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MDOT reveals plans to rehab Upper Canal Bridge in Rumford
RUMFORD — Business owners, town and paper mill officials provided information Wednesday night to state transportation engineers about the planned rehabilitation of Upper Canal Bridge. The 260-foot-long span carries Route 108 traffic over Mill Canal, through which the Androscoggin River flows beside the downtown area. It is a three-span bridge with 80-foot-long end sections and […]
Rumford Class of 1978 submits proposal for new trees on Congress Street
RUMFORD — The Rumford High School Class of 1978 is looking to kick off a fundraising effort to plant trees on Congress Street to commemorate deceased classmates. During the summer of 2013, the town removed 15 trees from the sidewalks on lower Congress Street. The Board of Selectmen said during their Oct. 19, 2012, meeting […]
Santa arrives in Rumford during Christmas in the River Valley parade
RUMFORD — Several colorful floats waited in line Friday night in the Mountain Valley High School parking lot for the Christmas in the River Valley Parade. Adults and children made last-minute adjustments and added decorations before the judging. White Christmas lights seemed to be everywhere on the Greater Rumford Community Center float as huge snowflakes […]
Kreckel Law to fill stockings for soldiers in Afghanistan
RUMFORD — In lieu of swapping Christmas gifts for the holidays, employees with Kreckel Law of Rumford will be aiming to make the Christmas season a little brighter for soldiers in Afghanistan by filling up stockings with different goods and shipping them overseas, said employee Melinda Woods. Woods said that during a recent meeting between […]
Rumford American Legion to host luncheon for female veterans
RUMFORD — Napoleon-Ouellette American Legion Post 24 on upper Congress Street will host a Female Veterans Luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 16, to honor all women veterans. The schedule includes a morning of pampering — manicures, hair, Reiki and massage — from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., legion Commander Tricia Thurston said Thursday morning by email. […]
Rumford Senior Center to close doors by Oct. 1
RUMFORD — The Rumford Senior Center is being forced to find a new home by Oct. 1 after their rent was increased to an amount above their budget, center president Barbara Morse said. The non-profit Senior Center, located at 50 Congress Street, announced Tuesday that they were searching for a new building to move into […]