MEXICO — A special town meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday to vote on whether to use $130,000 from surplus to offset property taxes. The meeting will be held in the Calvin Lyons Meeting Room downstairs in the Town Hall. On Aug. 21, selectmen voted unanimously to support Town Manager Jack Gaudet’s recommendation to set the […]
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Opening day at Rumford Elementary School
Brad Veilleux and Lisa Tinkham of Rumford walk their daughter, Brianna Veilleux, to opening day at Rumford Elementary School on Wednesday. The first-grader said she’s eager to return to classes. After the ride to school, Brianna couldn’t wait to get out of the car, her mother said. Brianna’s father said she told him, “‘I hope […]
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Rumford funeral home offers tribute to U.S. Sen. John McCain
A Rumford funeral home is offering a tribute for public viewing to U.S. Sen. John McCain who died Saturday at the age of 81. Viewings at S.G. Thibault Funeral Home will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Prayer cards will be available. Director Dan Gauvin said the tribute “honors a war […]
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Rumford reserve officer dies in plane crash
RUMFORD — A Rumford reserve police officer was killed Friday in a plane crash in Massachusetts, according to Rumford police. Investigators say Scott Landis, 34, and his brother Patrick, 29, were flying over Hanson, Massachusetts, to spread the ashes of their father, who died recently of cancer. Airport officials in Massachusetts said they believe the brothers’ plane had […]
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Andover voters approve road bond
ANDOVER — Voters at town meeting Saturday approved a $1.07 million bond to pay for reconstructing and paving about 6 miles of roads. The vote was 34-20. The roads included in the repairs set to begin this fall are East B Hill, South Arm, East Andover and Farmers Hill. Selectman Brian Mills said that if […]
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Mexico celebrates 200th birthday with parade
The grand marshal of the Mexico bicentennial parade Saturday was Boston Post Cane recipient Myrtle Milledge, 102, who greeted onlookers by waving the American flag. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) Tammy Schmersal of Ta-Dah Hair Studio rides with “customer” Jack Weeks in Mexico’s bicentennial parade Saturday. Schmersal created the float to mark 70 years of the […]
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Maine cities, towns using loans to spark business growth
LEWISTON — Black Bear Ladder opened 18 years ago on Pleasant Street, then a father-son operation that has grown to carry hundreds of ladders, seven kinds of caution tape, hard hats in nine colors, scaffolding and a host of safety equipment. It may be the only place to find a “Danger: Crane working overhead” sign […]
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Canton board expects another drop in tax rate
CANTON — Selectmen announced Thursday evening that the tax rate for 2018-19 is expected to drop for the fifth consecutive year. The maximum tax rate would be $17.53, Selectman Rob Walker said. “That’s $2 and 30-some-odd cents” less than last year, he said. The current rate is $19.85 per $1,000 of property valuation. “Taxes are […]
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Sunflowers by the handful
Heidi Connor and her son, Brunton, of Limerick pick sunflowers Thursday morning on Route 108 in Canton. The field and nearby farmstand are owned by Jane Lueders and her daughter, Emma, of Canton. (Marianne Hutchinson/Rumford Falls Times) Sabrina Daoud of Rumford assists customers buying vegetables or sunflowers at a farm stand on Route 108 in […]
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Mexico celebrates bicentennial
Judy Breau Kennedy, Charlene McKenna Robinson and Ginger Naples, three of the contestants in the Miss Mexico contest at the town sesquicentennial celebration in 1968, will participate Saturday in the town’s bicentennial parade. From left: Nancy Quimby, Charlene McKenna, Miss Mexico Judy Breau, first runner-up Joan Dawson, Sharon Paulin and Ginger Naples. (Submitted photo) Riverside […]