RUMFORD — Work is underway on state-required changes at the former Amato’s restaurant building beside Route 2 to relocate the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles office from Mexico. Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Tuesday in Augusta that the move is anticipated by late September. Rumford selectmen facilitated the move on May 15 by amending […]
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Rumford police log
Arrests * Aisha Torres, 31, Rumford, operating after suspension, 4:25 p.m. May 18 on Cumberland Street. She was released on $500 unsecured bail and will be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. July 8 in 11th District Court. Thefts/burglaries * At 8:48 a.m. May 23, a Hartford Street resident reported the theft of a television and game […]
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River Valley agenda
Tuesday Bethel: SAD 44 districtwide budget vote, 6:30 p.m., Telstar Middle/High School Dixfield: RSU 10 board, 6:30 p.m., Dirigo High School Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Sewer District trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday Dixfield: RSU 10 budget public […]
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Woodstock residents, veterans hold Memorial Day ceremony
WOODSTOCK — The Bryant Pond Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War hosted a Memorial Day ceremony Monday afternoon in the Grange hall. With dozens of residents filling the chairs and lining the walls of the hall, the ceremony began with a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” by the Mahoosuc Music Makers. Resident Jane […]
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Residents turn out for annual Rumford Memorial Day parade
RUMFORD — Residents lined the sidewalks from upper Congress Street to the Rotary Memorial Green on Monday morning to watch the annual Memorial Day parade. Despite a weather forecast that predicted rainfall, the clouds held steadfast as the Mexico Police Explorers led several groups of veterans and residents down upper Congress Street, where they crossed […]
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Black Mountain, GRCC teaming up for Chop, Drop and Roll logging festival
RUMFORD — Black Mountain of Maine and the Greater Rumford Community Center are teaming up to host the first Chop, Drop and Roll logging festival on Saturday, June 14, at Black Mountain. Resident and volunteer Diane Mitchell said that this is the first time that either of the organizations have teamed up for a fundraiser. […]
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Mexico residents to discuss proposed budget, bond question
MEXICO — Residents will have the chance to discuss and ask questions about the 2014-2015 town warrant during a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, in the Calvin P. Lyons Room at the Mexico Town Office. The proposed budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year is $3.03 million, town clerk Peggy Duguay said, which is […]
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Two elderly Rumford residents shaken up in bizarre accident in Mexico
MEXICO — Two elderly Rumford residents were involved in a bizarre accident Saturday afternoon when their sport utility vehicle collided with a church on Roxbury Road. Driver John Hall, 91, complained of chest pain from the safety belt and his wife, Mary Hall, 90, complained of anxiety, Mexico police Lt. Dan Carrier said. They were […]