DIXFIELD — Greta Freiburger has always been fascinated by the United States. So this year, she is a foreign exchange student at Dirigo High School. “I’ve never seen so many trees in my life,” she said Thursday in the principal’s conference room. “I like the colorful leaves,” Greta is from Duesseldorf and arrived at her […]

RUMFORD — Head coach for the Girls on the Run program, Kassie Elliott, said the girls in the program are always excited on the days when they run after school. “They come to us and say, ‘Is this the day for Girls on the Run? This is the best day ever!’” Elliott, a third-grade teacher at […]

RUMFORD — Among the calls answered by the Police Department recently were: • Oct. 9, 12:21 p.m.: Report of a shoplifter at a Waldo Street business. Sgt. James Bernard responded and summonsed John Lebel, 49, Rumford for theft. He is scheduled to appear in Rumford District Court on Dec. 12. • Oct. 8, 7:14 p.m.: Amber […]

* Oct. 11, 2:09 p.m.: Justin Elsman, 32, Canton, charged on three warrants for failure to appear and probation holds. He was transported to the Oxford County Jail. * Oct. 10, 5:12 p.m.: A Chase Avenue resident reported someone smashed the rear window of her vehicle parked in her driveway. Officer Rob Drouin is investigating. […]

MEXICO — Police Chief Roy Hodsdon is urging caution for anyone finding discarded hypodermic needles or other drug paraphernalia strewn around town. “Leave them alone. Don’t touch them. Let us handle it,” he said. In the past week, Hodsdon said his department received three calls from residents who found “needles and spoons” that had been used […]

RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will soon begin its second round of interviewing candidates for the town manager position. John Madigan, the town manager for Rumford and Mexico, announced in April he would retire and run for a seat in the Legislature. Selectmen in both towns voted in May to extend his contract to Jan. 1 […]