Police have not commented further after posting Saturday that two men were in custody and three more were being sought in the shooting and chase.
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Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Interim principal appointed to lead Mexico elementary school
Earlier in the summer, Superintendent Deb Alden suggested that a public tour of the new Mountain Valley Community School might be possible in August, but that’s not going to happen.
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Posted inMaine, Schools & Education, The Bethel Citizen
Region 9 buildings still closed due to inadequate water supply
The welding building and culinary arts buildings were completed in January.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford to hold public hearing Thursday on charter changes
The 6 p.m. hearing will be held prior to the regular Select Board meeting at the Rumford Falls Auditorium.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Nation / World, News, Rumford Falls Times, The Bethel Citizen
Oxford County to weigh whether grant is worth new immigration enforcement demands
Oxford County commissioners will meet Tuesday morning to determine if the $200,000 grant application is worth the new stringent guidelines set in place by the Trump administration.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Rumford police searching for 3 men after high-speed chase, shots fired at officers
The Rumford Police Department said officers had attempted to stop a ‘suspicious vehicle’ on Eaton Hill Road. After it crashed, at least four men fled.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Local News, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford hiring another full-time police officer
Justin Cummings has served in law enforcement for the towns of Oxford and Paris, as well as Oxford County.
Posted inBusiness, Local News, Maine, News, Rumford Falls Times
Dixfield board hears plan for $1 billion ‘water battery’ in Oxford County
The pumped storage hydropower project is slated to be located in a relatively undeveloped area in Dixfield, with a small part in Canton.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times
Legal concerns hindering push for Safe Haven Baby Box in Rumford
This specialized box, which is part of Maine’s abandoned child, safe haven provider law, allows parents to anonymously surrender newborns, specifically those 31 days old or younger, if they are unable to care for them.
Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times
Rumford officer bringing lessons about mental health to other first responders
The Western Maine Wellness Conference will be held Aug. 18 and 19 in Rumford. The learning and networking event features presenters covering an array of wellness topics specifically focusing on police, fire, EMS, and dispatchers, along with their significant others.