Festival of trees RUMFORD — The Rumford Performing Arts Committee will hold its third annual Festival of Trees celebration at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Doors will open at 6 p.m. This year the show is free to the public. Local musicians will play and sing Christmas carols headlined by Raapa. Santa will be there […]
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Rumford Crime Bulletin
Incident Report Statistics: Between Monday, Nov. 28, and Monday, Dec. 5, patrol officers responded to 115 complaints. Arrests/Summonses: Monday, Nov. 28, at 8:20 a.m., Greg Gibbons, 25, of Mexico was arrested by Sgt. Tracey Higley on two charges of theft. Gibbons is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 7. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 1:37 […]
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Christmas cantata to be performed
MEXICO/RUMFORD — The First Baptist Churches of Mexico and Rumford, on behalf of the River Valley Union of Evangelical Churches, will present “Call Him Jesus,” a Christmas cantata, on Dec. 11 and 18. Each month the fellowship member churches join for a united service at a host church, featuring guest speakers, musical and/or dramatic presentations […]
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Officials seeks help in finding Mexico arson suspect
MEXICO — State fire investigators are seeking help from the public to learn who intentionally destroyed an uninhabited two-story house by fire early Tuesday morning at 42 Mexico Ave. There were no injuries in the 12:30 a.m. inferno, but the fire scorched a tenant’s white Dodge Neon parked in the driveway of Diane Ellis’s house […]
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Fourth of July meeting RUMFORD — The Rumford Fourth of July Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the conference room in the Rumford Town Hall. Discussion will include organizing next year’s event and the schedule. Basketball auction MEXICO — The Mountain Valley Eagle’s girls basketball travel team will hold an […]
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Tony Atlas, pro wrestler, coming to Mexico
MEXICO — Pro wrestling has been here numerous times, but when they arrive on Dec. 10, they will be bringing World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hall of Famer Tony Atlas. The Saturday event, a fundraiser for the Greater Rumford Community Center, will take place in the Mountain Valley Middle School gymnasium. Atlas, 57, an imposing figure […]
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Slippery Sliders RUMFORD — The Roxbury Slippery Sliders Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the home of Sylvia Touchette in Roxbury. Anyone interested in snowmobiling is welcome. Financial aid RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School guidance department will host a financial aid night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Cherity L. Carleton, 33, of Paris, Nov. 30, domestic violence assault, $500 unsecured bond, Paris Police Department. * Adam J. Gallant, 25, of Mexico, Nov. 30, violation of bail condition and two counts of theft, Rumford Police Department. * Michael W. Holden, […]
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West Paris fire victims moving into donated home
HEBRON — A West Paris family of seven who lost their home in a fire last month will move from a motel to a new donated home this week. “I have my kids and my husband. What else could I want?” said Kristy Basso only hours after she picked up her daughter, Tori, who flew […]
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Mexico’s Region 9 board to discuss Local Access Channel 7 move
MEXICO — The Region 9 board next week will consider whether to allow the office of the Western Valley Access Channel to move into the vocational school. Region 9 Director Brenda Gammon said the staff and volunteers from Local Access Channel 7 toured the River Road site a month or so ago, and have since […]