PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: Donn E. Dyer, 66, of Rumford, April 3, failure to appear, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. John R. Gallant, 19, of Peru, April 3, failure to appear, Maine State Police. John E. Leighton, 32, of Oxford, April 3, two counts of possession of scheduled […]
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Rumford group introduces tax relief petition, vents about high tax rate
RUMFORD — Wednesday night’s large crowd at The Concerned Rumford Taxpayers Group meeting was an unexpected bonus for organizers. Co-organizer Phil Zinck said he and fellow organizer Mark Belanger decided last Thursday to convene the gathering to educate residents about the need for tax relief. “I’m extremely happy” with the turnout, Belanger, a former Rumford […]
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Region 9 board approves budgets, sends to voters
MEXICO — The Region 9 School of Applied Technology board Wednesday overwhelmingly approved sending a $2,115,858 secondary budget and a $312,055 adult and community education budget to voters next month. The proposed secondary budget reflects a $22,000 decrease from this year’s operating budget. In addition, about $58,000 in carryover funds will be applied. In the […]
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Bus garage, new school on RSU 10 facilities plan
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board Tuesday night discussed its 10-year school facilities plan, which includes possibly building a new elementary school and having a centralized bus garage. No action was taken, but the plan will likely come up for approval within the next few weeks. The plan assures that each of the three regions […]
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Rumford board to consider regionalization meeting with Mexico, sewer pipe-lining bids
RUMFORD — Selectmen will take another whack at regionalization by convening a special board meeting in the near future with their counterparts in Mexico. Scheduling that meeting is one of the agenda items the board is to decide at its meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. Among the other new […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Zachary R. Hatstat, 20, of Woodstock, operating after suspension, April 2, Norway Police Department. * Edwin C. Libby, 31, of West Baldwin, failure to pay fines, April 2, Maine State Police. * Samuel R. Paradis, 27, of Lewiston, probation violation and two counts of failure to […]
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Wisconsin sledder urges Arctic Cat to fix ‘dangerous problem’ in 2007 F series snowmobiles
RUMFORD — A Wisconsin snowmobiler believes he knows why a Rumford man’s 2007 Arctic Cat sled erupted in flames in January at a Rumford gas station. Dave Oberbeck, an architect from Wausau, said on March 25 by email that a similar thing happened to his 2007 Arctic Cat F5 LXR sled. He said it shares […]
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Lewiston lawmakers want document shredding probe
LEWISTON — Two legislators plan to ask for an investigation into allegations that officials at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention ordered a director to shred public funding records and assaulted and harassed her when she refused. State Sen. Margaret Craven and Rep. Peggy Rotundo, both Lewiston Democrats, said Wednesday that they’re drafting […]
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College considers moving to Rumford high school
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School may become the new home of the University College at Rumford/Mexico, RSU 10 officials said Tuesday. The college is currently on Brown Street in Mexico. At the start of Tuesday’s school board meeting to discuss the 10-year facilities plan, high school Principal Matt Gilbert took the board on a […]
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DARE fifth-graders recognized at Rumford graduation ceremony
RUMFORD — About 84 excited fifth-grade students graduated Tuesday night from the Rumford Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. Several also won cash prizes, grabbing the cash as it flew past them inside a vinyl wind tube on stage at Muskie Auditorium in Mountain Valley High School. It was a debut event by Matt […]