MEXICO — Melanie Prescott was overwhelmed Saturday when she received her bachelor of science degree at the University of Maine at Augusta. For the past five years, the Dixfield woman has been attending classes at University College at Rumford/Mexico, while juggling her children’s needs, caring for an ill mother, keeping up her home and volunteering. […]
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Maine Dynamic Driving course scheduled
MEXICO — A Maine Driving Dynamics course is scheduled for Region 9 School of Applied Technology from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, May 23 and 24. Instructor Eddy Naples, a commercial truck driving instructor for the school, said those completing the course will receive a three point credit on their driving record and […]
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Industry man pleads not guilty to sexual assault
PARIS — An Industry man pleaded not guilty to gross sexual assault Friday in Oxford County Superior Court. Christian Richards, 18, was transported from the Franklin County jail in Farmington on Thursday to the Oxford County Jail for his arraignment. He is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in February in a vacant building […]
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Mexico man to serve six months for burglary, drugs
PARIS — A Mexico man pleaded guilty to trafficking hydrocodone, burglary and theft Friday in Oxford County Superior Court. Gregg J. Gibbons, 25, of 56 Roxbury Road, was sentenced to four years in jail, with all but six months suspended and two years of probation. He was ordered to pay more than $2,000 in restitution […]
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Crockpot lunch MEXICO — A crockpot classics lunch will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, May 11, at Franklin Savings Bank, 20 Main St. A hot dog barbecue lunch will also be held at the Rumford Branch, 155 Congress St. Benjamin the Bear will make a special appearance. The cost is $5. […]
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Carrier joins Riverside Realty
MEXICO — Riverside Realty, 152 River Road, announces its newest sales agent, Jessica E. Carrier (Jess). She has been an at-home medical transcriptionist for more than 10 years. She has had an interest in real estate for several years, ever since she filled in as a secretary for a local real estate office 10 years […]
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Franklin County arrest log
Tristan Ridlon, 26, Vienna, violation condition of release/theft by unauthorized taking, transfer/violation of protection from abuse, May 7, Jay Police Department. Jesse Robbins, 31, Jay, furnishing illegal drugs, possession of illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, May 7, $300 cash bail, Jay Police Department. Kimberly Beardsley, 26, Jay, possession of illegal drug, May 7, $250 cash […]
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Historical Society meeting DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at the museum house. Topics of discussion will be the Maine Memory Network Project and further discoveries in the group’s vast collection of scrapbooks and ephemera. The Maine Memory Network Project encompasses the River Valley historical societies, libraries […]
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School officials expect education budget to increase tax rate by $1 in Mexico
MEXICO — Town Manager John Madigan told selectmen Tuesday night that a report from RSU 10 said that the town’s school taxes could go up $127,000 for the next fiscal year, which would raise the tax rate by about a $1. The final amount will be known after residents of the 12-town district adopt the […]
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OFCU announces Tony Poirier Volunteer Service Award winner
MEXICO — Oxford Federal Credit Union named Michael Madore as the first recipient of the Tony Poirier Volunteer Service Award. OFCU held their 74th annual meeting on April 18 at Mountain Valley High School, where Randy Hotham, current chairman of the board, presented the award. The award is named for Joseph Antonio “Tony” Poirier, who […]