AUBURN — State officials are hoping residents will come to a public summit Dec. 10 to help shape the future of bus transit in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. The meeting is part of a state review of local transit, how it works and what needs to be done to improve it. “It is for […]
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Roxbury to hold special town meeting Dec. 3
ROXBURY — A special town meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the Town Office at 1095 Roxbury Road. Other than electing a moderator, the only other article asks if residents will vote to transfer $9,000 from the Road Project Savings Account to the Capital Road Improvements Account. “The bills for […]
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Messier weather expected tonight
GRAY — The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for southern Oxford, southern Franklin and southern Somerset counties in Maine Tuesday evening. Those areas are expected to experience freezing rain, sleet and snow. The advisory is in effect from 7 p.m to 8 a.m. Wednesday, according the National Weather Service. “Low pressure […]
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Performance-based grading explained to RSU 10 board
DIXFIELD — Within the next few years, students from Mountain Valley, Dirigo and Buckfield Junior-Senior high schools will get report cards that state whether they met specific performance standards in English language arts, math, science and technology. Gloria Jenkins, assistant superintendent and curriculum coordinator, together with the Mountain Valley High School Principal Matt Gilbert, Dirigo […]
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Administrators, police handle threat of violence against MVHS student
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School Principal Matt Gilbert issued a news release Monday about a threat of violence against a student last week. According to the release, the school’s administration and the Rumford Police Department investigated a threat against one student by another student through the Internet. He said interviews were conducted and direct […]
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More than 4,200 in Franklin, Oxford counties still without power
PORTLAND (AP) — More than 5,000 electric customers in Maine remain without power after high winds caused outages across the state. Central Maine Power reports more than 5,000 outages early Monday, with communities in Oxford and Franklin counties reporting the most — more than 4,200 as of 6:19 a.m. That’s down from a high of […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Board of Appeals, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: River Valley Health Communities Coalition, noon, Rumford Public Library