MEXICO — When you put on the 3-D glasses, the walls of the black light maze come to life inside the River Valley Recreation Center, 15 Recreation Drive. Some of the drawings have names like the witches’ hut, ghost house, clown asylum, vampire mausoleum and Dr. Frankenstein’s lab. Called Chroma-Chaos, this display is a new feature […]
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Problem of dogs on Canton beach resolved
CANTON — The problem of dogs running loose on Canton Lake beach has been solved, according to Administrative Assistant Tina Cagle. She told residents Thursday night that the Maine Department of Transportation has owned that land since the inception of Route 140. “They have instructed us that no dogs are allowed on the beach and […]
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Hospitals, food bank work to end food insecurity and chronic illness
RUMFORD — Patients discharged from Rumford Hospital this year may find that they’ve been given a bag of healthful, high-protein food and a list of where to find food pantries. The hospital, along with Bridgton Hospital and Family Medicine Residency in Lewiston, is participating in the Community Health and Hunger Program in partnership with Good […]
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Pre-K students learn about fire prevention
Student Greyson Hall, covering his eyes, demonstrates to his class how to stop, drop and roll during a fire-prevention presentation Thursday at Meroby Elementary School in Mexico. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) Mexico firefighter Tim Haas helps Rylee Cyr try on his airpack during a fire-prevention presentation Thursday at Meroby Elementary School. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) […]
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Dirigo High School homecoming parade moved to Friday
DIXFIELD — Rain postponed the Dirigo High School homecoming parade Thursday, moving the event to Friday. The setup and judging for the parade will begin at 4 p.m., and the parade is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.. The parade begins at the Bangor Savings Bank parking lot on Weld Street. The earlier time is due […]
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Program helps students see success in their futures
RUMFORD — Robert Machado says the Jobs for Maine’s Graduates program has helped him set academic goals and make improvements to his English class test scores. “The first goal that I actually (set) in here was to start getting a 3.5 or higher on each English test,” said Machado, a senior at Mountain Valley High […]
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RSU 10 to use federal grant to meet students' mental health needs
MEXICO — Regional School Unit 10 expects to receive $200,000 in federal funding in each of the next five years to help students with mental health needs, according to Superintendent Deb Alden. The money will come from a Maine AWARE grant, which would include funding for a community project manager, the purchase of specialized curriculums and […]
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Rumford tax rate hike approved
Slight rise ahead for Rumford property tax rate RUMFORD — Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday evening to set the 2018-19 property tax rate at $29.95 per $1,000 of assessed value, an increase of $1.10. Chairman Chris Brennick said the tax increase on an $80,000 home would be $88 without the Homestead Exemption, and $67.76 with the Homestead […]
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Walk to End Domestic Violence on Wednesday
Rumford Police Explorer Grace Boothby holds one of the T-shirts that will be presented at the seventh annual Walk to End Domestic Violence at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hosmer Field in Rumford. The message on the shirt is “Communities united to end domestic violence.” From left are Mexico Police Chief Roy Hodsdon, Boothby, Safe Voices’ […]
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Pavement for Congress Street
Workers pave upper Congress Street near the Rumford Town Hall on Tuesday. The covering comes after weeks of digging to replace water, sewer and stormwater lines on The Island’s business district. All-State Paving of Massachusetts is the contractor; TW Paving of Auburn is the subcontractor. Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs said recently that Sargent Corp. has […]