Students check out options for the future at education fair in Mexico

Bethel, Dixfield and Rumford high school students learn about college, job and trades opportunities.

PHOTO: Homecoming a ‘Wonderland’ at Mountain Valley in Rumford

Dee Dee’s Swift River Trail 5K Run/Walk raises money for scholarships

The race was set up in memory of an Andover teen who died in a car crash in 2007.

Demolition of former Peru schoolhouse begins with asbestos removal

Voters approved using $85,000 from surplus to complete the job.

Mountain biking trail taking shape soon in Rumford

The three-mile recreation path will also serve walkers and snowshoers.

4th school budget to be offered in RSU 56

RSU 56 board approved a 4.1% budget increase for their fourth-round school budget proposal. The board plans to vote on the school budget numbers again at their October 8 meeting.

PHOTO: Father-son fencing

Mark and Drew McKenna of Quality Fence Company in Rumford work on a fence at Hosmer Field in Rumford on Wednesday afternoon.

RSU 10 approves a $287,365 bond for school buses

Three new buses will arrive next month for the Rumford and Buckfield regions.

Rumford mill raising money to assist Farmington disaster victims

Some people were paying $100 for two hot dogs Friday to meet the goal.

New Dixfield police chief starts Monday

Aaron Mick must pass a test on Maine laws within a year to be a police chief in Maine.