RUMFORD — Napoleon-Ouellette American Legion Post 24 on upper Congress Street will host a Female Veterans Luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 16, to honor all women veterans. The schedule includes a morning of pampering — manicures, hair, Reiki and massage — from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., legion Commander Tricia Thurston said Thursday morning by email. […]
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Car with Mexico woman inside rolls backward through traffic, hits utility pole
MEXICO — Police responded Sunday to an accident on Route 2 involving a Mexico woman who backed her vehicle into oncoming traffic before crashing into a utility pole. According to Patrolman Travis R. Luce, Dorothy Fontaine, 91, of Mexico was sitting in the passenger seat of a 1994 Chevrolet car parked in front of the […]
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Boy expelled from another district admitted to Dirigo High School
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board admitted a high school student following a 45-minute closed session Tuesday night. Superintendent Craig King said the boy had been expelled from another district and now will attend Dirigo High School in Dixfield. The boy and an advocate met with the board prior to the vote. The majority of […]
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5K benefit run/walk being held for MVHS Athletic Booster member
RUMFORD — The Mountain Valley Athletic Boosters will be holding a 5K benefit run/walk for member Denise Garcia at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Hosmer Field. Leanne Virgin, a member of the Mountain Valley Athletic Boosters, said that Garcia, who has been an active member for six years, was recently diagnosed with cancer and […]
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State to hold ACA info sessions in South Paris, Farmington
The Maine Bureau of Insurance will hold public sessions in South Paris and Farmington to provide information about the Affordable Care Act. The sessions will offer information about the new health insurance marketplace, also known as the exchange, as well as information on new health insurance plans being offered in Maine and the law’s other […]
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Department heads urge better security at county building
PARIS — County commissioners are contemplating boosting security at the Oxford County courthouse after employees said they felt vulnerable in the building. Register of Probate Jennifer Dilworth told commissioners at their meeting Tuesday that the absence of security personnel when probate court is in session is of particular concern. The court, held two or three times […]
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RSU 10 board hears Andover request, sees robotics demo
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board Tuesday heard an update from the Andover Withdrawal Committee and unanimously approved robotics teams in all RSU 10 middle and high schools. David Percival of the Withdrawal Committee said Andover could send up to 60 middle andhigh school students to RSU 10 if residents vote later this year to […]
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Rumford selectmen to hear requests Thursday
RUMFORD — Requests to get a price for a thermal imaging camera and to hold a toll road fundraiser are on the agenda for selectmen Thursday night. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in Rumford Falls Auditorium. At the Sept. 5 board meeting, fire Chief Robert Chase asked if it would be possible […]
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Selectmen, Finance Committee OK budget recommendation for fifth vote
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee unanimously voted Tuesday to reduce their recommendations for the unclassified accounts budget by $77,200. On Oct. 8, voters defeated the unclassified accounts budget in a 478-478 tie. The other seven municipal budget articles were approved on the same ballot. The unclassified accounts budget includes money for […]
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Second attempt to expand Franklin County jail fails
AUGUSTA — A measure to reopen the Franklin County Detention Center as a full-service jail, this time with a stipulation that the Maine Legislature appropriate more money, was defeated Tuesday by the state Board of Corrections. After nearly two hours of debate, the measure drew only a single vote of the nine-member board. “Everybody in […]