• Jeremy S. Andrews, 41, of 142 Carsley Road, Harrison, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 6:56 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, in Cumberland County, by Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. • Tristan X. Betties, 40, of 8 Trainer Road, Old Orchard Beach, on charges of possession of a firearm when prohibited and operating […]
River Valley
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Parents learn how to properly install car seats at Mexico event
Corey Perreault, child passenger safety instructor, said, We find that about 80% of car seats are misused on a regular basis. In some cases, that misuse could be harmful to the child should there be an accident.”
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Canton to increase its Med-Care Ambulance share by $3,375 in 2025
Rob Walker, the town’s Med-Care Ambulance representative, said that the 2025 budget includes a $3 subsidy increase per capita, which means that the town will pay $48,375 in 2025, up from $45,000 for its share this year.
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The Searchlight Club: A Rumford-area women’s group dedicated to sharing knowledge and learning
The club celebrated 120 years this year. Created in 1904, it started as a social club mostly for the wives of the Rumford paper mill executives.
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Dixfield area school board director notes Nov. 5 bond vote for Mexico tech school
RSU 56 Board Director Bruce Ross, also a Region 9 School of Applied Technology board member, spoke about the $809,284 bond vote Nov. 5.
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Rumford-based RSU 10 board votes to consider buildings for in-person classes
The former Mexico Police Department building on Recreation Drive and the basement of the Apostolic Church in Mexico will have air quality testing and architectural studies done in the possibility of having Mountain Valley Middle School classrooms in the buildings.
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Be the One to prevent suicide
by Lou Marin RUMFORD — The No. 1 issue facing the veteran community today is suicide. Although we have adopted the slogan, “22 until none,” It is estimated that between 17 and 22 veterans or service members take their lives each day. That’s more than 6,000 annually. The rate of suicide for veterans is […]
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Walk to Remember held in Rumford to support Colby Fund
Nearly $5,000 was raised, which will support the Colby Fund, which provides financial and other support services to parents who have suffered loss.
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Rumford ski area receives $1.2 million in grants for improvements
Roger Arsenault, chairman of the Black Mountain of Maine board of directors, said the opportunity for a longer season would add to the bottom line and ‘change our financial picture. We’ll be more stable.’