RUMFORD — The Rumford Public Library will host a free screening of a movie about health care in Maine at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the community room, resident Joe Sirois said Wednesday. “The Healthcare Movie focuses on health care systems in the United States and Canada, how they are different from one another, […]
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Three residents vying for three seats on Andover school board
ANDOVER — Residents will vote to fill three of five School Committee seats on Election Day, Town Clerk Melinda Averill said Wednesday afternoon. Andover residents voted 298-103 on Sept. 24 to withdraw from SAD 44 and establish their own school department. They also approved expanding the School Committee from three members to five, Averill said. […]
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Public hearing on Newry road project scheduled for Oct. 7
NEWRY — A public hearing to discuss concept designs for reconstructing 1,200 feet of Sunday River Road is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Bear River Grange Hall, Assistant Town Clerk Laura Lowell said Wednesday. Discussion on the project began late in 2013, after Code Enforcement Officer Dave Bonney told selectmen that […]
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Roxbury ATV Riders Club to hold Fall Foliage Ride and Beef Roast Oct 4
ROXBURY — The Roxbury Riders All-Terrain Vehicle Club will celebrate its 10-year anniversary Saturday, Oct. 4, with a Fall Foliage Ride and Beef Roast. The ride starts at 10 a.m. from club President Michael and Wanda Worthley’s residence at 1162 Roxbury Notch Road, Route 120, in Roxbury and returns there for the roast. Michael Worthley […]
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Sidewalk Committee funding request on agenda for Rumford selectmen
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday will hear a request for additional funding from the town’s Sidewalk Committee. The board meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 2 in Rumford Falls Auditorium. Town Manager John Madigan said the Sidewalk Committee has been meeting with a consultant to discuss the possibility of surveying the Rumford […]
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Region 9 students help battle woods fire
MEXICO — Fire science students from the Region 9 School of Applied Technology were among the many firefighters who battled a woods fire in Hartford on Monday night and all day Tuesday. Fire science instructor Jon Longley said 15 juniors and seniors, either in the first-year or second-year class, had a chance to put what […]
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Stubborn fire on Hartford mountain largely contained
HARTFORD — Crews are expected to continue efforts Wednesday to extinguish a “stubborn” underground fire on Little Pinnacle Mountain, an official said Tuesday. There were no injuries, and the fire does not pose a threat to homeowners, Maine Forest Ranger Jay Bernard said Tuesday afternoon. The scene is about 2½ miles from Route 219. Bernard said […]
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Dirigo Wellness Center to host ‘Color Me Healthy’ 5K on Oct. 5
DIXFIELD — The Dirigo Wellness Center is hosting its inaugural “Color Me Healthy” 5K run or walk at 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5. Unlike regular 5K run and walks, where people run along a set route until they finish, the “Color Me Healthy” 5K is influenced by the nationally renowned “Color Me Rad” 5K, where […]