1950 – 2015 OXFORD — Paul Edward Derenburger, 65, of Oxford passed away Monday, Sept. 14, at home surrounded by family after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 8, 1950, in Newton Township, Ohio, to Anna and Hollis Irvin Derenburger. He married Elizabeth Plummer on Dec. 18, 1971, and had three […]
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MDOT thin-paving projects to start June 1 in Rumford area
DIXFIELD — Drivers hitting the roads in the tri-county area will be hard pressed not to find traffic delays this summer from numerous state paving projects. The good news is the work is mostly one- or two-day projects that will be done by Sept. 16, Doug Coombs, engineer and senior project manager for the Maine Department […]
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Flagger at Rumford paving project struck by tractor-trailer; trucker cited
RUMFORD — A West Paris man was charged Tuesday with striking a construction flagger at a paving site on Veterans Street, police Chief Stacy Carter said Tuesday afternoon in an email. The flagger, Martin Lore, 28, of Rumford, was taken to Rumford Hospital and released, he said. At 2:29 a.m., a 2015 Mack tractor-trailer truck […]
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Poland selectmen set the 2014-15 tax rate
POLAND — Selectmen unanimously voted Monday set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $14 per $1,000 in property value, an increase of 35 cents from the $13.65 rate for the last fiscal year, which ended June 30. The rate will increase taxes on a property valued at $100,000 by $35. Every selectmen expressed surprise that […]
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Canton board sets tax rate higher
CANTON — Selectmen on Thursday evening set the 2014-15 property tax rate at $22.75 per thousand of assessed value, an increase of $1.55. It’s the same increase as in 2013-14, when the rate went up from $19.65 to $21.20. The board lowered most building permits. The cost for new construction permits went from $50 to […]