Dixfield News

Members of the Senate and House of Representatives join in recognizing Robert S. "Bob" McPhee, of Dixfield, on the special occasion of his induction into the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame.

You might want to include a few extra items on your checklist for this year's Fourth of July party a ' a poncho, umbrella, maybe an ark or two.

Eileen Adams/Sun Journal Gerry and Tami Allaire take photos at the washout of the bridge spanning Thurston Brook along the South Rumford Road Monday morning.

You knew it had to happen sooner or later. After three years away from Victory Lane, Timmy Brackett returned to the place he's visited so many times.

BRUNSWICK a ' Ryan Jackson singled and scored on a bases-loaded walk to lift Andy Valley to a 2-1 victory over Brunswick in a Zone 3 Legion baseball game.

A Sumner woman is giving thanks to an 11-year-old boy who found her beloved Shetland sheepdog that went missing in the Maine woods for 51 days.

A young Dixfield boy's birthday wish and a truck reunited a Shetland sheepdog named Max with its Sumner owner 51 days after the lovable sheltie was lost in the Maine woods.

The Board of Selectmen welcomed back former member Steve Donahue after his election this week.

SCARBOROUGH : Andrew Dolloff, Scarborough's assistant school superintendent, was hired Monday as Regional School Unit 21 superintendent.

The Western Foothills School District board on Tuesday learned of a $1.1 million special services grant that could deter some students from being identified as special education students in the future.

The Dixfield Police Department's first week or so of a 13-day clampdown on drivers who don't buckle up has resulted in 36 summonses for not using safety belts, and another 12 warnings for improperly wearing the devices.

Crash On May 18 at 1:35 p.m., a 1999 Ford owned and operated by Alfreda Cote, 78, of Dixfield was stopped at Lincoln Avenue preparing to turn left onto Franklin Street.

A Wilton man received a five-year sentence with all but 15 months suspended on charges of trafficking drugs Friday in Franklin County Superior Court.

About 150 former and present staff members bid farewell to SAD 39 Thursday night with a promise from newly formed Western Foothills School District Superintendent Tom Ward that the the district and two others will become one family.

Nathan Winters remembers that every time he came home to Lancaster County, Pa., he saw new housing developments built on prime farmland.

Town Manager Glen Holmes told the Budget Committee and selectmen at their joint meeting Tuesday night that the tax rate will go up under the proposed 2009-10 budget.

The Maine Senate took an initial vote on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Maine on Thursday.

AUGUSTA : Last weekend, I went to see NWA pro-wrestling in Augusta for the paper.

AUGUSTA : Several youngsters learned firsthand what farm life is like as they checked out the animals at the Childrena s Discovery Museum in Augusta on Tuesday.

The Oxford County Medical Reserve Corps, in cooperation with Mexico and Dixfield health officer David Saphier, is seeking clinical and support volunteers to help communities respond to major emergencies.