DIXFIELD — An activity on name-calling at Dirigo Middle School on Tuesday turned to shock and anger from parents after vandals wrote obscenities on hallway posters after school. RSU 10 Superintendent Tom Ward and Principal Celena Ranger said Wednesday that the activity was part of an assembly Monday featuring Brandon Baldwin, a member for the […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Gideon S. Dorman, 41, of Bethel, Jan. 23, disorderly conduct and failure to submit to arrest or detention, Maine State Police. * David S. Moore, 34, of Rumford, Jan. 23, domestic violence assault and violation of bail condition, Rumford Police Department. * […]
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Rumford man accused of driving drunk to pick up teens at Rumford high school
RUMFORD — Police say a local man drove drunk on Tuesday afternoon onto school property at Mountain Valley High School to pick up two teens. At 2:43 p.m. on Somerset Street, near the high school, Rumford Sgt. Tracey Higley arrested Kevin J. Nasatowicz, 52, on a charge of operating under the influence. He was released […]
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Icy roads, outages expected in Western Maine Thursday night to Friday morning
GRAY — The National Weather Service is warning of sleet and freezing rain in Oxford and Franklin counties tonight, into Friday morning. Icy roads and power outages are a possibility. The winter weather advisory goes into effect at 7 p.m., with snow on the forecast until around midnight, when it turns to freezing rain and […]
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Three escape fire that destroys home in Mexico Wednesday
MEXICO — A young man jumped from the second floor roof of a burning house early Wednesday morning and ran barefoot across Backkingdom Road to get help, an official said. Mexico Fire Department was sent to 108 Backkingdom Road at approximately 2:30 a.m. after Terry Crosby, a volunteer firefighter, who lives across from the fire […]
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School civil rights team examines power of words
DIXFIELD — Brandon Baldwin believes some words should carry warning labels. “Words are powerful. Things coming out of our mouths carry incredible power,” he told students at Dirigo Middle School on Tuesday morning during No Name Calling Week. Baldwin, a member of the Civil Rights Team Project for the state’s Office of the Attorney General, […]
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Farmington selectmen decline bench donation in memory of veteran shot by police
FARMINGTON — Acting on a request to place a memorial bench for Justin Crowley Smilek in Meetinghouse Park or another location where veterans are honored, selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday not to accept the donation as offered from his mother, Ruth Crowley. After speaking with residents and veterans, the majority of those were concerned about the […]
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State sand truck crashes into utility pole
RUMFORD — A Maine Department of Transportation truck crashed into a utility pole on Route 2 Tuesday morning. At approximately 4 a.m., the 1-ton pickup truck was sanding near the intersection of Route 2 and Route 232 in Rumford Point went it slid off the road and broke a utility pole, Norm Haggan, regional manager […]
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Rumford man charged with aggravated assault
RUMFORD — Police arrested a man after a woman called 911 to report he punched out her two front teeth early Tuesday morning. John Messier, 41, of Rumford, was arrested by Rumford police officer Bradlee Gallant and charged with aggravated assault, Capt. Dan Garbarini said. At 2:05 a.m., a woman dialed 911 from an apartment […]