A proposal to build four wind turbines nearly 500 feet tall on North Twin Mountain in Roxbury drew opposition from conservationists and others at a public hearing on Jan. 7 at the Town Office.
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Roxbury wind project seen as 'eyesore' for hikers
Bob Iles of Bethel, a member of the Mahoosuc Land Trust, provided testimony during a Maine Department of Environmental Protection hearing Monday on a proposed wind project in Roxbury that he said would hinder views from popular Whitecap Mountain in Rumford. Looking on is Kevin Martin, presiding officer of the hearing for DEP, and Assistant […]
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Gravel road maintenance workshop offered in Roxbury
ROXBURY — Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District is offering the Gravel Road Maintenance Workshop to provide guidance on Best Management Practices and information on how to plan road maintenance on private gravel roads. This workshop is offered as part of the Ellis Pond Watershed Protection Project which is funded, in part, by the US […]
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Dolloff announces candidacy in House District 115
RUMFORD — Lifelong Rumford resident Josanne DiConzo Dolloff has announced her intention to run in November to represent District 115 in the Maine House of Representatives. The seat is currently held by John Madigan, D-Rumford. While Maine’s economy has steadily improved from the recession 10 years ago, Dolloff feels much of rural Maine is still […]
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Ellis Pond Watershed Protection Project continues with funding, programs
ROXBURY — The Ellis Pond Watershed Protection Project is a locally led effort, initiated by the Ellis Pond Watershed Committee as a follow-up to the Ellis Pond Watershed Survey, done in 2014. Its goal is to address Non-Point Source types of pollution, such as soil erosion, and prevent it from degrading the water quality of […]
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Roxbury hires engineer for sand and salt shed
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen is moving forward with plans to build a salt and sand shed, Selectman Tim Derouche said Thursday morning. He said A.E. Hodsdon in Waterville has been hired to design a building to hold 450 tons of salt and 3,000 cubic yards of sand. Last year, voters approved $16,400 for […]
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Voters pass $38.23M school budget
DIXFIELD — The $38.23 million budget for Regional School Unit 10 was passed by voters Tuesday, even though results from two towns had not been reported. The results were: Buckfield, 88-57; Canton, 83-26; Carthage, 24-10; Dixfield, 263-183; Hartford, 50-42; Mexico, 139-89; Peru, 219-109; Rumford, 679-414; Sumner, 42-32. Roxbury rejected the budget, 26-33. Results from Byron […]
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Roxbury and Mexico men charged in heroin bust
ROXBURY — Two men were arrested on heroin charges Thursday as law enforcement officers prepared to search a home on Main Street for drugs. Jeremy Belskis, 29, of Roxbury was the focus of a heroin trafficking investigation when officers from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police, Mexico and Rumford […]
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Gordon J. Touchette
AUBURN — Gordon J. Touchette, 88, of Roxbury, beloved husband and father, passed Sunday, May 22, at the Hospice House in Auburn, with his loving wife by his side. Gordon was a World War II veteran and a proud member and chief of the Ridgefield Park, N.J., Fire Department, hose 2, a member of the […]
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RSU 10 board approves proposed $38.23M budget
SUMNER — The Regional School Unit 10 board Monday overwhelmingly approved a proposed 2016-17 operating budget of $38.23 million. It’s 4.2 percent more than this fiscal year and 2.9 percent more for the local share compared to 2015-16. “We have cut,” Dixfield representative Barbara Chow said. “We looked through this multiple times and we’re realistic […]