DIXFIELD — Fire destroyed a one-family house Saturday at 821 Canton Point Road, Fire Chief Scott Dennett said Monday. Homeowner Carolyn Brann and her son and daughter, who live with her, were able to get out of the house without injury. The call came into the Fire Department at 10:13 p.m. as a fire involving […]
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Dixfield firefighter remembered as someone who was always willing to help
DIXFIELD — Robert Riley Jr. was remembered by his fellow firefighters Thursday as a “great guy with a great personality.” Riley, who has served with the Dixfield Fire Co. as a volunteer firefighter since October 2008, died unexpectedly of natural causes at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston on Monday evening. Dixfield Fire Chief Scott […]
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Firefighters douse Dixfield brush fire
DIXFIELD — Firefighters from four towns quickly knocked down a brush fire Wednesday afternoon that spread to a home at 25 Averill Hill Road, Fire Chief Scott Dennett said. “By the time we got on scene, it was pretty much contained to the ground, with the leaves and pine needles,” he said. The fire burned […]
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Dixfield board OKs department budget requests
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday unanimously voted to approve an $89,643 budget proposal for the Fire Department for 2016-17. The vote followed a joint meeting with the Finance Committee. Fire Chief Scott Dennett said the proposal is “right in line with the budget from last year.” He said he’s anticipating “having leftover […]
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Dixfield selectmen, fire chief review pump truck bids
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday reviewed five bids for a new firetruck pumper and agreed to have the town manager check on getting a loan to buy one. Fire Chief Scott Dennett said he created a scoring spreadsheet and a point system to review each of the bids and “account for their […]
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Fire destroys cemetery shed, lawnmower
DIXFIELD — A weekend fire that destroyed a shed and lawn mower at Riverside Cemetery on Canton Point Road remains under investigation, Dixfield fire Chief Scott Dennett said Wednesday. Dennett said that around 2 p.m. Sunday a resident reported a shed was on fire at the cemetery. “We were lucky that the grass was wet, […]