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8th annual Voices of the Valley competition set for March 14
RUMFORD — The eighth annual Voices of the Valley competition will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Mountain Valley High School, event organizer Diane Mitchell said Thursday. The vocal competition for children, teenagers and adults is to raise money for the River Valley Relay for Life group. The contest has steadily […]
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First of three meetings to discuss RSU 10 restructuring set for Tuesday
RUMFORD — The first of three public forums to gather input from residents of the Regional School Unit 10 district towns on how to restructure or close certain school buildings begins at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Mountain Valley High School. The original three-forum series was cancelled last month because of several snowstorms. The three options […]
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Mexico selectmen to decide on placing ordinances on June ballot
MEXICO — A week after the Planning Board approved sex offender and curfew ordinances, the Board of Selectmen will decide at their March 10 meeting on whether to approve their recommendations and place the ordinances on the June 9 ballot. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Mexico Town Office. Both ordinances were […]
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Dixfield police report increase in scam calls
DIXFIELD — The Police Department responded to 31 calls for service from Feb. 23 to March 6, including some phone scams, Chief Jeff Howe said Friday morning. “We’ve been getting buried with fraudulent phone calls, ranging from IRS scams to fake winnings scams,” he said. He attributed the volume to tax return season. The IRS […]
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Rumford man killed in crash
RUMFORD — A Rumford man was killed late Friday afternoon when his tan sport-utility vehicle collided with a utility pole on River Street, along a one-way portion of the road near the police station, police said. William “Bizz” Carignan, 72, of Andover Road, was pronounced deceased at 5:28 p.m. at Rumford Hospital, investigating Sgt. Douglas […]
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Rumford selectmen delay sidewalk plan decision
RUMFORD — A decision on the final sidewalk plan for the downtown and setting a date for a special town meeting to approve a bond for the project has been delayed for two weeks. After 90 minutes of discussion, selectmen decided Thursday night to request that Main-Land Development Consultants engineer Rick Dunton come back with updated […]
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Maine author, illustrator teaches craft to Mexico students
MEXICO — A well-known Maine author and illustrator taught nearly 300 students the basics of his drawing craft during an assembly Thursday morning at Meroby Elementary School. Kevin Hawkes stunned and wowed the prekindergarten through fifth-grade students when he drew four lines and a dot while using pastels and a document camera that simultaneously projected […]
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Unseasonable cold, deep snow hindering Maine maple syrup season start
MEXICO — Tappers are gearing up for maple syrup season, but the sap hasn’t started running yet because of unseasonably cold temperatures and deep snow pressed against the trees. Ray and Ann Carver of Mexico began tapping trees Wednesday when temperatures topped 40 degrees. They will place 400 taps this month. “Nothing is running yet, […]
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Region 9 proposes draft budget, recommends two new vocational programs
MEXICO — The Region 9 School of Applied Technology board reviewed a draft budget Wednesday night that showed a slight increase. It also heard a recommendation to add two new vocational programs. The proposed 2015-16 budget of $2.26 million is up about $125,000 from the current year because of a 10 percent hike in health […]