RUMFORD — The Rumford Rite Aid on Portland Street will sponsor a 5K fun run and walk at 10 a.m. May 5 at Hosmer Field in honor of local child Nate Gallant, currently receiving treatment for leukemia. According to resident Marie Gauvin, she and fellow Rite Aid employee Jacquelyn Smith came up with the idea […]
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Curtain Call to raise money for stage drapes
RUMFORD — A singing event will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Mountain Valley High School to help raise money for new curtains at Muskie Auditorium. Diane Mitchell, an employee at Davis Florist on Congress Street, said the event is titled Curtain Call and past singers and judges from the Voices of […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Kyle A. Johnson, 34, of Paris, April 17, operating under the influence, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Timothy M. Labrecque, 23, of Rumford, April 17, violation of bail condition, Rumford Police Department. * Troy W. Masterman, 37, of Paris, April 17, operating […]
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Resident plans to present tax petition to Mexico Board of Selectmen
MEXICO — A local man is planning to present a tax petition to the Board of Selectmen on April 23, asking for a cap on the town’s operating expenses. Albert Aniel of Mexico said Thursday afternoon that he and a lawyer who used to work for the Maine Municipal Association drafted an ordinance that would […]
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New Tractor Supply Co. store planned for Rumford
RUMFORD — River Valley Crossing mall off Route 2 has a new tenant. Construction is under way on a Tractor Supply Co. store, the company’s 17th in Maine, Michael Graham of the media relations division in Brentwood, Tenn., said Wednesday in a news report. It’s expected to open in June. Tractor Supply Co. is the […]
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CDC director to return to work
, the Maine Center for Disease Control director who filed a complaint of discrimination with the Maine Human Rights Commission, will return to work Monday. The CDC placed her on administrative leave a few weeks ago while it investigated allegations that she shared inappropriate and/or untruthful information, including confidential information from senior management discussions. Leahy-Lind’s […]
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Rumford board has long agenda for Thursday
RUMFORD — As of Tuesday afternoon, there were 20 items under new business on the Board of Selectmen meeting agenda for 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. After taking requests from residents present and reports from selectmen, Town Manager Carlo Puiia and department managers, the board will approve minutes from its previous […]
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Four Mexico men indicted on cocaine trafficking charges
PARIS — Four men arrested in January in connection with a cocaine trafficking investigation have been indicted by an Oxford County grand jury. Daniel R. Allen, 53, of Swett Street in Mexico faces three Class A charges of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, each punishable by up to 30 years in jail and a $50,000 […]
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Mexico police log
MEXICO — The Police Department responded to 45 incidents over the last week. Among them were the following: Arrests * At 1:20 a.m. April 17, the Circle K gas station on Main Street reported an assault in progress. Police found two males fighting and arrested Joshua Blodgett, 22, of Rumford on an assault charge, as […]