RUMFORD — Nichole Richard has held car shows at Abbott Farm Plaza on Route 2 in Rumford for the past four years. She “wanted to do something fun for the locals,” she said Wednesday. But this year, her Dollar Tree co-worker Shaunna Lamontagne and her friend Brenda Neider encouraged her to do something different. Something […]
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Gardeners give away fresh produce in Rumford
Bob Withrow of Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities said through this program, people who don’t have a garden can “have the same fresh stuff we’ve always had.” (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) Sandra Witas of Gardeners Growing Healthy Communities washes produce for the Wednesday night distribution at the Parish of Holy Savior in Rumford. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls […]
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Hands-on learning at Rumford library
Retired science teacher Ted “Bitsy” Ionta of Dixfield guides Kaitlyn Albanesi, 7, with one of many science experiments he brought to the Rumford Public Library on Wednesday. Throughout the summer the library has featured children’s entertainment and educational programs every Wednesday afternoon. This Wednesday was the last day of the summer program, which began in […]
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Angus King views investments in Rumford mill, downtown
U.S. Sen. Angus King tours Congress Street on Tuesday to see the progress of the infrastructure project. Here he chats with Nina Langevin of Carlisle’s Apparel & Footwear, a business that has served customers on the Island since 1947. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) U.S. Sen. Angus King at the downtown infrastructure project in Rumford on […]
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Donald Miller returning to Rumford police force
RUMFORD — Donald Miller is returning to the Rumford Police Department, according to Chief Stacy Carter. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday to approve Miller’s appointment. Carter said Miller worked as a full-time officer for the department from 2009 to 2015, before leaving to join the Lewiston Police Department. “He has proven to be a […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Bethel: Recreation Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Buckfield/Sumner Solid Waste Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., […]
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Andover Olde Home Days goes on despite rain
Children ride on a barrel train Saturday at Andover Olde Home Days. The theme of the Andover Olde Home Days parade Saturday was “Back in the Day.” This float depicts a class at Andover Elementary School. ANDOVER — The rain let up just long enough to complete the traditional parade, with the theme of “Back in […]
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Dog that attacked Rumford teens is euthanized
RUMFORD — The dog that attacked two teens and their mother Wednesday on Erchles Street was euthanized later that day, Police Chief Stacy Carter said Friday. Carter said in a news release that after completing a preliminary investigation, the dog was identified as an 8-year-old Staffordshire terrier, which is one of several breeds considered pit bulls. […]
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Dedication ceremony set for new McLain Memorial Bridge
The new $11 million bridge between Mexico and Peru will be dedicated this fall in the name of Pfc. Buddy W. McLain, 24, of Mexico, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2010. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) A sign on the new $11 million bridge between Mexico and Peru announces the dedication ceremony naming […]
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Rumford girl facing second surgery after pit bull attack
RUMFORD — The day after her two teenage daughters were hospitalized after being attacked by a pit bull in Strathglass Park, a Rumford mother said Thursday one of the girls was coming home but the other faced a second operation on her leg. Alicia Mitchell spoke by telephone from Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, where […]