RUMFORD — The Performing Arts Committee began their final preparations for the upcoming Festival of Trees Tuesday night at the Municipal Building. Committee Chairman Jim Rinaldo said that the Performing Arts Committee has “got everything pretty well nailed down” for the Dec. 8 festival, which will be held in the Rumford Falls Auditorium at 6 […]
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Peru area offers array of small businesses
PERU — Local entrepreneurs offer a surprising diversity of unique products and services for such a small community, from creative storage solutions to a “paint-anything-on-everything” company. Have you ever wondered what to do with that wasted space under the stairs? Contractor builder Norman DeRoach offers a creative and useful idea — custom-made, under-the-stairs cabinets. While […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: Airport Authority, 6 p.m., Town Office Bethel: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Rumford Performing Arts Committee, 4:30 p.m., Municipal Building Rumford: Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Board, 5 p.m., Municipal Building Wednesday Dixfield: Recreation Committee, 6 p.m., Ludden Library Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Historical Society, 7 p.m., […]
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Rumford powerlifter wins eighth world title, breaks world record
RUMFORD — What does someone do after they’ve won countless championships and broken numerous world records over several decades of lifting weights competitively? If you’re Richard “Dick” G. Austin, 81, of Rumford, you go to Las Vegas and win another championship. Competing in the World Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships in Las Vegas at […]
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Mexico police log
MEXICO — The Police Department responded to 42 complaints over the past week. Among the complaints were the following: * A Swett Avenue resident reported at 12:50 a.m. Nov. 16 that sometime between 6 p.m. and midnight someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole her wallet that contained credit cards and personal property. There are […]
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Rumford selectman raises concern about passing zone on Route 2 at McDonald’s entrance
RUMFORD — Selectman Brad Adley wants to know if something should or can be done about the traffic pattern on Route 2 at the McDonald’s restaurant entrance. It’s a yellow dotted-line passing zone through a congested commercial area, he told selectmen and Town Manager Carlo Puiia on Thursday night. He asked Puiia to look into […]
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Route 2 speed limit reductions coming soon to Rumford Point
RUMFORD — Drivers traveling through Rumford Point in the near future will notice changes in speed limits, Town Manager Carlo Puiia told selectmen and the audience Thursday night. The speed reductions are required for an impending Maine Department of Transportation project to build a new Route 232 bridge over the Androscoggin River, which will relocate […]
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Stove funnel suspected source of Paris barn fire
PARIS — An improperly installed funnel for a wood-burning boiler is the suspected cause of a fire that destroyed a barn at 281 Brett Hill Road, fire Chief Brad Frost said Thursday. The chief also credited the availability of a daytime crew with saving the nearby two-story house of Michael and Lori Gallan and their […]
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Rumford board considers amending Hawker’s and Peddler’s Ordinance
RUMFORD — Hawkers and peddlers who set up shop at prime, high-traffic locations such as the Information Booth or Hosmer Field could be in for a shock next summer. Selectmen on Thursday night began looking at amending the current Hawker’s and Peddler’s Ordinance. Suggestions and concerns ranged from requiring liability insurance to increasing fees while […]