PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Shawn P. Davis, 40, of Auburn, May 21, acquiring drugs by deception, failure to pay fines and two counts of failure to appear, Oxford Police Department. * James D. Fogg, 31, of Old Orchard Beach, May 21, failure to pay fines, Maine State […]
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Rumford’s Friday Night Live cast rehearsing material for June 13-16 shows
RUMFORD — Inside 49 Franklin’s theater Wednesday night, 13 Friday Night Live cast members rehearsed skits for next month’s show. On stage, the comedy troupe read from hand-held scripts as they acted out a hospital scene under the direction of theater co-owner Scot Grassette’s brother, Keith A. Grassette. The skit is about a woman about […]
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RSU 10 nears end of superintendent search
DIXFIELD — The Superintendent Search Committee interviewed an applicant for the position of RSU 10 superintendent Wednesday afternoon. Search Committee co-Chairman Jerry Wiley said the committee reviewed five applications for the position on Monday and selected two candidates to interview. However, one dropped out of the running. Wiley said about a dozen board members, administrators […]
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Mahoosuc Land Trust hosting five-mile hike on new Black and White Trail
RUMFORD — The Mahoosuc Land Trust will host a five-mile hike on the new Black and White Trail at 10 a.m. June 1 as part of the American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day. The Black and White Trail stretches from the Black Mountain Ski Area to the Rumford Whitecap Mountain parking area, according to Jolan […]
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40-year teaching veteran to retire
MEXICO — Rose Osborn has wrestled with whether to retire for the past three years. This year, the nearly 40-year veteran of the classroom decided it was time. “I still love teaching,” Osborn said from her Title I classroom at Mountain Valley Middle School. Since graduating from the University of Southern Maine in 1971, she […]
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Dixfield, Woodstock residents graduate from diet, exercise program
WOODSTOCK — Members of the Dixfield and Woodstock Seventh-day Adventist churches gathered Sunday evening for a graduation ceremony, celebrating their completion of a monthlong diet that promoted healthy foods and exercise. Penny Dennison of Mexico, who attends the Dixfield Seventh-day Adventist Church, said members of that church and the Woodstock church at Bryant Pond decided […]
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Rumford Group Homes awarded federal grant to help pregnant, parenting youth
RUMFORD — Rumford Group Homes Inc. was awarded a five-year grant to establish a Maternity Group Home Transitional Living Program for pregnant and parenting youth in Oxford County, according to a late Monday afternoon news report. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Family and Youth Services Bureau awarded the grant, which is for […]
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Western Maine road, bridge projects total $53.56 million
RUMFORD — In February, the Maine Department of Transportation presented its $1.812 billion Work Plan for 2013, 2014 and 2015 to the Legislature. Of that amount, an estimated $53.56 million will fund about 100 projects currently on the 2013 work plan in Androscoggin, Oxford, Franklin and Cumberland counties. The bulk of the projects and costs […]
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Former Mexico resident recognized by Maine Legislature
MEXICO — A Mexico native who wrote a critically acclaimed memoir about growing up in the River Valley mill town was recognized last week by the Legislature. On May 15, District 93 Rep. Sheryl Briggs, D-Mexico, touted Monica Wood for her recent accomplishments for the book, “When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Heather M. Buotte, 27, of Andover, May 20, failure to appear, Maine State Police. * Buddy A. Cooper, 31, of Leeds, May 20, permitting unlawful use of a motor vehicle, Maine State Police. * Lindsey A. Pollis, 28, of Livermore Falls, May 20, failure to […]