PORTLAND — Eugene Gorayeb, M.D., 83, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Cedars in Portland, after a gradual decline in his health. He was born in 1928, to May Akel and Joseph Gorayeb, shopkeepers in Kedgwick, New Brunswick. He met his wife-to-be, Yvette during his college years, when Yvette was entering nursing school. […]
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Rumford teen trying to raise $8,000 to work to help African wild animal orphans survive
RUMFORD — Zaraya Simard has seven months to raise $8,000 to jump-start her career in endangered wildlife rehabilitation more than 8,000 miles from home in South Africa. Simard, 16, is also taking a double load of classes this school year to graduate from Mountain Valley High School in spring 2012 at the age of 17. […]
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Rumford police arrests
Unless otherwise noted, the following are to be arraigned on March 6 in Rumford District Court: * Stephen Heath, 55, Rumford, felony failure to register as a convicted sex offender, 10:19 a.m. Dec. 19 on Congress Street. He was released on $2,000 unsecured bail and will be arraigned on Feb. 17 in Oxford County Superior […]
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Rumford board pays $6,000 settlement, releases Public Works employee
RUMFORD — Robert J. Bradley Jr. no longer works for the town’s Public Works Department. Following an executive session to discuss a personnel issue Wednesday night at a special selectman’s meeting, selectmen apparently paid the heavy equipment operator to leave his job. On Friday, Town Manager Carlo Puiia issued a statement about the matter, saying, […]
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D. Mitchell: Governor’s cuts hurt cancer patients
Recently, Gov. Paul LePage released a budget proposal that includes drastic cuts to Medicaid. Not only would 65,000 Mainers lose coverage under his plan, but thousands of people with cancer would see their coverage completely eliminated. That makes me sick. Others, who would remain on Medicaid, would have their cancer prevention, treatment and services severely […]
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Dorothy P. Parisi
AUBURN — Dorothy Phyllis Parisi, 67, of Canton, passed away, with her family by her side, on Saturday, Dec. 17, after a very long, courageous fight with cancer. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was born on May 6, 1944, the daughter of Louis and Leah Grimard Boulanger, and was raised and […]
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MVHS music department presenting concert
RUMFORD — The Mountain Valley Music Department will present a winter concert at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, in Muskie Auditorium at the high school. The evening performance will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.livestream.com/wmpn. Admission is free of charge. Raffle tickets for a 50/50 drawing will be available for purchase. Selections from […]
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Snow at Black Mountain in Rumford draws snowmobilers
RUMFORD — With little snow to be found in the state, Black Mountain of Maine’s snowmobile hill climb cashed in Saturday. The ski mountain drew a large crowd for its fundraising event and had 239 registered racers. Many said it was the first time this season they were able to ride their machines. “When I […]
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VA suffering growing pains as it serves women, leader says
LEWISTON — At 84, Cecile Burgoyne figures she shouldn’t have to wait too long for a doctor. The Korean War-era veteran last saw her VA doctor in March. Twice she tried to schedule a follow-up and failed. Nobody called her back. On the third attempt, they finally scheduled her. Her appointment is in January. “I think […]
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MVHS holds open mic
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School senior Heather Durfee and principal Matt Gilbert performed “If I Had a Million Dollars” by Barenaked Ladies at a recent open mic night at the school. Durfee then paired up with Chelsea Gaudet on “Graduation” by Vitamin C. In keeping with the upcoming holidays, the ladies offered “Rudolph the […]