BETHEL — The Local Food Connection will begin hosting its Thursday Night Film Series beginning Feb. 7 and continuing until April. According to Amy Scott, a member of the Local Food Connection, the film series is “a little bit of a repeat of a film series done last summer into the fall, with a few […]
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School buses involved in Hanover crash
HANOVER — Five ambulance companies responded Friday to a four-vehicle accident involving two school buses and 27 students on Route 2. Two children from one bus who complained of back pain, and a man from one of two cars involved who had a possible head injury, were taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital, Med-Care […]
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Health coalition seeking information on substance abuse
RUMFORD – Patty Duguay, director of the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition, announced Thursday afternoon that the substance abuse prevention group is looking for a list of residents to participate in anonymous, one-on-one interviews to discuss substance abuse in the community. Duguay’s announcement came during the coalition’s monthly community network meeting at the Rumford Public […]
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Guardsman says health coalition could benefit from partnership
RUMFORD — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition heard Thursday afternoon from Robert Mooney of the Maine National Guard about its substance abuse prevention program. Meeting at the Rumford Public Library, the coalition invited the noncommissioned officer for civil operations to speak about what the Guard could offer the coalition if it were to join. […]
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Stargazing in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — The community is invited to stargaze at the official unveiling of the new outdoor classroom at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School next week. The event begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 in the home economics classroom with a potluck supper. Afterward, people go to the wood-framed, open building to look at the stars through […]
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Wild weather wreaks havoc across Western Maine
DIXFIELD — Residents in Western Maine saw just about every form of precipitation on Thursday during a spate of wild weather. Rain, sleet, snow and hail fell as blue skies suddenly turned black and gusts up to 60 mph blew through, causing scattered power outages. The culprit was a warm front, followed quickly by a […]
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Ex-supervisor pleads guilty to sexually abusing Greenwood mill employee
PARIS — A Denmark man admitted in court Thursday to stalking and sexually abusing a woman he supervised for nearly a year at Saunders Brothers Mill in Greenwood. Mark Hamlin, 58, pleaded guilty to one count of stalking and six counts each of indecent conduct and unlawful sexual touching. He will serve one year at […]
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Committee seeks agreement to keep Dirigo High School open
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Withdrawal Committee is considering holding a referendum to call off its effort to leave RSU 10, if it gets a guarantee that Dirigo High School will remain open for at least 10 years. The decision was made at Wednesday’s meeting. The committee wants to hire a lawyer to work with the […]
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Dixfield sled racer working to overcome paralysis
RUMFORD — Paralyzed from the waist down in a snowmobile accident, Nate Clark is fighting back far from home. Determined to walk again and ride snowmobiles, the longtime sled racer from Dixfield is undergoing a grueling, five-week therapy regimen at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. Clark, 28, suffered a spinal cord injury during a hill […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Jared P. Billings, 19, of Norway, Jan. 28, domestic violence assault, Jan. 28. * Dale V. Haley, 49, of Rumford, Jan. 28, operating under the influence and operating after suspension, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * James D. Fogg, 30, of Norway, Jan. 29, failure […]