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A bolt of lightning struck a ball field here Wednesday night, sending electrical current through many of the approximately 50 youths and adults assembled for a baseball game and blowing a hole through a nearby ...
Strawberry fest a Dixfield hit
Sunshine and whipped cream-like cloud puffs dotting a blue sky perfectly complemented Saturday's Dixfield Congregational Church Strawberry Festival on High Street.
Ann Bryant/Sun Journal A vintage bridal show highlighted the Colonial Daughters Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution's 100th anniversary celebration Saturday held in the Student Center at the ...
Lightning Causes Scare At Dixfield Ball Game
Dozens of youngsters and adults got a scare Wednesday when a lightning bolt struck a baseball field in Dixfield and blew a hole through a nearby building.
Dixfield board ousts police chief
Selectmen voted 3-2 Monday to not reappoint police Chief Richard Pickett because comments he made about them at the annual town meeting in May were considered "insubordinate," Chairman Bettina Martin said ...
Bill Johnston found himself counting his blessings on Sunday. Among them: His immediate family and an extended family comprised of dozens of brothers and sisters in service from fire departments and emergency ...
Acoustic guitarist will perform in Dixfield
Jim Gallant, known for his rich vocals and mastery of fingerstyle guitar, will perform Saturday, June 28, at the Dixfield CoffeeHouse.
Single-lane traffic detour starts Thursday
Drivers pressed for time may want to find a road other than Route 2 between downtown Dixfield and East Dixfield next week.
Voters at special town meetings in Andover and Mexico on Saturday authorized selectmen to renew a 10-year contract with Med-Care Ambulance Service.
SAD 17 Finance Committee members agreed Thursday night that new legislation may allow SADs 17 and 39 to expand cost-sharing efforts while meeting the requirements of the state's school consolidation law.
Power outages blamed on Rt. 108 truck accident
A Mexico man caused power outages in five River Valley area towns on Thursday night after the pickup truck he was driving veered off Route 108 and severed a utility pole, state police said.
Three hours into Dixfield's town meeting on Thursday night, a majority of voters chose to keep the four-man police department intact rather than eliminate it entirely or go with a three-man force.
Firefighters Battle Blaze Deep In Woods
Dozens of firefighters, tankers and engines fought a woods fire off a single-lane dirt road Monday afternoon.
Local woman to speak on National Mall
“After Sunday, we"ll graduate from sitting around and talking to doing something about it.”
Sara Ray and her George Washington University classmates have been talking deep into the night about how to solve the world's problems during the past four years. via Sun-Journal
The Franklin County Fiddlers will hold its spring concert Sunday, May 18. The performance will begin at 2 p.m. in Nordica Auditorium on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. via Sun-Journal
Justin S. Ridley, 25, Rollins Ridge Road, arrested on a warrant for assault, May 6, on an incident that occurred on Nov. via Sun-Journal
Treadwell attends photo institute
Christal Treadwell of Studio 6 in Dixfield successfully completed the 47th annual session of the New England Institute of Professional Photography at the Ocean Edge Resort and Club, Brewster, Mass., April 6-11. ... via Sun-Journal