Funny how many baby creatures tend to have feet far too big for their bodies.Such is the way with my five not-so-little goslings. They are now just over a month old — no longer tiny fluff balls — and their legs and feet look like they belong to year-old geese. The parents have virtually given […]
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Correction: Subcommittees not meeting Thursday, Aug. 7
RUMFORD – A story published Tuesday on Page B1 of the River Valley edition should have said that the Rumford and Mexico selectmen will meet with Municipal Resources employee Carol Granfield at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, to receive an update on the two towns consolidating services. The towns’ subcommittees will not meet with them […]
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Selectmen discuss status of Worthley Spring, dog complaints
PERU — Selectmen discussed the latest test of Worthley Spring’s water at their regular Monday night meeting. The July sample tested positive for coliform bacteria. Selectmen’s Secretary Angela Barkhouse posted a boil-water notice at the spring, where many people regularly get their drinking water. It must have three good tests before the boil-water order can […]
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Teaberry Arts Council schedules Art Walk for Aug. 17 in Rumford
RUMFORD — The Teaberry Arts Council will host an Art Walk from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Hosmer Field Athletic Complex walking trail. The trail goes from the athletic complex to the land next to the Swift River, with sections open for people to perform or present their art. Participants do […]
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Rumford, Mexico selectmen and subcommittees to meet Thursday
RUMFORD — The Boards of Selectmen from Rumford and Mexico will meet with the six subcommittees at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Rumford Falls Auditorium. The purpose: To get an update on the process of consolidating services between the two towns. Carol Granfield, an employee with New Hampshire-based company Municipal Resources and a […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were booked at the Oxford County Jail: * Jesse Richard Arsenault, 27, og Peru, two counts of violating bail conditions, 7:57 p.m. Aug. 3, in Peru by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Adriano Meira Deoliveira, 30, of Milford, Mass., disorderly conduct, 9 p.m. Aug. 2, in Hebron by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * […]
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Mexico Planning Board hears proposal for campground
MEXICO – An employee with the River Valley Recreation Center met with the Planning Board on Thursday evening to discuss the possibility of turning a section of the recreation park into a campground. Arthur MacIsaac, who works at the recreation center, told board members that the idea to set up campsites near the tree line […]
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Mexico-Peru bridge inspection begins Monday; trucks rerouted
MEXICO — For three days next week, heavy truck traffic will not be allowed to cross the Androscoggin River bridge between Mexico and Peru while it’s inspected. The Maine Department of Transportation will conduct a biennial inspection of the bridge from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 4-6, Ted Talbot, MDOT spokesman, […]