RUMFORD — First responders from Rumford and the surrounding area will participate in a simulated active-shooter exercise at Mountain Valley High School on Thursday. The event is sponsored by the Oxford County Emergency Management Agency. The event begins at 9 a.m. at the school and first responders will be seen throughout Rumford during the exercise. It […]

This year’s derby winners were: First place: Samuel Demascio, second place: Ayden Timberlake, third place: Ryder Merrill, fourth place: Brycen Waugh, fifth place: Mason Vrandenburgh. Brycen Waugh won Best of Show. Cubscouts were also recognized at the event for earning badges: Brycen Waugh: Maps and Compass, Fishing, Skiing, Basketball, Scout Sunday, Citizenship, Hiking, Call of the […]

RUMFORD— Katrina Ray-Saulis, a 2002 graduate of Mountain Valley High School, says she hand-writes entire novels before anything is written on her computer. “I think it slows you down and there’s something that makes your brain work differently when you’re writing by hand than on a computer,” she says. Ray-Saulis read excerpts from her recently […]

ANDOVER—Andover citizen Dick Merrill spoke to the Board of Selectmen about the town’s Comsat Trust, saying that while looking at the figures for the beginning and ending balance for this year [year ending December 31, 2015], he “noticed that we lost $8,021.04.” After noticing the losses he spoke with Treasurer Barbara Simmons and she created […]

RUMFORD—The history of tea includes some legends, Susan Marshall, Childrens’ Services Librarian, told the crowd of over 40 people at the Downton Abbey tea party. One of the legends is of an Indian saint named Bodhidharma, who went to China in 5020 AD to prove some Zen principles. He decided to meditate for nine years, […]

RUMFORD— Katrina Ray-Saulis, a 2002 graduate of Mountain Valley High School, has recently published her first book, By the River. The book is a collection of short stories based on Maine’s history and beautiful landscape. The opening story takes place around 1901, the year that the Strathglass brick park was built in Rumford. These buildings […]

RUMFORD — Selectmen on Thursday are expected to discussing a complaint of trucks speeding Rumford Center on Route 2. The issue was raised Feb. 18 at the first public hearing for ordinance requests or charter amendments by Gina Hinkley, spokeswoman for eight Rumford Center residents. Hinkley said residents were hoping to enact a traffic ordinance […]

CANTON—At the selectmen’s meeting on Feb. 25, selectman Donald Hutchins (Chairman of the board), Brian Keene (Co-chairman), Robert Walker Jr., Malcolm Ray, and Russell Adams discussed the drafting of a new Drug and Alcohol Policy which will include regulations for all town employees. The town’s current Drug and Alcohol Policy only addresses Commercial Driver’s License […]

RUMFORD—The Rumford library invites you to their Downton Abbey Tea party on March 3 at 3 p.m. Tamara Butler, Director of the library, says “We’re trying to build community support, involve patrons, and give back.” It’s also a way to bring new users to the library, she adds. Downton Abbey, the PBS series, is in […]