RUMFORD — Thursday night’s Board of Selectmen meeting at 7 p.m. in Rumford Falls Auditorium looks to be rather short. Under new business, approvals are sought for an overhead door bid for Public Works, a new sign for the loading zone on Congress Street by the Greater Rumford Community Center, and a routine liquor license […]

RUMFORD — Scot Grassette believes towns can write their own comedy without even trying. Grassette, owner of 49 Franklin in Rumford, and a group of actors from around Oxford County have been meeting since November writing skits for a comedy show that is scheduled for March. Grassette said the show is modeled after NBC’s hit […]

RUMFORD — Rumford Falls Hydro LLC recently filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to remove two small parcels from its hydropower project on the Androscoggin River. It is owned by Brookfield Renewable Power LLC of Marlborough, Mass. The Rumford Falls Hydroelectric Project will reconvey an existing easement on one parcel to Rumford […]

RUMFORD — Travis Ford had never given blood before, but Tuesday he decided it was a good thing to do. “It could save someone’s life so it’s worth it if I get a little dizzy for a while,” he said. The Mountain Valley High School sophomore and member of the Student Council, which is the […]

RUMFORD — Hundred-year-old water mains and valves may have contributed to a water main break over the weekend, officials said Monday. Water began gushing onto Congress Street just before 8 p.m. Friday and the Water District responded to isolate it, Superintendent Brian Gagnon said. The break occurred between Exchange and Bridge streets and the Rumford […]