PERU — Kindergarten isn’t what it used to be, say four kindergarten teachers at Dirigo Elementary School. Little ones are expected to know much more before they begin their educational career. To help local day care centers and preschools understand the changes in the kindergarten curriculum, Danielle Afari and fellow kindergarten teachers Sue Bousquet, Libby […]
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Buckfield man injured in Route 108 crash
PERU — A Buckfield man was injured Wednesday morning when police say he drove into the back of a truck on Route 108. Alan Litchfield, 50, was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital after the 5:35 a.m. accident, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Chancey Libby said. Litchfield was admitted to Rumford Hospital and listed […]
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Selectmen discuss budget, consolidation with RSU superintendent
MEXICO — RSU 10 Superintendent Tom Ward told selectmen Tuesday night that declining local property values mean there may be more state funds for the district. He said the cost of education has steadily increased, but Mexico may be in luck due to a decrease in property valuation for 2012-13. “With Mexico’s property valuation decreasing […]
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River Valley Community Coalition discusses upcoming events
MEXICO — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition held a networking meeting Tuesday afternoon at Region 9 School of Applied Technology to discuss upcoming events. Representatives from businesses and programs, including the Region 9 Adult Education Center, Community Concepts and SeniorsPlus, attended. Carol Emery, a member of the coalition, asked each person to share upcoming […]
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Rumford’s Gone Loco! Cafe at No View Farm to hold children’s art contest
RUMFORD — Gone Loco! Cafe at No View Farm on South Rumford Road is sponsoring a month-long, local children’s art contest. Eighteen winners of the contest, which runs from Friday, Nov. 30, to Sunday, Dec. 30, will have their art displayed on the covers of cafe menus, owner Annette Marin said Tuesday in a news release. […]
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RSU 10 initials policies on head injuries
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board approved the first readings of three policies concerning school activity-related concussions or other head injuries Monday night. Superintendent Tom Ward said the policies provide regulations and procedures that must be followed whenever a suspected head injury is reported or observed. “We’ve put this on the front burner of awareness,” […]
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Day treatment, special education topics at RSU 10 meeting
RUMFORD — Providing support to the Pennacook Learning Center’s 30 students is tops on the goals of its director, Rick Greene, and the staff who work with the emotionally challenged youngsters. “We have some fairly significant disorders,” he told the RSU 10 board Monday night. His staff frequently works one-on-one with the students. “We have […]
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Rumford police use Facebook to ID suspect in cruiser damage
RUMFORD — Police said Tuesday afternoon that their posting of a surveillance video image of a man in a store on social media site Facebook helped solve a crime. Based on the public’s help to identify the man, Mark Witherell, 52, was arrested at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday on John F. Kennedy Lane on a charge […]