DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted Monday evening to extend the moratorium on wind energy projects for another six months, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Wednesday. The extension gives the town time to finish revising the Wind Energy Facility Ordinance. The ordinance was approved in 2012 and the revisions began in January 2013. A […]
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Rumford, Mexico boards to hold executive session on police union contracts
RUMFORD — Rumford and Mexico selectmen have scheduled a special joint meeting for an executive session to review police department union contracts. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. Both boards have been debating whether to merge police departments, but wages remain a contentious point. During previous […]
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RVHCC holding smoking cessation program in February
MEXICO — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will hold a four-part smoking cessation workshop in February, employee Kelsey Arsenault said Wednesday. The program will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25, at the Region 9 Adult Education Center. The Feb. 18 meeting will be a one-on-one discussion via […]
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River Valley snowmobile trails show signs of improvement
RUMFORD — This week’s snowfall in the River Valley was not quite on par with other sections of the state, but it was enough to fix some of the snowmobile trails. The storm, which dumped more than 2 feet in some towns, came a week after rain, freezing rain and warm weather swept through the […]
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RSU 10 building forum postponed
DIXFIELD — The first of three public forums on future use of Regional School Unit 10’s school buildings was canceled Wednesday night because of Tuesday’s snowstorm. Superintendent Craig King said the forum, which had been scheduled at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, will be rescheduled to either just before or just after February vacation. […]
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Rumford police log
Reports * At 12:58 p.m. on Jan. 23, a Rumford man reported that someone stole a $60 cellphone from his residence. Cpl. Lawrence Winson is investigating. * At 1:48 p.m. on Jan. 22, a business owner reported the theft of a sewing machine in Rumford that is valued at $950. Sgt. Doug Maifeld is investigating. […]
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Rumford Sidewalk Committee seeks answers on downtown revitalization
RUMFORD — The Sidewalk Committee met Monday night to discuss plans to revitalize the downtown and reconstruct sidewalks. Members raised more questions for the hired engineers and designers than decisions, Jennifer Kreckel, president of local economic development group Envision Rumford!, said Tuesday evening by email. The committee is trying to finalize a plan to present […]
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Blizzard postpones Roxbury board meeting to Wednesday
ROXBURY — Due to the blizzard, Tuesday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting was rescheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Town Office.
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Drug facts forum rescheduled to Thursday
RUMFORD — A public forum on drug facts hosted by the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition has been rescheduled to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Mountain Valley High School auditorium. It had been planned for Tuesday, but was postponed because of a snowstorm, Kelsey Arsenault of the coalition said. Arsenault said the forum […]
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Dixfield selectmen, fire chief review pump truck bids
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen on Monday reviewed five bids for a new firetruck pumper and agreed to have the town manager check on getting a loan to buy one. Fire Chief Scott Dennett said he created a scoring spreadsheet and a point system to review each of the bids and “account for their […]