RUMFORD — When classes let out for the day at Mountain Valley High School, the school doesn’t suddenly turn quiet. Instead, the library comes alive with activity. Some days Meroby Elementary School students play games with high school teacher Jeff Bailey, and some days teacher volunteers stay until 4 p.m. to give students extra help […]
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Rumford police arrests
The following are to be arraigned on July 2 in 11th District Court: * Phillip Ellis, 52, Canton, operating after suspension, 7:55 p.m. May 2 on Route 2. He was released on $200 secured bail. * Mitchell Lemay, 21, Peru, operating under the influence, 1:17 a.m. May 2 on Rumford Avenue. He was released on […]
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Dixfield motorcycle club hosting first swap meet
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield League of Riders will hold its first Motorcycle Swap Meet from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 11 at the American Legion hall. Ed Ellis, director of the Dixfield League of Riders and first vice commander of the local Legion post, said he got the idea from Saracens Motorcycle Club in […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Jonathan P. Bennett, 28, of Auburn, May 2, burglary, theft and probation violation, Maine State Police. * Dallas Holder Jr., 37, of Rumford, May 2, failure to pay fines, Rumford Police Department. * Jeffrey L. Hyde, 52, of Bangor, May 2, burglary, theft and […]
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Weird Wicked Weird: This cake? Timeless.
RUMFORD — In the corner of the historic Rumford Falls Auditorium, on the second floor of the town hall, sits a cake behind glass. And it’s been there for nearly 13 years. It’s technically 10-plus pounds of fancy icing in the shape of a clock tower. The 2-foot topper was once part of the town’s […]
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Three candidates file nomination papers for Peru selectman seat
PERU — Three people submitted nomination papers April 26 for a three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen. According to Town Clerk Vera Parent, the election will be held Tuesday, June 11. Those who submitted nomination papers are: * Ed Ferland, who was one of four selectmen recalled from office on March 4. * James […]
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Cigarette fire burns half an acre of Rumford woods
RUMFORD — An improperly discarded cigarette burned a deck at a Route 2 house and half an acre of woods and brush early Saturday afternoon, Deputy fire Chief Richard Coulombe said. There wasn’t enough evidence for any charges to be filed, Maine Forest Service Ranger Jay Bernard said afterward at the Rumford fire station. No […]
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Zip lines a hit at Rumford Lumberjack Fest
RUMFORD — “Best ride ever!” and “Awesome!” were the top exclamations from a few hundred riders who rode 700-foot zip lines Saturday. They flew side by side at an estimated 20 to 30 mph while dangling 65 feet above the Androscoggin River during Envision Rumford’s daylong, debut Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Festival. The zip-line ride was […]
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Lyme disease sufferers gather in Mexico
MEXICO — Nina Kidwell is new to Lyme disease. The Lewiston woman was recently diagnosed with the tick-borne illness and wants to learn as much as she can about it. “I’ve had aches and pains before, but not like this,” she said. “I had the 28-day antibiotic treatment, but I’m trying to get educated on […]
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Little green Army men
WATERFORD — When interviewing teenagers on a story, you never really know what they’re going to say. After arriving in Waterford to cover the April 27 Rifles for Heroes Shooting Competition, which was the senior project of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School students Ryan Bolduc and Aaron Tremblay, Ryan told me he’d enlisted in the […]