LEWISTON — Three sexual assault crisis and outreach centers in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties have merged into a single agency, according to the president of the board of directors of the new agency. Merging are the Rape Education and Crisis Hotline of Oxford County, the Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Androscoggin County and the […]
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Preschoolers learn fire prevention
DIXFIELD — A small group of preschool children from the Ludden Library story time program enjoyed a tour and presentation on fire safety and prevention at the Dixfield Fire Department. “I think the most important thing for kids of this age is that they get to know us and are not afraid of us,” Capt. […]
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Friday furlough day means no classes for RSU 10
DIXFIELD — The first of three furlough days for employees of Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 takes place Friday, Oct. 7. That means there’s no school for students or any of the 580 staff on that day. Two other unpaid furlough days are scheduled for March 23 and April 13. The cost-cutting measure was […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Rumford: Board of Assessors, 4 p.m., Municipal Building Rumford: River Valley Events Committee, 5 p.m., Municipal Building Rumford: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Municipal Building Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Hanover: Planning Board site visit, 5 p.m., South Shore Road Hanover: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town […]
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‘No Child’ tough to live up to, Ward says
DIXFIELD — Superintendent Tom Ward believes the 2003 federal No Child Left Behind Act was the right idea, but the requirements are virtually impossible to meet. “The New England states were so far ahead (of many other states) and we had to improve more. Some other states were able to show growth, but because we […]
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New after-school programs offered at RSU 10
DIXFIELD — After-school programs for several schools in Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 bring some new activities aimed at broadening student knowledge and growth. Barbara Radmore, new director of the 21st Century federally-funded grant program, said her goal is to involve community members in the student enrichment program. “We want to involve the community […]
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Rumford crime bulletin
Patrol officers responded to 93 complaints between midnight Sept. 26 and midnight Oct. 2. Arrests/summonses Sept. 26 at 1:38 a.m., Jamie Skidgell, 19, of Augusta was charged by Cpl. Lawrence Winson on Lincoln Avenue with possession of marijuana. Skidgell is scheduled to appear in Rumford District Court on Dec. 6. Sept. 27 at 11:46 p.m., […]
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Mexico rec director leads park fix-up effort
MEXICO — Wayne Sevigny, the new Mexico Recreation Department director, is leading a group of volunteers in fixing up the recreation park, where he has started a soccer program. On Friday, workers were resurfacing fields, tearing down an old dugout, and preparing a new soccer field near the snack shack. “Old pylons were removed, and […]