RUMFORD — What is the workload at college? How do you balance school and social life? What’s it really like to be a college freshman? Mountain Valley High School seniors posed those questions and more to panels of recent alumni. The alumni responded with tastes of reality and pearls of advice. In terms of workload, […]
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Class to tackle school, community gardens
RUMFORD — School and community gardens are blossoming across the state with many schools seeing this as an opportunity to give students hands-on growing experience while reinforcing math, science and nutrition concepts. “Success with any garden depends on a basic understanding of soil, pests and diseases and crop choices. However, school and community gardens have […]
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Black Mountain offers free night skiing, snowboarding Jan. 26
RUMFORD — From 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, Black Mountain of Maine will host its first of four Free Ski Nights. The tubing park won’t be available, however. The sixth annual offerings of free skiing and snowboarding evenings at the nonprofit resort are provided by donations from local businesses. Upcoming Free Ski Nights […]
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RAAPA will hold tryouts for two one-act plays
MEXICO — The Rumford Association for the Advancement of Performing Arts will hold auditions on Tuesday, Feb. 7, for the two one-act plays to be presented at its dinner theater in April. The plays are “At the Border” and “All Is Fair in Show Business.” “At the Border” revolves around a border crossing which takes […]
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Births
Rumford Hospital Brock Lance Jackson, a boy to Jessica Stuart and Justin Jackson of Mexico, Jan. 16. Siblings, Jocelynn, Grace Ridley; grandparents, Gail Luker, Wally Luker, Lisa and Robert Jackson; great-grandparents, Elaine and Robert Haley, Gene and Ann Allen, Evangeline Jackson, Myrtle Allen. UMass Memorial Zachary Chad Plummer, a boy to Kara (Lauze) and Chad […]
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Robert “Gee” W. Gallant
PERU — Robert “Gee” W. Gallant, 57, died Jan. 23, at his residence on Stage Coach Road in Peru. He was born May 23, 1954, in Rumford, the son of Maurice and Marion (Doris) Gallant. Gee was a graduate of Rumford High School, Class of 1972. He is survived by his mother, Doris of Rumford; […]
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Rumford man accused of driving drunk to pick up teens at Rumford high school
RUMFORD — Police say a local man drove drunk on Tuesday afternoon onto school property at Mountain Valley High School to pick up two teens. At 2:43 p.m. on Somerset Street, near the high school, Rumford Sgt. Tracey Higley arrested Kevin J. Nasatowicz, 52, on a charge of operating under the influence. He was released […]
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Icy roads, outages expected in Western Maine Thursday night to Friday morning
GRAY — The National Weather Service is warning of sleet and freezing rain in Oxford and Franklin counties tonight, into Friday morning. Icy roads and power outages are a possibility. The winter weather advisory goes into effect at 7 p.m., with snow on the forecast until around midnight, when it turns to freezing rain and […]