DIXFIELD — Selectmen unanimously agreed to buy gasoline and diesel fuel from the Maine Department of Transportation on a trial basis within the next couple of weeks. They also agreed to consider a proposal to buy a generator for use by the water department. Don Hutchins, MDOT spokesman, proposed selling diesel fuel for $3.43 per […]
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Rumford Baptist Church to host evangelist, missionary
RUMFORD — Rumford Baptist Church will host two internationally famous people: evangelist, hunter and avid angler Morris Anderson and missionary to abused children and women Lauran Bethell. The two will speak about their work Sunday, Sept. 23, at the church at 112 Washington St. At 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., Anderson will share some of […]
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Man faces charge for throwing rocks on to Farmington highway
FARMINGTON — Police charged a Mexico man after motorists reported someone was throwing rocks and bricks into traffic on Wilton Road near the Colonial Valley Motel on Tuesday evening. Mark Ambrose, 36, was given a summons on a charge of criminal mischief after Farmington police say an 8- to 10-inch section of material from the […]
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Influx of eighth-graders calls for another teacher at MVMS
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board on Monday night decided to increase the daily rate for substitute nurses, hire a new eighth-grade teacher, and purchase two new buses. Superintendent Tom Ward said 12 new eighth-grade students were registered at Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico at the beginning of the new school year, most from […]
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Truck hits bank building in Mexico
MEXICO — An unknown vehicle struck the roof of the Mexico branch of Franklin Savings Bank sometime last week, causing at least $5,000 damage. Lt. Roy Hodsdon said he believes the vehicle was an 18-wheeler, tractor-trailer truck that likely backed into the building. He said a bank employee reported the damage at 3:30 p.m. Sept. […]
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Sen. Susan Collins’ staff to hold local office hours Sept. 19 in Rumford
RUMFORD — Staff from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’s Lewiston office will hold local office hours from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Sept. 19, in the Town Office. A staff member will be available to provide assistance with federal issues and agencies, such as the Social Security Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
State of shoes: New Balance to pitch trade ambassador on ways to keep jobs
NORWAY — One worker slips uppers onto forms. The next marries uppers and soles. There’s a quick spin in a pressurized mold, then a flurry as hands check seams, attach tags, tuck tissue paper into toes, fold this way and that. Enter shoebox, and done. A pair of sneakers in less than three minutes. And […]
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Jungle pilots flying into Rumford this week for Missions at the Airport
RUMFORD — Jungle pilots are expected to fly into town on Wednesday, Sept. 12, for the seventh annual JAARS Missions at the Airport. JAARS is the technical support arm of the Wycliffe Bible Translators. Missions at the Airport is an event designed to showcase the technology JAARS uses to support worldwide Bible translation, according to […]
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Rumford man pleads guilty to cashing late mother’s annuity checks
PARIS — A Rumford man who collected his mother’s insurance annuity payments for more than three years after her death pleaded guilty Tuesday in Oxford County Superior Court. Rupert Malchisky, 57, pleaded guilty to forgery and theft by deception. He was sentenced to one year, all suspended, and two years of probation. He must also […]
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Keim announces candidacy for Maine Legislature
DIXFIELD — Local resident Lisa Keim announces her candidacy for the Maine House of Representatives, District 93, which includes Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Mexico and Peru. The District 93 seat is currently held by Sheryl Briggs, D-Mexico. “I am running because I believe in this state, I know what its people are made of, and I […]