RUMFORD — With the opening day of Black Mountain of Maine’s ski season fast approaching, the resort is kicking off the 2014-15 season with a Snowmobile Hill Climb at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at the ski lodge. General Manager Jim Carter said the format will be basically the same as last year. “The lodge […]
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Woodstock board to consult attorney on paving cost
WOODSTOCK — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday evening debated whether to pay $22,525 for paving it didn’t authorize, pay for half of it or none of it. Before making a decision, officials will confer with the town attorney. The town hired Bruce A. Manzer Inc. of Anson to pave 3,240 feet of Lakeside Drive, […]
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Fresh faces, fresh powder; family legacy continues at Carter’s ski shop
OXFORD — Four decades ago when the Carters moved into town to start their vegetable stand and David began snapping twigs in the pine forest behind the farmhouse to delineate cross-country ski trails, wife Anne couldn’t have predicted how far or famed those paths would delve. Or that she’d have to tread them without David. The […]
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Rumford’s 49 Franklin Paper Moon Players to perform ‘It’s a Wonderful Life: Live Radio Play’
RUMFORD — Walking into Scot and Cindy Grassette’s Mystic Theater at 49 Franklin on Tuesday evening was akin to stepping back in time to 1946. On stage were eight actors with the local Paper Moon Players troupe performing several of the 40 roles in a dress rehearsal of playwright Joe Landry’s “It’s a Wonderful Life: […]
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Firefighters knock down paper machine fire at NewPage mill
RUMFORD — Heat from a mechanical failure ignited a fire in the No. 15 paper machine at NewPage’s paper mill Monday, fire Chief Robert Chase said Tuesday. There were no injuries and no damage to the machine, he said. Over 25 firefighters from four towns responded to the scene at around 3:20 p.m. “We immediately […]
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Mexico man jailed on drunken driving charges after crash injures two
RUMFORD — A Peru man remained behind bars Tuesday night in Paris on several charges stemming from a car accident early Monday evening. Jason M. Jonitis, 27, is charged with operating under the influence, disorderly conduct, driving to endanger, improper passing, and two counts of terrorizing, Rumford police Sgt. Douglas Maifeld said Tuesday afternoon. He […]
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Selectmen to meet with the Friends of Peru Elementary School on Dec. 8
PERU — At Monday night’s meeting, selectmen announced that they will meet with the Friends of Peru Elementary School on Monday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m., prior to their regular 6 p.m. selectboard meeting. Residents recently voted to return oversight of the old school to the selectmen, with the Friends of Peru Elementary School providing management […]
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Health coalition meeting Wednesday
RUMFORD — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will hold its monthly networking meeting at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the community room of the Rumford Public Library. Executive Director Patricia Duguay said that normally a guest speaker is invited to the networking meeting to speak about a specific topic to those attending. “Things […]