District eyes state grant to build more private gender-neutral bathrooms at Dixfield high school

Gender-neutral bathrooms are preferred by many Dirigo students for privacy.

RSU 10 residents prepare to vote on $91.8M school in Mexico

Residents of the seven towns of Regional School Unit 10 will vote Nov. 8 on whether to approve the project. 

Oxford County arrests: Oct. 24, 2022

Mexico Police awarded grant for 2nd school resource officer

Acceptance of grant depends on whether Mexico or Regional School Unit 10 picks up local share for SRO.

Photo: Rumford children learn fire safety

Mexico vocational school seeking $5.48 million in grant money for three new buildings

The career and technical education school plans to have a referendum question on the ballot for each of its 16 sending school towns on Election Day, Nov. 8,

Oxford County arrest log: Oct. 21, 2022

Photo: Seniors ‘Exercise with Mitzi’

Oxford County commissioners name deputy EMA director

Cammie Sprague has worked for the county for the past 16 years as a dispatcher, and will now serve as deputy director of the Emergency Management Agency.

Outbreak of COVID-19 reported in Rumford Community Home

With at least 34 people sick, this is at least the second COVID outbreak at the facility since the pandemic began. There was an outbreak one year ago that infected at least 65 residents and staff.