Relay For Life meeting is Feb. 11 RUMFORD — The River Valley Relay For Life will have their monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Conference Room A at the Rumford Hospital. All team captain and committee members are encouraged to attend, come and meet new staff partner Lisa Dunham and hear about […]
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Rumford Circle K fryer catches fire, fills store with smoke
RUMFORD — No one was injured in a Fryolator fire early Saturday evening at the Circle K fuel station and convenience store at 5 Bridge St., officials said. Rumford and Mexico firefighters and Rumford police who responded to the 4:55 p.m. call found the deep fryer ablaze and the store filling with smoke, Rumford fire […]
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Tremblay sentenced to 90 days for striking flagger with truck
PARIS — A Bingham man was handed a 90-day jail sentence Friday in Oxford County Superior Court after pleading guilty to striking a construction flagger with his pickup truck in November 2012 in Mexico. Michael Tremblay, 55, pleaded guilty to aggravated driving to endanger and was sentenced to a three-year prison term with all but 90 […]
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Take Your Child to the Library day RUMFORD — Saturday, Feb. 1, is Take Your Child to the Library day. The annual program was started three years ago by Nat Lipman, a librarian from Waterford, Conn. This is the Rumford’s second year sponsoring a local program. This year’s theme is “International Foods for Fun Day.” […]
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Oxford County Democrats held business meeting, caucus training
Caucuses will be held March 2 BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats held their January meeting on Jan. 20 at the Crescent Park School, with attendance by Congressional candidates Sen. Emily Cain of Orono, Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson of Allagash and Alden Smith of Sangerville. Assistant District Attorney Andrew Robinson of Farmington, who is […]
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Mexico selectmen appoint RSU 10 director
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday to appoint Peter Defilipp to the RSU 10 school board until the annual town meeting in June. He succeeds longtime board member Betty Barrett, who resigned. Her term expires in June 2016. “The appointment tonight will last until the annual town meeting in June,” Madigan said. […]
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William ‘Bill’ O’Donnell
1947 – 2014 TAMPA, Fla. — William ‘Bill’ O’Donnell, 66, died on Thursday, Jan. 2, at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Fla. Bill was born in Nova Scotia on Dec. 29, 1947, a son of Cyril and Catherine (Poirier) O’Donnell. The family moved to Bangor when Bill was 2 years old. He […]
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N.H. consultants meet with Rumford, Mexico selectmen to discuss municipal sharing
MEXICO — The Mexico and Rumford boards of selectmen met with Municipal Resources Inc. on Tuesday evening at the Town Office to discuss ways the towns can share certain municipal services. Mexico and Rumford have been meeting since June about the idea. In September, Municipal Resources provided both towns with a proposal to put together […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Selectmen to hold joint meeting with Rumford selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Thursday Rumford: River Valley Health Community Coalition, noon, Rumford Public Library
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RAAPA Chorus holding rehearsals RUMFORD — The RAAPA Chorus will begin rehearsals for the May 2 and 3 Dinner Theater performances on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in Muskie Auditorium. Anyone interest in singing should contact Judith Kuhn at 364-7242 or [email protected] prior to Feb. 10 to reserve a folder of music. Auditions for […]