A small pond forms on Congress Street in Rumford on Wednesday, after construction workers broke a waterline. New water and sewer lines are being installed on The Island business district as part of $5.9 million worth of improvements downtown. Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs said officials hope the lines will be completed by the end of […]
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Peru-Mexico bridge dedication set for Friday
The opening of the $11.1 million Peru-Mexico bridge is scheduled for Friday. It will be dedicated to Pfc. Buddy W. McLain of Mexico, who died Nov. 29, 2010, while serving in Afghanistan. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) The dedication plaque at the new Pfc. Buddy Wendell McLain Memorial Bridge, connecting Mexico and Peru. PERU — A ceremony to honor […]
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Absenteeism dropping at RSU 10 high schools
RUMFORD — Chronic absenteeism has dropped at Regional School Unit 10’s high schools in Rumford and Buckfield in the past year, Superintendent Deb Alden told directors Monday night. During 2018-19, 41.69 percent of students at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford did not attend school 10 percent of the time. In 2016-17, the percentage was 46.47. […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Farmington: RSU 9 Board of Directors, 7 p.m., Mt. Blue Campus, The Forum Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 […]
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Sun Journal wins 16 first-place awards
NEWRY — The Maine Sunday Telegram was named Maine’s Sunday newspaper of the year and the Bangor Daily News was named the state’s daily newspaper of the year at the Maine Press Association annual conference held at Sunday River Saturday. J.W. Oliver, editor of the Lincoln County News, was named Journalist of the Year. The […]
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River Valley Pumpkin Festival attracts hundreds
Noel Jordan, 8, of Rumford, carves a pumpkin at the River Valley Pumpkin Festival in Rumford on Saturday. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) Mason Hairston, 6, of Rumford bites into a barbecue sandwich at the River Valley Pumpkin Festival in Rumford on Saturday. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) Because of downtown construction in Rumford, the River Valley […]
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After-school program provides fun for kids, improves math and reading scores
Emmett Richardson, a student a Dirigo Elementary School, rides a bike on a trainer provided by the 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go program at Mountain Valley Middle School on Thursday night. The Western Foothills Kids Association held a Lights On Afterschool event at Mountain Valley Middle School. Lights On Afterschool celebrations are held nationwide to spotlight the ways […]
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Andover’s revaluation drops tax rate for 2018-19
ANDOVER — The property tax rate for 2018-19 has dropped more than 31 percent from last year, thanks to the recent townwide revaluation, selectmen announced Tuesday. The new rate is $15.70 per $1,000 of property valuation, a decline of $7.10 from last year’s $22.80. “When we did the (revaluation) we gained about $20 million valuation […]
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Rumford tax rate hike adjusted
RUMFORD — Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to lower the property tax rate they set last Tuesday. The correction was due to a computer program error. The new tax rate for 2018-19 is $29.75 per $1,000 of assessed value, an increase of 90 cents from last year. The rate set last week was $29.95. Finance […]
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Rumford's new economic developer keys on small business
RUMFORD — George O’Keefe Jr. of Winthrop is in his second week as full-time economic developer and focused on making this mill town a welcoming place for small businesses. “I’ve already seen so many people trying to run a small business, and trying to be successful on their own,” he said. “Where the local economy […]