RUMFORD — A local tattoo and art shop will be hosting a chili cook-off from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 4 at 72 Congress St. during the upcoming Lumberjack Festival. Since the Lumberjack Festival was announced in March, Kris Howes, owner of Ink Maine on Congress Street, has been trying to figure out something […]
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Rumford places 7 tax-acquired properties to bid
RUMFORD — Seven tax-acquired properties have gone out to bid and more will be announced at the Thursday, May 2, Board of Selectmen meeting. Town Manager Carlo Puiia told selectmen Thursday night that he’s completed the paperwork on seven properties and is working on paperwork for more tax-acquired properties to put out to bid next […]
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RSU 10 withdrawal agreement, Public Works budget on agenda
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 withdrawal and the Public Works and Grounds budget will be among the topics discussed during the selectmen’s meeting on 5 p.m. April 22 at Ludden Library. During the April 8 RSU 10 board meeting, the School Board approved an agreement with the Dixfield Withdrawal Committee. The weighted vote was 9,568-7,640. […]
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Andover voters keep elementary school open
ANDOVER — Voters in this Western Maine town stood behind their beloved elementary school, voting Saturday morning to keep it open another year. Now the future of Andover Elementary is up to the SAD 44 board of directors. It is expected to vote Monday, April 22, on whether to accept the $140,000 it asked Andover […]
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Workers: ‘Reign of terror’ at Maine CDC
Sun Journal interviews with a handful of current and former workers from the Maine Center for Disease Control echoed allegations of harassment, threats and poor management filed in a complaint a little over two weeks ago by a current CDC director. Employees paint a picture of an ineffectual leader who lets upper management run wild. […]
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Above-normal temperatures, rain expected to increase Western Maine flooding
ANDOVER — Above-normal temperatures in the mid-70s on Friday combined with heavy rain Friday night into Saturday morning to melt snow and drive the Ellis River over its banks. By 11:45 a.m., the river was encroaching on a banked section of the Covered Bridge Road, where the low end of the road (the westbound lane) […]
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Andover voters repeat March town meeting vote not to rebuild Farmer’s Hill Road
ANDOVER — Many residents and town officials at Saturday’s special town meeting agreed that Farmer’s Hill Road ought to be rebuilt. But, like voters at Andover’s annual town meeting last month, Saturday’s crowd of 170 residents overwhelmingly defeated a second attempt to borrow up to $320,000 to fix a mile of the road. A lengthy […]
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RSU 10 superintendent search reopened
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 Superintendent Search Committee voted unanimously this week to reopen the search for a new leader of the 12-town district. Committee Co-chairman Jerry Wiley said the six applicants forwarded from the Maine School Management Association did not meet the requirements to oversee the district. “We’re looking for the right candidate,” Wiley […]
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Rumford’s annual spring cleanup starts April 29
RUMFORD — The annual Spring Clean-up by the Public Works Department starts at the end of the month. But residents can begin placing items out after Monday, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Thursday night. The cleanup begins April 29. All items must be placed behind the curb by 6 a.m. Items left out by the […]
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Rumford board conditionally OKs Lumberjack Festival requests
RUMFORD — Selectmen conditionally approved two requests Thursday night linked to Envision Rumford’s debut Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Festival set for May 4. The first, pitched by Jim Rinaldo and Rumford lawyer Thomas Carey, sought permission to do brush and trail work on the town-owned Chisholm Park Trail for the zip line event. Rinaldo said they […]