RUMFORD — Thanks to grants and donations, the Rumford Center Village Improvement Society (RCVIS) is getting close to starting the restoration of the nearly two century old Rumford Center Meeting House. Since 1804, when Francis Keyes was charged with constructing a meeting house “as near to the center as may be,” the House has occupied […]
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Bridgton Hospital, Rumford Hospital name new president
BRIDGTON AND RUMFORD — Stephany Jacques, a River Valley native, has been named president of Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. Jacques was promoted last May to interim president of the two Central Maine Healthcare critical access hospitals. Prior to her interim president position, she served in nursing and leadership roles for 15 years at Central […]
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Rumford area high school to hold substance abuse prevention and awareness day
Students at Mountain Valley High School, along with administrators, are planning Nov. 17 to provide education for students about resources for help in the area and to end the stigma of people who are addicted to substances.
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Photo Album: Nordic skiers compete in rain instead of snow in Rumford
Fifty three high school and college athletes competed Sunday during The Maine Event, a head-to-head roller ski sprint race over and around features at Black Mountain of Maine.
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Auburn-Lewiston YMCA acquires second downtown Rumford building
The YMCA now has two buildings in downtown Rumford to develop day care and other programming.
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Alone in the woods: The strange chain of events that led police to kill Shay McKenna
Nine months after Shay McKenna was accused of killing his brother Drew during a fight, a state police trooper shot and killed Shay at a makeshift camp in Rangeley Plantation. Those who knew Shay say he didn’t need to die.
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The Witches of 49 Franklin return for Halloween show
Do you have a silly aunt or grandmother that you just adore? Then you’ll love this Halloween event The Witches of 49 Franklin are ready to show you how to celebrate the season with lots of laughs, and Halloween fun starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 49 Franklin in Rumford. “Witches” is […]
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Rumford gets $251,000 grant to put canopy over Hosmer Field hockey rink
RUMFORD — The Rumford Park and Recreation Department has received a $251,000 matching grant to put a canopy over the hockey rink at the Hosmer Field Complex on Lincoln Avenue. The department’s board of directors announced the award from the Land and Water Conservation Fund at their meeting Monday. Chairman Dan Richard said the department […]
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Rumford, Buckfield high school principals say students learning in and out of classrooms
Students from Mountain Valley High School in Rumford and students from Buckfield Junior-Senior High School attended a career day at Sunday River resort in Newry last month.