The following Memorial Day observations are scheduled for the weekend: Saturday LEWISTON: Memorial Day parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Kennedy Park, move to Auburn and back again over the Longley Bridge, ending at Veterans Memorial Park at Main and Lincoln streets. The ceremony will begin around 10:30 a.m. Units invited include veterans’ posts […]
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River Valley Grill closing surprises employees
RUMFORD — Employees of the River Valley Grill restaurant on Route 2 were greeted Monday morning with a sign on the door that read: “This restaurant is now closed! Had enough of the bull—-!! (sorry)”. Owners Bob and Kathi Knowles declined to comment on the reason for the abrupt closing. “An employee who was supposed […]
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Dixfield-area school budget increases taxes
DIXFIELD — Voters of RSU 56 on Tuesday approved a $12.28 million budget for next year that will raise taxes in member towns because it is slightly higher than the current spending plan. The budget still faces a referendum in the member towns of Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru. Spending increased by 1.5 percent because […]
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Chronic absenteeism a problem at RSU 10 schools
MEXICO — Regional School Unit 10 Superintendent Deborah Alden told directors Monday night that chronic absenteeism is rampant in the district. “Data submitted indicates Buckfield Junior-Senior High School (in Buckfield) and Mountain Valley High School (in Rumford) have 25.82 percent and 46.47 percent of students, respectively, chronically absent,” according to an email from Janette Kirk, […]
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Bike rodeo in Rumford
Noah Jordan, 7, of Norway negotiates the bicycle safety course, with assistance from Grace Boothby of the Mexico Police Explorers, at Saturday’s Mountain Valley Kids Fest for Child Advocacy. It was hosted by the Rumford Eagles. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times)
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Eight feet down, workers uncover original street
RUMFORD — Construction workers replacing sewer pipes and waterlines on The Island business district have uncovered remnants of a street believed to have been washed out in the 1936 flood of the Androscoggin River. “We said we wouldn’t know what we’d uncover until we uncovered it, but I don’t think anyone expected this,” Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs […]
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Meet The Candidates Night in Rumford
RUMFORD — EnvisionRumford will host Meet The Candidates Night on Wednesday in the Rumford Falls Auditorium. The public event is scheduled for 6 to 7:30 p.m. Seven candidates for two seats on the Board of Selectmen will answer questions submitted to EnvisionRumford via online and the audience. The two candidates for a three-year position are Selectmen […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Paris: Oxford County Commission, 2 p.m., county building Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 7 p.m., […]
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Selectmen, Bicentennial Committee reach agreement on payback
MEXICO — Selectmen voted unanimously this week to have the Bicentennial Committee return half of any leftover money from this year’s celebration to the town, up to $5,000. The committee decided to give the other half to the Mexico Historical Society. The board voted in April 2017 to provide the committee with $5,000 to help with […]
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Mexico board hires police officer
Mexico Police Chief Roy Hodsdon, left, introduces Nick Young, right, to selectmen Tuesday evening. The board voted unanimously to hire Young as a reserve officer. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Nick Young of Carthage as a reserve police officer. A 2013 graduate of Dirigo High School […]