RUMFORD – Moon Tide Springs officials announced Friday they will open a new bottling plant in Rumford, a move expected to create up to 60 jobs. According to a Moon Tide Springs official, the new plant will be open before Christmas. The Rumford plant will produce half-liter polyethylene terephthalate bottles, according to a press release, […]
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Rumford apartment building to be razed; 2nd placed on demo list
RUMFORD — Work will begin immediately to tear down a 10-unit apartment building damaged by fire Saturday, according to Fire Chief Bob Chase. Chase told selectmen Thursday that the owner of 206 Cumberland St., Peter Robichaud, has hired a contractor to raze the structure. He said there’s one wall where the roof is gone, the third […]
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Renewal of proposed Rumford water agreement contingent on getting bottling plant
RUMFORD — Now that the Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved Poland Spring owner Nestle’s plan to tap into a Lincoln Water District well, plans for a bottling plant in that town may follow. At a public meeting July 12, the Rumford Water District spelled out details of a proposed 15-year agreement with Poland Spring Water […]
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Volunteers needed for trash cleanup in Rumford
RUMFORD — A Bethel man is organizing a cleanup around the Falmouth Street area Friday morning and filming it for a new TV show called “Inside Maine’s Outdoors.” Tony Bennett, best-known for his TV show, “Down East Dickering,” on the History Channel, said he’s picking a town in each of Maine’s 16 counties for a cleanup. […]
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Fire-damaged building in 'a real risk of collapse'
RUMFORD — The State Fire Marshal’s Office investigated 206 Cumberland St. Monday, where a blaze engulfed a three-story apartment building Saturday afternoon. By mid-afternoon Monday, Fire Chief Bob Chase said he was still waiting for a report on the cause of the fire. He said he had heard a report the fire might have originated from […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Otisfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Policy and Procedure Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town […]
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Peru town clerk asks for patience on tax bills
PERU — Town Clerk Vera Parent told selectmen Monday that tax bills will be delayed because the school budget did not pass. Residents of Peru, Canton, Carthage and Dixfield rejected the proposed $13.2 million spending plan for 2017-18 by a total vote of 375-596 on June 13. “The tax bills will go out after the […]
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Rumford board approves rebuild of Isthmus, Swain roads
RUMFORD — Selectmen Thursday unanimously approved more than $700,000 worth of work this summer on Isthmus and Swain roads. The work will be done through Bruce A. Manzer Inc. of Anson. Town Manager Linda-Jean “L-J” Briggs said the funding for the eight-mile roadwork project will come from the permanent roads account, which has a balance of […]
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Mountain Valley middle-schoolers create slime
We have slime! Savannah Parent, left, and Nora Tag admire the slime they created during Thursday’s after-school summer program at Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico.