RUMFORD — The RSU 10 board unanimously approved a community-wide event Monday night for April or May that aims to show students the possible lethal results of using drugs, alcohol or texting while driving. Mountain Valley High School Principal Matt Gilbert and Rumford Police Department Sgt. Tracey Higley described a program known nationally as “Every […]
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Peru to consider bids for plow truck
PERU — Selectmen opened four bids for a new snowplow truck Monday and will consult with road foreman Joe Roach before making a decision. A special meeting is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, to award a contract. Ripley & Fletcher Co. of South Paris offered a Ford F-550 for $46,825 with the standard […]
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Community Dental board votes to keep Rumford branch open, with caveats
RUMFORD — The Community Dental board of directors voted Friday to reopen the Rumford branch, as long as certain requirements are met, Chief Executive Officer Lisa Kavanaugh said Monday afternoon. The branch closed July 2 after high winds from severe thunderstorms ripped off 30 percent of the roofing on the River Valley Technology Center, where […]
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Dixfield man charged with assaulting officer
PARIS — Police said a Dixfield man faces felony assault charges after he kicked a corrections officer in the groin. Vance Billings, 38, made an initial appearance in Oxford County Superior Court on Monday on additional charges of disorderly conduct, refusing to submit to arrest and violation of the conditions of his release. According to an […]
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Dixfield selectmen to begin process of filling anticipated chief of police vacancy
DIXFIELD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia told the Board of Selectmen during Monday evening’s meeting that he spoke with the Maine Chiefs of Police Association about filling the anticipated Chief of Police vacancy when Chief Richard Pickett retires. Pickett plans to retire sometime in early 2015, Puiia said. “I called the Maine Chiefs of Police […]
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Rumford selectmen to follow up on Knox Street signage issue at Monday meeting
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will address a lengthy agenda during its meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, in the Rumford Falls Auditorium. Among the items to be discussed at the selectmen’s meeting includes a request for signage on Knox Street to allow funeral parking near Holy Savior Church. The board voted during […]
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Recall ordinance review, water and sewer project update on agenda for Dixfield board
DIXFIELD — A review of the recall ordinance process and an update on a water and sewer project are among the items to be discussed at the 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, Board of Selectmen meeting at Ludden Memorial Library. During the Aug. 25 board meeting, the selectmen reviewed drafts of recall ordinances from several […]
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Western Maine candidate forum on public education Sept. 25
LEWISTON — A legislative candidates’ forum focused on K-12 education is being held Thursday, Sept. 25, in Lewiston, bringing together those running for the Maine House and Senate in Western Maine and the school boards and superintendents from the districts they serve. The forum is scheduled to run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the […]
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Maine State Police tracking dog pays visit to fourth-grade Dirigo Elementary class
PERU — A fourth-grade class got the chance to meet a Maine State Police tracking dog and the trooper who handles him Friday morning at Dirigo Elementary School. Maine State Trooper Adam Fillebrown was invited to Kristi Holmquist’s class to explain to students what he and his tracking dog, Aros, do while on the job. […]
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Car hits moose in Rumford
RUMFORD— A local woman escaped injury when her car collided with a moose on Route 108 on Saturday. Rumford Police Officer Brad Gallant said Sonia Thibodeau, 41, of Rumford was driving into Rumford in her 2013 Volkswagen Jetta when she collided with the male moose. The moose was killed, but Thibodeau was not injured, Gallant […]