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Festival captured in their eyes
May 10, 2013 12:00 amSpending cap ordinance removed from Rumford ballot
May 10, 2013 12:00 amRUMFORD -- A proposed ordinance to establish a cap of $6.2 million on municipal spending isn't going on the June town meeting referendum ballot after all.
At last week's public hearing on proposed ordinances and amendments, selectmen unanimously approved placing the spending cap ordinance on the ballot, contingent on legal review.
That legal review came before selectmen at Tuesday night's second public hearing. The board voted 4-0 to approve town attorney Jennifer Kreckel's recommendation that the budgetary spending cap can only be accomplished by a charter change.
Rumford's Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Festival
May 10, 2013 12:00 amRumford's Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Festival
Old Time music at Skye Theatre
May 10, 2013 12:00 amREGION -- New England Celtic Arts will present Canadian Old Time Troubadours "Sheesham & Lotus" at St Lawrence Arts in Portland on Tuesday and at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in So Carthage on Wednesday, May 8.
Curtain is 7 p.m. and a jam session will start one hour before curtain at Skye Theatre.
Car care
May 10, 2013 12:00 amTips for buying tires
Purchasing tires can be an overwhelming experience with literally hundreds of tire brands available, in a wide range of styles, construction, composition and price. Here's some tips thay could help:
A gift for mom
May 10, 2013 12:00 amMom, mama, mother, mum, ma, mamma, mummy, momma, mommy; no matter how you say it, you have one and this Sunday she will be celebrated along with millions of others across the country. Let’s take a little trip down memory lane, what are some of the memories you have of your mother?
Town manager announced
May 10, 2013 12:00 amDIXFIELD- The Board of Selectmen of Dixfield, is pleased to announce that a contract has been signed with Linda Pagels-Wentworth to become Dixfield’s new town manager.
Ms. Pagels-Wentworth brings 30 years of experience working with municipalities in Maine. Her stated objective is “to pursue a career that serves an effective role in improving the economic well-being and quality of life by participating in local, regional and statewide venues.”
MVHS Civil Rights Team urges students to take action
May 10, 2013 12:00 amThe MVHS Civil Rights Team is ready for the banquet.From the bottom of the staircase: Joey Robichaud, Ariel Mayo, Erin Thibodeau, Katerina Kuralt, Erika Thibodeau, Travis Ford and Shawn Bennett.
RSU 10 delaying meetings, budget votes
May 10, 2013 12:00 amDIXFIELD -- Regular meetings of the RSU 10 board and the timeline for adopting a 2013-14 budget have been changed to allow the state time to determine whether the school district will be responsible for half the state’s contribution to teachers' retirement costs.
Superintendent Tom Ward said this week that the districtwide meeting vote and the referendum validation vote will likely move to June.
Along with those changes, the public hearings in each of the three regions also will be rescheduled for later than the late May dates originally announced.
