MEXICO — Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said officers arrested a teenage boy who ran amok with a survival knife last week, and two teenage girls in a bullying and assault incident Wednesday. Hodsdon said he received a call at 12:20 p.m. March 26 from a Roxbury Road resident, saying her 17-year-old brother had a knife […]
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Signs ‘idiot-proof’ rough road in Oxford County
ANDOVER — Efforts to stop Canadian and out-of-state tractor-trailer drivers from following their GPS devices during winter from New Hampshire to Route 2 via Upton and Andover appear to be working, Oxford County Administrator Scott Cole said Friday. Earlier this winter, the county erected large orange signs at either end of East B Hill Road, […]
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Dixfield police
DIXFIELD — Police responded to 51 calls for service since March 15. Among them were the following: * A Kidder Avenue resident reported at 11:14 a.m. on April 1 that someone had stolen a propane regulator valued at $25. * An Averill Road resident reported at 3:40 p.m. on March 30 the theft of a […]
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Police say stolen crutches returned to Rumford woman
MEXICO — A Rumford woman’s crutches stolen while she shopped at Wal-Mart on Wednesday were returned to her Friday by police Chief Roy Hodsdon. A charge of theft is pending against an elderly local man, the chief said. Laura Chesley, 57, left her crutches near the store entrance around 4 p.m. Wednesday while she used […]
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Newry planners elect officers, work on Merrill Hill subdivision
NEWRY — The Planning Board elected officers Wednesday night. They are: Chairman Doug Webster, Vice Chairman Ron Guertin, and secretary Brooks Morton. Turning to other business, members sought answers from Merrill Hill Estates owner Kathleen Meador and her project engineer, Joe Aloisio, about the project’s next four phases. It is an 88-home subdivision initially approved […]
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Region 9 sends $2.24M budget to voters
MEXICO — The Vocational Region 9 board Wednesday night approved a $2.24 million budget for secondary education and a $308,207 budget for adult and community education. They also heard a report from some of the 15 students at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology who attended a Skills U.S.A. competition in Bangor recently. The […]
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‘Every 15 Minutes’ to show results of impaired driving
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School will repeat the “Every 15 Minutes” program next month to remind teens of the dangers of driving while impaired and texting while driving. It was presented in 2012, and Principal Matt Gilbert said it’s time to show it again. The two-day event is planned for early May, but Gilbert […]
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RSU 10 curriculum coordinator to retire in June
DIXFIELD — Gloria Jenkins said she learned the importance of education from her aunt who was a teacher and missionary for years in Nigeria. “I wanted to help people learn,” Jenkins said this week as she prepared to wind down her more than 40 years in education. She has served as curriculum coordinator and assistant […]
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Mexico police log
MEXICO — The Police Department responded to a record 222 incidents in March, and 11 in April as of Thursday morning. They include the following: * A Middle Avenue resident reported at 9:50 p.m. March 29 that a visitor stole $1,000 cash. Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Thursday that police are waiting to interview a […]
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Children’s pageant to benefit Relay For Life
PERU — Several teams with the River Valley Relay For Life group will host a pageant for children from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Dirigo Elementary School, volunteer Diane Mitchell said. “We’ve relied on a lot of the typical fundraiser things to raise money, but with the pageant, the different groups […]