RUMFORD — Police said a local man was arrested early Tuesday morning after a nearly seven-hour standoff with local police and the Maine State Police Tactical Team that shut down Route 2. Rumford police Cpl. Lawrence Winson arrested Chad Bradbury, 36, of 1374 Route 2, on three counts of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Assessors, 3 p.m., Assessors’ office Rumford: Charter Commission, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Assessors, 8 a.m., Town Office Mexico: Region 9 School of Applied Technology board, 6 p.m., River Road school Newry: Planning Board, 7 […]
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Rumford man arrested following nearly 7-hour standoff
RUMFORD —A Rumford Center man was arrested for threatening several neighbors with a handgun early Tuesday morning following a nearly seven-hour standoff with local police and the Maine State Police tactical Team that shut down Route 2. Rumford police Cpl. Lawrence Winson arrested Chad Bradbury, 36, of 1374 Route 2, Rumford, on three counts of […]
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Missing Woodstock girl found safe in Norway
WOODSTOCK — A Woodstock girl who had been missing since Saturday morning was found safe, according to Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland. McCausland said that 15-year-old Kiiya M. Foster, who had been reported missing on Saturday after she left her guardians’ residence on Koskela Road, was found walking along a street early […]
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Gracie turns out to be Grayson
Gracie is really Grayson. My not-so-little gosling, who is 2 months old, is showing definite signs of being a boy. When this year’s clutch hatched at the beginning of July, I gave them all girl names, figuring I’d know what they really were as time passed. Well, enough time has passed. Grayson looks very much […]
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Fall edition of Today River Valley video news feature is out
RUMFORD — The fall edition of Today River Valley, a community journalism news video feature program for the towns of the upper Androscoggin River Valley, is now available. Author Phil Blampied of Rumford launched the program in the fall of 2012. The fall 2014 edition includes: • A panoramic view of the summit of Whitecap […]
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Mexico seeks nominations for Night of Appreciation
MEXICO — Selectmen are asking for nominations for the annual Night of Appreciation banquet where residents and town employees are recognized. The banquet will be held in October. The categories are: * Employee of the Year: This award will be presented to a full-time employee who provides services to the community in the most exemplary […]
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Rumford Charter Commission meeting tonight
RUMFORD — Members of the Charter Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, in the Municipal Building Conference Room. They will get updates on communications with town attorney Jennifer Kreckel and the budget, discuss the merits of a petition-proposed spending cap on future budgets, duplication of services and a code of conduct for […]
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Roxbury woman injured in Route 17 accident near home
ROXBURY — A Roxbury woman was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital on Friday afternoon following a two-vehicle accident on Route 17. Med-Care Chief Dean Milligan said on scene that Susan Hodgkins, 57, suffered a minor shoulder injury. Hodgkins was driving a 2005 Ford Escape sport utility vehicle north and slowing to make a […]