RUMFORD — Selectmen settled one street sign issue Thursday night and tabled another. They voted 5-0 to table erecting signs on Knox Street to allow for funeral parking near Holy Savior Church so the Fire Department could determine if its ladder truck could safely fit between parked cars along both sides of the street. By another […]
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Rumford to vote on changing date taxes due
RUMFORD — Selectmen voted 5-0 Thursday to push the due date for taxes from Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, after learning the tax rate likely won’t be set until after Sept. 17. Voters must approve the change at a special town meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22. Town Manager John Madigan told the board […]
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Police coverage proposal heats up Rumford discussion
RUMFORD — Passions flared Thursday night between selectmen and police Chief Stacy Carter over a request for a proposal from Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant for town police coverage. In the end, the board voted 4-1 to support seeking a proposal from Gallant. At the board’s meeting Aug. 21, Selectman Mark Belanger asked that a […]
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Dirigo Elementary School open house draws over 100 parents, students
DIXFIELD — Over 100 students and parents attended Dirigo Elementary School’s annual open house Thursday night. The main draw was the community fair in the gymnasium. Principal Charlie Swan said the fair, which featured between 20 and 25 organizations and programs from the River Valley, has been a staple of the open house for the […]
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Holy Savior School in Rumford to hold Fall Festival Sept. 6
RUMFORD — Holy Savior School will hold its third annual Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the school. A section of Maine Avenue will be blocked off, Jaime Arsenault of Rumford and the Parents & Teachers Helping Students Committee said Wednesday. The event is for elementary school children, such […]
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Whitman library hosting talk on senior services
WOODSTOCK — Whitman Memorial Library is reviving its monthly program at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, with a talk on services provided by SeniorsPlus. Library trustee Marta Clements said in a recent news release that Valerie Cole, the elder services specialist for SeniorsPlus, will be the speaker. The event is free to the public. SeniorsPlus […]
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Dixfield man arrested after ‘pure mayhem’ in Mexico street
MEXICO — A Dixfield man remained in protective custody Thursday evening after assaulting a person and damaging property on Holman Avenue, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Hodsdon described the incident as “pure mayhem.” Vance Billings, 38, is charged with one count of disorderly conduct, three counts of criminal mischief, one count of assault and one […]
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Large brawl erupts on Main Street in Mexico
MEXICO — Mexico and Rumford police were busy Wednesday evening trying to sort out a large fight that broke out amid traffic stopped on Main Street for a paving project. Several witnesses were filling out statements on the hoods of vehicles as Mexico firefighters placed absorbent material on a gasoline spill on Main Street. The […]
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Rumford board to discuss county police coverage proposal
RUMFORD — Selectmen on Thursday night are expected to discuss a proposal from the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office for police coverage. At the board’s meeting Aug. 21, Selectman Mark Belanger asked that it be placed on Thursday night’s agenda. He said the request came from the Municipal Resources Police Subcommittee as they gather information during […]
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State regulators: Rumford mental health providers fixed problems
RUMFORD — A correction plan from a mental health care provider, which is being sued by a former employee claiming it violated state and federal law, suggests state regulators found numerous problems which were eventually resolved. The state’s report, which was not made available, was addressed in a 16-step plan to remediate issues regulators from the […]