School Resource Officer Justin Onofrio covering Dixfield-area schools

The RSU 56 SRO position is funded through a bipartisan Stronger Connections Grant for $250,000 and covers three years of salary/benefits of the SRO in RSU 56, said Superintendent Pam Doyen in an email response to the Rumford Falls Times.

Catholic Charities Maine recognizes volunteers

Dixfield-based school district approves budget, retains sports and after-school programs

The Regional School Unit 56 board of directors hired Kaelyne Thompson as Dirigo High School principal and Sara Thurston as athletics and activities director for the district, both to begin their positions July 1.

Oxford County Commissioners Steven Merrill and David Duguay stepping down

State Rep. Sawin Millett and state Sen. Lisa Keim running for the vacancies.

Carthage woman sent to hospital after two-vehicle collision in Farmington

Sholarn Jones, 50, of Carthage complained of chest pain and was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington.

Police arrest 4 people, seize ‘huge amount’ of drugs in Carthage

Two people were from Carthage, one from Jay and the other from Massachusetts charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs.

First day of school in Peru

The RSU 56 school has approximately 355 students enrolled this fall, Principal Charlie Swan said.

Carthage student makes provost’s list at Hofstra University

Photo Album: A day on the Webb River in Carthage

Three whitewater boaters from the Penobscot Paddle and Chowder Society take advantage of a warm day to paddle cold water on Friday.

Joann Grohman, Carthage farmer and author of ‘Keeping a Family Cow,’ dies at 94

A health advocate and cow-keeping trailblazer, Grohman lived self-reliantly and led by example.