RUMFORD — The annual snowmobile ride-in is being cancelled due to facility maintenance at Horizon’s Unlimited on Swain Road. The fundraising portion of the ride-in will continue, with the drawing to take place Monday, Feb. 6. Winners will be notified. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5, and are available at The What Not […]
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Consumer Council RUMFORD — There are some serious cuts to the Mental Health resources through the Department of Human Services. This is a time for consumers with mental illness and their friends and family to take part and join the Consumer Council System of Maine in making voices heard in Augusta. In Rumford the way […]
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Rumford man injured in collision Sunday in Mexico
MEXICO — A head-on collision Sunday afternoon on Main Street sent one man to Rumford Hospital and a car and pickup truck were damaged beyond repair, police said late Monday afternoon. Randolph Angotti, 18, of Rumford, complained of neck pain and was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to the hospital where he was treated and released, […]
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MVHS students chosen for regional band/chorus
RUMFORD — Five Mountain Valley High School students will participate in Kennebec Valley Music Educators Association concerts on Saturday, Feb. 4. KVMEA chooses the best musicians and vocalists from 18 high schools from Newport to Rangeley and Belfast to Skowhegan. MVHS vocalists include Tory Gordon, Cody Smith and Alex Witas. Nick Williams will play trombone […]
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Class of 1961 DIXFIELD — Mexico High School Class of 1961 will meet for breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Ellis’s Variety, Weld Street. All classmates are invited. MVMS ‘Snow Ball’ MEXICO — The Mountain Valley Middle School seventh-grade class will sponsor a winter fundraiser, the “Snow Ball” dinner and dance on Saturday, […]
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A. Morin: Listen to the other half
In a recent article about a town meeting in Roxbury, John Sutton, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, told citizens who have a problem with noise coming from the Record Hill wind turbines to tell it to the Department of Environmental Protection. To tell people to get help from the DEP regarding noise is insulting […]
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MVHS instructs students on FAFSA
RUMFORD – Mountain Valley High School principal Matt Gilbert recently called together the Class of 2012 to explain two websites for filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and to discuss resources for students planning to attend college. “Recent school announcements have encouraged all of you to apply for a FAFSA PIN,” said […]
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Feb. 5 snowmobile ride-in will be in memory of Donald Hebert
RUMFORD — The Hope Association will hold its 37th annual Snowmobile Ride-In on Sunday, Feb. 5. Held every year since 1974 the event brings area snowmobilers together with participants to raise money and, more importantly, offers participants a chance to enjoy the outdoors in a unique way. Thanks to the generosity of local snowmobilers, the […]
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Gardening course to be offered in Rumford
RUMFORD — To help teachers and other community members have successful gardens, whether at school or job sites, the Oxford County Cooperative Extension will offer School Gardening 101: A Garden Primer. Preregistration is under way for the free five-week course that starts Feb. 29. Classes will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays at […]