to violate the rules. The selectmen postponed approving the Code of Ethics policy at their previous meeting since […]
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Dixfield library hires Canton woman as new storytime coordinator
DIXFIELD — The Ludden Memorial Library hired a new employee to run the preschool Storytime Hour at 10:30 a.m. every Monday, Librarian Peggy Malley said Tuesday afternoon. Malley said that the library hired Canton resident Loretta Blancato as the new storytime coordinator. She will be responsible for organizing the weekly story hour and inviting guests […]
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Recall ordinance review, water and sewer project update on agenda for Dixfield board
DIXFIELD — A review of the recall ordinance process and an update on a water and sewer project are among the items to be discussed at the 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, Board of Selectmen meeting at Ludden Memorial Library. During the Aug. 25 board meeting, the selectmen reviewed drafts of recall ordinances from several […]
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New materials at Ludden Library
DIXFIELD — Ludden Memorial Libary announces the August new arrivals. Adult fiction: Swan Point, Woods; The Mill River Recluse, Chan; Cut and Thrust, Woods; The Bees, Paull; Remains of Innocence, Jance; The City, Koontz; The Glass Kitchen, Lee; The Bone Orchard, Doiron; Storm Surge, Anderson; The Lost Island, Preston & Child; Lucky Us, Bloom; Sight […]
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Dixfield selectmen add sign request to special meeting
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to send a request for the town to use up to $10,000 from the Ione Harlow Dixfield Community Fund to build an enclosure for the new electronic scoreboard at Dirigo High School to a special town meeting. Resident Mark Thompson originally made the request during […]
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Retired science teacher presents shows to children
DIXFIELD — Ted “Bitsy” Ionta retired from teaching sixth-grade science in 1991 after 28 years of teaching in Dixfield, Mexico and Rumford. Five years ago, he emerged from retirement to perform science experiments at libraries in the three towns. “They asked me to come in and perform some of my science experiments,” Ionta said, “and […]