Buckfield to explore financial impact of leaving Western Foothills school district

The Select Board will name an ad hoc committee to see if it is economically feasible to reestablish a district with Hartford and Sumner.

Bethel’s Olivia Cuneo offers coffee, conversation from a converted horse cart

Cuneo said she's had many heart-to heart conversations with her regulars, whose drink orders she remembers before their names.

Two teachers hired for Rumford Elementary School

40 condo units to be built near Black Mountain in Rumford

Plans for Black Mountain Condo Village call for 20 buildings, each housing two units, with a selection of one-, two- and four-bedroom units.

Western Foothills school officials look to cut proposed 16% budget increase

Superintendent Deb Alden said the district has already made some reductions, and is aiming for an 8% increase.

Rumford students sent to hospital after truck strikes bus in Farmington

Four were taken to a Farmington hospital with suspected minor injuries after a bus and truck collided at a 'very low speed,' police said.

Annual sliding race in Rumford raises $3,000 for charity

Superman defeated Batman and Captain America for the coveted title.

Buckfield town manager warns taxpayers on potential RSU 10 increase

Town Manager Cameron Hinkley said the town cannot afford continued double-digit increases in municipal and school budgets.

Tests show no dangerous contamination from Rumford paper mill discharge, senator says

Sen. Joseph Martin collected samples after ND Paper's inadvertent discharge of black liquor into the air Dec. 10, 2024, and sent them to the Department of Environmental Protection for testing.

Norway driver arrested after police pursuit from Rumford to Paris

Frederick Ryan, 46, of Norway was booked at the Oxford County Jail on charges following the late-morning chase.