ROXBURY — Town officials met Friday morning with a Maine Municipal Association representative for guidance on replacing a bridge deck, building a sand and salt shed, repairing a support wall and installing three dry hydrants. The workshop on engineering those projects was attended by Selectmen Timothy Derouche and Rodney “Bing” Cross, and Renee Hodsdon, deputy […]
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Mexico veteran offering free meals once a month for veterans
MEXICO — After volunteering with his teenage friends to fight in Vietnam in the early 1960s, Rollie Bousquet was shocked to learn that he couldn’t go. Papers the 17-year-old seaman in the Naval Reserve received weren’t his expected documents to go to war. Instead, in 1964, the Bridgeport, Conn., native was honorably discharged for a […]
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Rumford downtown project moved to 2017
RUMFORD — What began as a sidewalk project with other improvements in the downtown has developed into a reconstruction project needing new infrastructure. Main-Land Development Engineer Rick Dunton recommended that the project be moved to 2017. That’s because the Maine Department of Transportation bridge work in 2016 will result in a detour through town. Meanwhile, the […]
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Dirigo residents plan meeting on high school’s future
DIXFIELD — Community members, including former Dirigo High School graduates, plan to meet this weekend to discuss how to keep the high school as is, Several proposals by Regional School Unit 10 Superintendent Craig King could change who attends the school. Cody St. Germain, a 2012 graduate of Dirigo and a junior at Husson University, […]
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Visiting instructor dishes out culinary arts lessons at Mexico school
MEXICO — A culinary arts instructor from Lake Region Vocational Center in Naples dished out a taste of the course Thursday afternoon to sophomores from Mountain Valley and Dirigo high schools. Career Awareness Day at the Region 9 School of Applied Technology brought more than 350 students from the two Regional School Unit 10 high schools […]
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Black Mountain hosting Family Fun Weekend
RUMFORD — Another season at Black Mountain will wind down March 28 and 29 with Family Fun Weekend, marketing director Deanna Kersey said Thursday. The event will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday with a timed race for children down the novice trail. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., skiers and snowboarders can participate in a […]
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Rumford police log
Charges * Christopher Gravel, 27, Rumford, warrant charging failure to appear for arraignment on charge of operating after suspension with a prior, 4:03 p.m. March 14 on Bridge Street. He was released on $500 cash bail and will be arraigned on April 7 in 11th District Court. Reports * A Waldo Street resident reported at […]
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Rumford selectmen to take up sidewalk project
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will continue discussion on whether to approve a final sidewalk plan for the downtown at its meeting Thursday, March 19. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Rumford Falls Auditorium. Selectmen will also decide whether to set a date for a special town meeting to approve a bond […]
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Dixfield panels review budget proposal for Police Department
DIXFIELD — Interim police Chief Jeffrey Howe presented his proposed 2015-16 budget to selectmen and the Finance Committee on Tuesday evening, saying the department needs gear for a new officer, new radar units and upgrades to laptop computers. Howe said his budget proposal is “comparable” to the previous year, though there are several line items […]
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Rumford selectmen approve $2,500 initiated article request from RVHCC
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted to approve a $2,500 initiated article request from the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition during Monday evening’s public hearing at the Rumford Falls Auditorium. Executive Director Patricia Duguay told the selectmen that the coalition employed six full-time employees, three part-time employees and offered internships. Duguay added that one […]