RUMFORD — After a few years of hitting silver, the Hope Association has finally struck gold. Executive Director Catherine Johnson said the association received the Gold Award from the River Valley Healthy Communities’ Work Healthy! program. The program recognizes businesses and organizations that have placed a high priority on promoting good health for their employees. […]
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Art center to host art show on April 9
RUMFORD — The Pennacook Art Center will host an art show from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 9, at the River Valley Technology Center, 60 Lowell St. Christine Wing, whose art is frequently included in the shows, said the center took a break in March from its monthly shows. “People just weren’t coming out […]
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Teen skier injured while ‘skimming’ at Black Mountain
RUMFORD (AP) — A teenage skier has been taken to the hospital after getting injured at the Black Mountain Ski Resort in Rumford in what officials described as a “pond-skimming accident.” General Manager Jim Carter told the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1HeIlbO ) the girl was completing a run at the base of the mountain Sunday afternoon […]
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Peru selectmen unanimously approve amended personnel policy
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday evening to approve an amended version of the town’s personnel policy. There was very little discussion on the amendments, though Selectman Jim Pulsifer asked the board how they felt about Article 10, Section E, which stipulated that the town had to pay 25 percent of an […]
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Legislators to visit Region 9, logging company on jobs tour
MEXICO — A statewide jobs tour initiated by House Democratic Speaker Mark Eves will make a stop at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, March 30. Jodi Quintero, communications director for Eves, said Friday that Sen. John Patrick, D-Rumford, and Rep. Matt Peterson, D-Rumford, will speak to students […]
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Emmy Award-winning theater troupe to visit Peru school
PERU — An Emmy Award-winning nutrition media company will bring its theater troupe to Dirigo Elementary School at 1 p.m. Monday, March 30, to teach children about healthy eating and childhood obesity. School nurse Erin Wainwright said FoodPlay Productions reached out to the school about performing. “A troupe of actors come in and put on […]
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Rumford police unveil web-based crime map
RUMFORD — The Rumford Police Department continues to increase its presence in web-based, interactive social media. Thanks to the efforts of Sgt. Doug Maifeld, the department has long had a website and Facebook page. Now it has a new tool that residents can use for free in order to track crime in town and possibly […]
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As lawmakers consider jail consolidation, York County sheriff offers jail tours to argue for independence
ALFRED (AP) — With lawmakers in Maine set to revisit the issue of whether the state’s county jails should be consolidated, a sheriff offering tours of his jail to illustrate how efficiently it runs independently. York County Sheriff Bill King opened the York County Jail to tours to help show that the jails are best […]