RUMFORD — Work is expected to start in a few weeks on the town’s newest attraction: a downtown fitness trail along the Androscoggin River. The trail will feature 10 fitness stations in 12- by 12-foot parcels on town land. Equipment such as monkey bars, pullup bars or a bench for situps will be placed in […]
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New Rumford tax rate not expected until after Labor Day
RUMFORD — The 2014-15 tax rate isn’t expected to be set until sometime after Labor Day because the assessors are still gathering information. They’re looking for normal valuations from Rumford paper mill NewPage Corp. and Brookfield Power, which operates the Pennacook Falls Dam on the Androscoggin River. “This is nothing out of the ordinary,” Linnell […]
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Quarter-mile section all that separates Androscoggin River from improved water-quality standard
LEWISTON — On a recent August afternoon, outdoorswoman and Bates College retiree Judith Marden was on the Androscoggin River, in Gulf Island Pond, learning to paddleboard. “I’m not very good at it,” the 69-year-old said with a laugh. The first time Marden tried “I fell off four times. I didn’t worry about falling into the Androscoggin. […]
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Newry cemetery name’s origin remains unsolved
NEWRY — One of two mysteries associated with a cemetery along Route 26 in North Newry recently was solved. A new grave was found dug at the Head of the Tide Cemetery, which is near the Newry and Grafton Township line. It is an old cemetery that dates back to the early 1800s, when Mormon […]
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Source to the Sea paddling from Jay to Lewiston July 31 to Aug. 3
JAY — The Androscoggin River Trail Source to the Sea will begin its paddling tour Thursday, July 31, through the Jay-to-Auburn area. Thursday’s event is a paddle after hours at the Otis Mill boat launch in Jay starting at 5:30 p.m. with hosts The Androscoggin Land Trust and the Androscoggin River Watershed Council. “This is […]
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Source to Sea family paddle Thursday set for 1 p.m. in Hanover
HANOVER — Thursday’s Source to the Sea Family Day paddle down the Androscoggin River between Hanover and Rumford will start at 1 p.m. instead of 3:30 p.m., organizers said Wednesday. The wrong time was posted for the 9.2-mile paddle on the Androscoggin River Watershed Council website, arwc.camp7.org/page-1856697. The trip, which is from 1 to 6 […]
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Not the first time Dixfield balloon let down by wind
Two passengers injured in a balloon accident over the weekend have been released from the hospital in an incident currently under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. According to the FAA, four of the seven passengers aboard suffered injuries when the balloon, owned by Damn Yankee Balloons in Dixfield, crashed into power lines while attempting […]