RUMFORD — With his easygoing manner and knowledge of the area, volunteer Jon Holmes is the perfect greeter for travelers frequenting the Rumford Information Center. “We get about 8,000 people to sign the (guest) book during the summer — and 50,000 will use the bathroom,” joked Holmes, who volunteers at the center twice a week. […]
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Theft of car prompts loss of innocence
As I unlocked each front and back door to our home this morning, I suddenly felt a loss of innocence. I am at retirement age, so such innocence, which some would call naivete, should really have disappeared years ago. But it didn’t. This loss of innocence and the resulting sadness is caused by the theft […]
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Oxford County Sheriff awards deputies with letter of commendation
ANDOVER — Three Oxford County deputies were commended by Sheriff Wayne Gallant on Wednesday for stopping an Andover woman threatening to harm herself with a knife and harm deputies who tried to stop her. Gallant said Nathan Bowie, Steve Witham and Josh Aylward responded to the woman’s home about 1 a.m. Wednesday and found her […]
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Mexico police arrest one, seek 2nd resident in connection with Middle Ave. burglary
MEXICO — A local woman was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with breaking into a home and stealing a wallet, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Wednesday afternoon. An arrest warrant was issued for a second person in the case, he said. Nicole Belskis, 31, of Chase Avenue, is charged with one count of burglary, two […]
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Rumford zipline lease on agenda for Aug. 6 selectmen meeting
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will vote Thursday evening on whether to approve the final terms to lease town property for a zip line park. On June 9, residents voted 745-505 to lease three parcels along the Androscoggin River so Wow-Za! Ziplines could build the park. One parcel is north of Morency Park on […]
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Peru selectmen question Med-Care finances
PERU – The Board of Selectmen on Monday discussed whether to support Mexico in asking Med-Care Ambulance Services for a list of employees’ names and salaries. In July, Mexico selectmen asked Med-Care Ambulance for a list of its employees’ salaries after learning Med-Care’s budget would increase more than 30 percent. During their July 21 meeting, […]
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Peru selectmen approve sand contract
PERU — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to award a $16,250 contract for winter road sand to a Sumner company. Board of Selectmen Chairman Lee Merrill said Maynard and Sons Trucking submitted a bid of $6.50 per yard for a total of $16,250. “They said that the order would be delivered and […]
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Juvenile charged in arson fire at Mexico gazebo
MEXICO — A 13-year-old Mexico girl is charged with setting fire to the town gazebo behind the fire station, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday. The girl was arrested Friday night on Main Street on a charge of arson and released to her parents, he said. The fire, which was reported at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday, […]
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Annual Roxbury ATV ride benefitting cancer program set for Aug. 15
ROXBURY – The Roxbury ATV Riders will host its annual Mystery Night Ride Saturday, Aug. 15, with all funds raised going to the Maine Children’s Cancer Program in Scarborough. Club President Mike Worthley said the ride typically attracts more than 100 people. “Last year, we had 68 four-wheelers, and 130 people total,” he said. The […]
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Mahoosuc Land Trust hosting annual Gourmet Hike
RUMFORD — The Mahoosuc Land Trust is hosting their annual Whitecap Gourmet Hike at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, land trust member Jolan Ippolito said. Ippolito said that every year the Mahoosuc Land Trust invites hikers for a “moderately strenuous hike” up Whitecap Mountain, where they are asked to bring “water, hiking and rain gear, […]