RUMFORD — A subcommittee of the Regional School Unit 10 board reported Monday night on discussions it had with the Byron Withdrawal Committee. RSU 10 directors also heard an update on a recently completed project at Mountain Valley Middle School. Byron, with nine students enrolled in RSU 10, is taking steps to pull out of […]
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Police: Fire at Mexico camp may have been set
MEXICO — A fire that destroyed a vacant building on Coburn Avenue may have been intentionally set, Lt. Dan Carrier of the Mexico Police Department said Monday evening. Fire departments from four towns responded to scene around 4:15 p.m. The building owner lives in Massachusetts, Carrier said. “We’re getting some mixed stories right now, but […]
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Mexico, Rumford, Dixfield officials meeting on police coverage
MEXICO — The Mexico and Rumford Boards of Selectmen will meet at 6 p.m. Dec. 11 in the Calvin P. Lyons Room of the Town Office to continue discussion on the possibility of merging police services. Dixfield police Chief Richard A. Pickett will present a proposal for one police department to serve all three towns. […]
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Sixth annual Festival of Trees in Rumford set for Dec. 13
RUMFORD — The Rumford Performing Arts Committee will host the sixth annual Festival of Trees at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Rumford Falls Auditorium. Jim Rinaldo, chairman of the Rumford Performing Arts Committee, said that ever since the organization started making the event free to the public, it’s become “more popular than ever.” […]
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Dixfield board to discuss chief of police vacancy at Dec. 8 meeting
DIXFIELD – Discussion on the upcoming chief of police vacancy will continue during the Monday, Dec. 8, board meeting. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Ludden Memorial Library. Chief Richard A. Pickett is set to retire in late January or early February. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said that when Pickett first announced […]
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Dixfield board to hear Western Maine Economic Council presentation Dec. 8
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will meet with the Western Maine Economic Development Council at 4:30 p.m. Monday evening at Ludden Memorial Library for a presentation on what the council has to offer, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Friday morning. The meeting will precede the selectmen’s regularly scheduled 5:30 p.m. board meeting. Puiia said […]
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Dirigo history class to host silent film night at old Dixfield opera house
DIXFIELD – For the second consecutive year, a Dirigo High School history class will host a silent film night at the long-dormant Old Tuscan Opera House on Main Street. The event is a fundraiser for the Dixfield Historical Society. The Old Tuscan Opera House, owned by Dixfield resident Nancy Carpenter, was a popular location in […]
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Sex crimes increase significantly in Mexico and Rumford
MEXICO — Sex crimes have more than doubled from last year and are nearly as high in neighboring Rumford. Additionally, the call volume to date in both towns is up by more than 320 apiece. As of Wednesday morning, Mexico police Chief Roy Hodsdon said he had investigated 24 gross sexual assaults, compared to 11 […]
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Christmas in the Valley Parade shows Rumford’s holiday spirit
RUMFORD — About 100 spirited people of all ages participated in Friday night’s Christmas in the Valley Parade, which featured many floats in the Christmas in the Future theme. Following the parade, which serves as an escort for Santa Claus, the jolly elf greeted more than 100 children and their parents in the Rumford fire […]
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Buckfield students gather gifts for local military family
BUCKFIELD — Sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School are collecting Christmas gifts for a military family in Oxford County and setting up a Giving Tree where people can leave presents. “To give presents to a military family is pretty cool,” said seventh-grader Deja Bennett, who helped set up and decorate the tree […]