BETHEL – With the 2013 Bethel WinterFest about a month away, the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce has begun construction on one of its biggest attractions: the snow volcano. According to marketing specialist Jessie Perkins, work on the “snowcano” is in progress and should be completed within a few weeks. “We have many, many dump […]
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Oxford Plains Speedway vigil honors missing snowmobilers
OXFORD — Hundreds of friends and relatives commemorated three men presumed dead after disappearing on Rangeley Lake while snowmobiling Sunday. Mourners crowded around a bonfire in the freezing night, holding up candles pushed through Dixie cups to catch the wax and block the wind. Glenn Henderson, 43, of Sabattus, his cousin, Kenneth Henderson, 40, of […]
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Dirigo Outing Club gets grant for hiking gear
DIXFIELD — Dirigo High School English teacher Karolyn Buotte was successful again with her application for a grant to help purchase hiking gear for the Dirigo Outing Club. Teens to Trails, based in Edgecomb, provided 18 high school outing clubs with grants of up to $500. Buotte was able to secure the maximum allowed. “This […]
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Region 9 selling calendars for scholarship funds
MEXICO — The Region 9 School of Applied Technology will sell calenders and use the proceeds for scholarships for senior students. The 2013 calenders, which were printed in color and arranged by the graphic arts students, cost $15. They feature photographs of each Region 9 program and the students enrolled in them. Cheryl Ellis, student […]
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Rumford police arrests
The following are to be arraigned on Feb. 5 in 11th District Court: * Tyler Smith, 18, Mexico, furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol, 10:38 p.m. Dec. 31 on Front Street. He was released on $600 unsecured bail. * Derek Richards, 22, Mexico, operating after suspension, 12:49 p.m. Dec. 30 on Lincoln Avenue. […]
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Rumford man accused of threatening woman with knife
PARIS — A Rumford man accused of attacking a woman and holding a knife to her throat was being held on $250 bail Wednesday night at the Oxford County Jail. Arturo P. Sanchez, 49, of 323 Waldo St. in Rumford, was arrested at around 4 a.m. Tuesday on charges of criminal threatening and assault. A […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Gary N. Gross, 64, of Hartford, domestic violence assault with prior, Dec. 26, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Rickey E. Morin, 28, of Westbrook, theft, Dec. 26, Oxford Police Department. * Daniel J. Bordeau, 25, of Rumford, attempting to elude an officer, operating under […]
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Rumford man charged with driving truck into Rumford garage
RUMFORD — A local man was arrested New Year’s Day after police say he drove drunk into the side of Jake’s Garage on Prospect Avenue. Jeremy Dow, 22, was charged at 1:10 a.m. with operating under the influence, leaving the scene of a property-damage crash and felony aggravated criminal mischief. He was released on $1,000 […]
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Mexico police log
MEXICO – The Police Department responded to 34 complaints in the past week. They include the following: * At 11:03 p.m. Dec. 26, police arrested Daniel Bordeau, 25, of Rumford after he fled from police and crashed his car into a snowbank. According to Lt. Roy Hodsdon, officer Daniel Carrier noticed Bordeau drive by at […]