The Canton selectmen raised sewer rates by 20% during their meeting on Thursday and plan to hold a Special Town Meeting to discuss repealing an Administrative Assistant ordinance on January 9 at 5:30 p.m.
River Valley
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Rains ease for Christmas in the Valley parade in Rumford
RUMFORD — The rains took a break late Saturday afternoon, just in time for the annual Christmas in the Valley parade. The theme for the parade was “Christmas Throughout the Years” (1940s and up). First place for commercial/business went to Dupuis Towing & Salvage of Mexico, with first place for nonprofit/civic going to the Region […]
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Rumford residents paying it forward at Christmas
Gary Dolloff, the manager of the Greater Rumford Community Center, is in the sixth year of his Pay it Forward campaign to raise money to give items such as firewood, heating oil and food to those in need in the River Valley area.
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RSU 56 fifth budget hearing to be held Thursday
The $12.72 million budget eliminates the principal’s position at Dirigo High School. A referendum in the town’s of Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru will be held Jan. 7.
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RSU 10 receives USDA grant to expand rural education, to be shared with three other districts
RSU 10 was awarded about half a million dollars to help expand rural education and health care in the district and in three other neighboring districts.
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RSU 10 hires school resource officer for Rumford, Mexico schools
The RSU 10 board of directors approved an agreement with Rumford Police Department’s Sgt. Doug Maifeld to be the school resource officer in the River Valley region. Maifeld plans to retire from the Rumford PD in January.
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Iconic Christmas display recreated in Mexico
MEXICO — For more than 60 years, Santa Claus and his reindeer have been the centerpiece of a Christmas display at Naples Packing Co. at 654 River Road. Owner Jim Naples said from the time he was about 10 years old, he would help his father put up the display. “It’s something people look forward […]
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Mexico family receives missing dog tags for brother who died in WWII
French group who specializes in searching crash sites, recently discovered the items of John Waite Jr., who died during a bombing mission on Aug. 7, 1944, in France.
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Mountain-to-mountain ski glade connects two Rumford mountains
Over 100 volunteers created an eight-mile trail from Rumford Whitecap Mountain to Black Mountain.