Buckfield to meet with auditors on missing documents

The town is seeking a solution on documents that are missing to finish town audits for two years beginning in 2020-21.

Buckfield takes control of library assets after trust dissolved

Oxford County Superior Court terminated the trust for the Zadoc Long Free Library, which has been in question since 2015.

Rumford-based district receives second USDA distance learning grant

The $982,191 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant funds received by Regional School Unit 10 in November will be used to purchase more electronic equipment that allow educators to teach courses remotely and will be used for mental health counselor services.

Chronic absenteeism has ‘dropped quite a bit’ at Sumner school

Chronic absenteeism at Hartford-Sumner Elementary School “has fallen 6.5% from last year,” and the school’s chronic absenteeism rates are currently at 18.5% of the student population, said Board Director Allison Long.

Peter Fickett elected to Buckfield Select Board

He joins his wife, Sandra Fickett, on the five-member governing board

Buckfield man dies when dump truck rolls on its side in Peru

Michael Averill was hauling gravel when he died in the single-vehicle crash Thursday morning.

Rumford, Buckfield high school principals say students learning in and out of classrooms

Students from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford and students from Buckfield Junior-Senior High School attended a career day at Sunday River resort in Newry last month.

Johnson Hall co-founder says renovation of Gardiner theater is ‘beyond our expectation’

Four decades after Denise and Benny Reehl formed a group to buy Johnson Hall, renovations to the historic opera house are nearing completion. To meet the requirements of the tax credit program funding part of the work, the building must be safe for occupancy by Dec. 31.

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Rumford-based school district receives grant to make meals from scratch

RSU10 is one of 10 districts in the state to receive a federal grant.