BETHEL — A Mountain Valley High School alum who was raised in Rumford has authored her first children’s book. Meika Hashimoto, 29, of Brooklyn, N.Y., spent Christmas with family and friends on Milton Plantation Road in Rumford. She also brought several copies of her 160-page book, “The Magic Cake Shop,” for a book-signing on Wednesday […]
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Two national champions take time to inspire youth
RUMFORD — Taking a break from training, two national Nordic skiing champions used the time to inspire local students Friday. Jessie Diggins and Jennie Bender, both members of the CXC Team Elite, spent the morning teaching techniques and drills to the Dirigo Middle School Nordic ski team. Students Ben Buck, Catherine Buck, Kaiya Martin, Keenan […]
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M. McPherson: Politicians should work for people
I am writing so that those in the top 1 percent might understand why the 99 percent is upset. It begins with elected officials who are incompetent in the job the public elected them to do. So many act like movie stars and seem to think their pay should be equal. They vote themselves raises […]
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Well done – Kellie Lannon
RUMFORD — Kellie Lannon is this year’s recipient of the Peg Blouin Scholarship at Rumford Hospital. She is a nursing student at the University of Maine at Augusta, having entered the program in 2009. Lannon, a graduate of Mexico High School, still resides in Mexico. She achieved GEMS status at Rumford Hospital while she was […]
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Class of 1952 MEXICO — The class of 1952 from Stephens High School of Rumford will meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 2, at the Chicken Coop for their monthly luncheon. All class members and guests welcome. Class of 1956 MEXICO — The Stephens High School class of 56 luncheon will be held at noon […]
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Steven D. Marston Sr.
RUMFORD — Steven D. Marston Sr., 64, of Rumford, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the Rumford Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 13, 1947, in Rumford, a son of Walter L. and Maurine (Brown) Marston Sr. He attended Rumford and Mexico schools before serving in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to […]
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Sudden thaw sends Androscoggin, Swift ice downstream
RUMFORD — Talk about system shock. One day rivers and streams in the Androscoggin River Watershed are turning to ice and the next, flushing it all down river during a sudden warm-up and heavy rainfall. The culprit this time was a fast-moving low pressure system packing unseasonably warm southerly winds that dumped up to an […]
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Four River Valley residents nabbed in prescription drug sweep
RUMFORD — Four area residents were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday on felony drug trafficking charges during an ongoing prescription drug crackdown by Rumford police and Maine Drug Enforcement agents. Melinda Blodgett, 28, of 201 Waldo St. in Rumford was arrested at 1:22 p.m. Wednesday on aggravated trafficking in Suboxone, Rumford police Capt. Daniel Garbarini said […]