RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday will continue discussing whether to pursue LED lighting for streetlights. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Rumford Falls Auditorium. At the board’s Nov. 19 meeting, Selectman Jeff Sterling said he read that some towns are converting their streetlights to LED bulbs at a cost of […]
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Two drivers injured by deer on highways
MEXICO — Police said two drivers were injured in separate accidents involving deer on highways this week. On Monday night, Gerard Pelletier, 50, of Mexico was seriously injured when his car struck a dead deer on Route 2 in Mexico and swerved into a loaded logging truck, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Board of Assessors, 3 p.m., Municipal Building Sumner: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office […]
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Annual Dixfield Christmas Fair scheduled for Dec. 5
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Congregational Church will host its annual Christmas Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, resident Beverly Glover said Monday. “We’ll have a breakfast and a lunch held throughout the day,” she said. “For breakfast, we’ll be cooking pancakes, waffles, eggs, sausages, bacon, and serving orange juice. For lunch, […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Breakfast with Santa in Mexico Dec. 6
MEXICO — Santa Claus is coming to town to visit children and their families Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology. Breakfast organizers arranged a quick phone call with Santa, who was hard at work in his shop. He talked about how things are going during this very busy time of […]
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Dufey marches to a different beat, laying eggs in November
Dufey has always been just a step off the regular path set by the rest of my flock of geese. This year is no different. Geese usually lay their wonderfully large and delicious eggs from March through June. But Dufey has been supplying us with fresh eggs in late November. For the past week or […]
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Cause of house fire undetermined
RUMFORD — A fire that destroyed the two-story home of Myles Roberts on Route 232 on Tuesday did so much damage that the cause will probably be undetermined, Fire Chief Bob Chase said Wednesday night. “The fire marshal was up to investigate last night while we were on scene,” Chase said. “He took some pictures and […]
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Car plunges into Androscoggin River
RUMFORD — A driver who apparently fell asleep and ended up in the Androscoggin River is lucky to be alive, Rumford Police Patrolman James McLamb said Wednesday night. The driver, Michael Eversen, 20, of Rumford, managed to get out of his Subaru wagon and was treated by Med-Care ambulance personnel for a small head laceration, the officer […]
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Police investigate report of car in river
RUMFORD — A local man survived a plunge into the Androscoggin River Wednesday night after he drove his car into the water along Route 2. Police said Michael Eversen, 20, of Rumford, was driving east and apparently blacked out before his Subaru crashed into a guardrail and then slid down an embankment into a bog […]