BUCKFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board approved an additional third-grade teacher position for Meroby Elementary School on Monday night. Directors also discussed the possibility of moving sixth-graders from Hartford-Sumner Elementary School in Sumner to Buckfield Junior-Senior High School. The number of third-graders is now more than 50, necessitating a third teacher. The board […]
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Red Bull Frozen Rush event at Sunday River set for Jan. 8, 9
NEWRY — Sunday River Resort will host its second annual Red Bull Frozen Rush event on Thursday and Friday Jan. 8 and 9, Director of Communications Sarah Devlin said. The event, which consists of a series of head-to-head races using off-road trucks, began in 2013, when eight professional truck drivers raced two at a time […]
RSU 10 board welcomes new member, former DES to remain partially open
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board, which welcomed a new member Monday night, approved keeping a section of the former Dixfield Elementary School open for administrative offices for a year. Jennifer LeDuc of Rumford, a parent of several school children, was elected to the board by write-ins last month. She succeeds Tracey Higley, who chose […]
LeDuc wins write-in seat from Rumford on RSU 10 board
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board will welcome a new member when it meets July 7. Jennifer LeDuc, a mother of three children, won a write-in race to represent Rumford. She received 167 votes to write-in candidate Bromley Cook, who received 24. Rumford Town Clerk Beth Bellegarde said more than 40 other write-in votes were […]
Giving thanks
Rumford Elementary School students Alice Leduc, Ian Cameron and Zachary New are pictured giving Sergeant Doug Maifeld lunch for the Rumford Police Department. The RES staff provided lunch to thank the police department for help with lockdown drills at the school.