ROXBURY — A few hundred people of all ages from across Maine participated in the ninth annual Lee Hodgkins Memorial Poker Run on Saturday. The all-terrain vehicle event was hosted by the Roxbury Riders ATV Club. It is held in honor of former club member Gilbert “Lee” Hodgkins Jr., who died in 2005. They were […]
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Mud season declared over; Roxbury ATV trail system open
ROXBURY — Despite days of rain, mud season officially ended for Roxbury all-terrain vehicle trails early Friday morning. The ATV motoring public can now drive about Roxbury trails. Michael Worthley, president of the Roxbury ATV Riders Club, said the club opened the extensive and popular trail system at 5 a.m. Friday. On May 7, Worthley […]
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Mary M. Touchette
1928 – 2014 RUMFORD — Mary M. Touchette, 86, died Tuesday, May 13, at Rumford Community Home. She was a resident of Roxbury. Born in New York City on March 28, 1928, she was a daughter of Vito and Caterina (Fella) Massaro, and attended New York schools. She was a communicant of the Parish of […]
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Stephens High School Class of 1961 RUMFORD — The Stephens High School Class of 1961 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 16, at the Route 2 Diner. For more information, call Louise Caron at 364-3743. Stephens High School Class of 1965 DIXFIELD — Stephens High School Class of 1965 will meet at […]
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Mud season keeps River Valley-area ATV trails closed
ROXBURY — Rain added to already saturated soils Tuesday afternoon on the Foley Trail for all-terrain vehicles. It’s mud season for River Valley-area ATV trails and they’re all closed until June 1, according to posted signs. Mike Worthley, president of the Roxbury ATV Riders Club, examined an exposed culvert Tuesday on the Foley Trail behind […]
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Roxbury board signs $337,556 roadwork contract
ROXBURY — Selectmen signed a contract Tuesday night with Swasey Excavation of Andover for $337,556 for road work. The work, which is part of an $850,000 project, covers everything except paving and tree removal along roadsides, acting board Chairman Tim Derouche said. “We’ll be working with Swasey and (Bruce) Manzer to determine if we have […]
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Spring flooding closes several roads in Western Maine
RUMFORD — Flooding in several towns across Western Maine, including Canton, Rangeley and New Sharon, closed roads Wednesday. It wasn’t unusual for this time of year, Teresa Glick, deputy director of the Oxford County Emergency Management Agency in Paris, said Wednesday morning. She said small rivers and streams would soon be cresting and receding if […]
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Spring runoff woes begin in Oxford County
ROXBURY — A section of Route 120 between Roxbury and Andover was closed before noon Tuesday because of rising floodwater from high temperatures and snowmelt, state and local officials said. Flood warnings were issued early Tuesday afternoon for minor flooding of the Androscoggin River at Rumford and Auburn, and of the Swift River at Roxbury, […]
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River Valley: Annual Easter egg hunt is April 19
RIVER VALLEY — The annual Easter egg hunt, hosted by the River Valley Chamber and the Mexico Fire Department, will take place on Saturday, April 19, throughout the towns of Byron, Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Hanover, Mexico, Peru, Roxbury and Rumford. Children ages 7-12 may participate. Clues for the hidden eggs will be read through local […]
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Well Done – Students named to dean’s lists
GOSHEN, Ind. — Abigail Dunn, a sophomore elementary education major from Auburn, was recently recognized for academic excellence on the fall semester dean’s list at Goshen College. — SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Kaelyn Lecander, a senior at Bethel University, has been named to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2013 semester. Lecander […]