UPDATE: Police say stolen crutches returned to Rumford woman MEXICO — Laura Chesley of Rumford sat at a desk Thursday afternoon inside Praise Assembly of God Church on Congress Street in Rumford. She was shredding rotisserie-cooked chicken while two women prepared food for the church’s “Passover Last Meal” play that evening and Passover Supper for the […]
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Dixfield town meeting set April 9
DIXFIELD — Townspeople will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at Dirigo High School for the annual town meeting. The first six articles on the warrant will be acted on. They include electing Finance Committee and Ione Harlow Scholarship Committee members, setting the interest rate on taxes, setting the due date for taxes and […]
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Emmy award-winning group teaches healthful eating habits at Dirigo Elementary
PERU — More than 100 kindergarten through fifth-grade students gathered in the auditorium of Dirigo Elementary School on Tuesday to watch Emmy award-winning group FoodPlay teach lessons about healthful eating habits and preventing childhood obesity, all while juggling, singing and dancing. The event was sponsored by Hannaford Supermarkets. “We all know that good eating makes […]
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Operation Hot Spots coming to Rumford
RUMFORD — An effort to address increasing criminal activity in Lewiston has been so successful it’s pushing some criminal elements to other parts of the state, including Rumford, police Chief Stacy Carter said. Carter told the Board of Selectmen on March 19 that to combat that, Rumford will start Operation Hot Spots. “It will likely […]
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Andover board approves paying all but one bill
ANDOVER — Conducting their first board meeting since the town meeting last week, Selectmen Chairman Keith Farrington and Selectman Jim Adler approved all but one financial warrant. Farrington motioned to pay MacGregor Electrics $2,220 from the library grant from Stephen King and the Davis Family Foundation, but Adler declined to second it, so the motion […]
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Peru board informed of water test results
PERU — The Board of Selectmen learned Monday evening that recent tests on the Worthley Pond public spring are negative for bacteria and fluoride. Board secretary Angela Barkhouse said she received the results from the E. coli and coliform bacteria tests, and both were negative. She said the fluoride was well within the normal range. […]
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Geese enjoy mud season
The flock practically honked for joy when I let my geese out for the first time this season. As soon as the last one left the pen, they struggled and waddled through nearly 2 feet of snow on the back lawn to reach our driveway. As always in mud season, the driveway is full of […]
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Rumford police
Charges * Scott Mills, 50, Rumford, domestic violence assault, 2:48 p.m. March 26. He was released on $800 unsecured bail and will be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. May 5 in 11th District Court. Incidents * Report at 11:20 a.m. March 30 of a burglary at a Waldo Street residence and theft of cash. Cpl. Donald […]
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Dixfield boy wins Dr. Seuss contest at Ludden Memorial Library
Dixfield resident Logan Timberlake won a contest Monday afternoon held by the Ludden Memorial Library to guess the correct number of goldfish crackers in a fish bowl as part of a contest for Dr. Seuss month called “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Goldfish,” librarian Peggy Malley said Monday evening. Timberlake won a hardcover version […]