“It doesn’t mean anything’s wrong,” Haggan said on Wednesday. “It’s just our annual bridge safety inspection.”
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Auburn seeks help planning cultural festival
AUBURN — City officials are hoping creative Twin Cities residents will help plan a celebration of arts and culture along Main Street. Auburn’s Economic Development Specialist Alan Manoian has scheduled a meeting next week to plan the first Downtown Auburn Fine Arts and Humanities Festival. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. July […]
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Mercury in Androscoggin River won’t affect trout fishery management
BETHEL — A Maine fisheries biologist said late Tuesday afternoon in Gray that mercury being discharged from a Superfund site into the Androscoggin River in New Hampshire won’t intrinsically affect how Maine manages its trout fishery in the river’s upper section. Francis Brautigam of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said he wasn’t […]
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Police still searching for Rumford slashing suspect
RUMFORD — Police say they continued to search on Thursday for a Rumford man suspected of slashing a kidnapping victim’s face with a knife during a robbery Monday night. Police identified Randall Chapman, 37, as the assailant. When seeking help from the public to find him, police Chief Stacy Carter said Tuesday morning that Chapman […]
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Rumford police say kidnapping suspect at large, ‘armed and dangerous’
RUMFORD — River Valley police are seeking help in finding a Rumford man suspected of slashing a kidnapped victim’s face with a knife during a robbery Monday night, Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter said Tuesday. Carter urged people to contact police at 364-4551 if they spot Randall Chapman, 37, who was identified as the assailant. […]
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Rumford board supports downtown fitness trail along Androscoggin River
RUMFORD — A representative from Healthy Maine Streets sought permission from selectmen Thursday night to use town property along the Androscoggin River in the downtown to create a fitness trail. The board, however, suggested that Randall Smith and Envision Rumford instead meet with the Rumford Parks Department to have it design the trail. Randall Smith, […]