Scott Dennett News Today

DIXFIELD — Fire Chief Scott Dennett has been tasked with working on E911 addressing challenges with accurate information. At the Select Board meeting on Sept. 25, the board voted 5-0 to spend up to $20,000 from (American Rescue Plan Act) ARPA funds for this effort, and to revisit this issue if needed. Dennett, who said […]

DIXFIELD — A public hearing on raising the sewer rate this year from $70 to $93 per quarter is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday, the first step in possibly erasing an estimated $1 million deficit that’s been building since 2011. The meeting will be held downstairs at the Ludden Library. Town Manager Alicia Conn said […]

DIXFIELD — When the Select Board meets Monday, they will likely set a date for a public meeting regarding a large sewer rate increase. At the Nov. 28 meeting, Town auditor Ron Smith, RHR Smith told the board, “The sewer rate today is what it should have been back in 2011. Through the last 10 […]

A consumer investigation into valid car inspections, an analysis of school security, a story revealing how one Auburn women was scammed out of her living savings, and an investigation that led to the demise of Maine Education Services. These stories and more prompted results with impact.

Irving Forest Products sawmill on Hall Hill Road evacuated.

Most station chiefs say they would like to let their employees decide for themselves whether they want to be vaccinated. But with a government mandate in effect, that's no longer possible.<br/><br/><br/>

Emergency medical providers say vaccine mandates have made a bad situation worse and some are reaching the breaking point.

A machine was damaged at the sawmill but nobody was hurt.