RUMFORD — A Pan Am Railways car derailed near Smith Crossing on Wednesday afternoon, causing about 20 gallons of sodium chlorate to leak out, officials said. There were no injuries. Rumford Fire Chief Robert Chase said the department responded at about 2 p.m. to a call of a chemical leak on the railroad property near […]

RUMFORD — The Public Library is hoping to encourage the use of library cards through a free raffle. Friends of the Rumford Public Library have donated three baskets that will be raffled off during the holiday season. The first two baskets, one for an adult and one for a teen, include a Nook eReader. The […]

RUMFORD — The River Valley Rotary Club held its annual Christmas party Tuesday night and raised $728 for GRAMPS food pantry. The local club, which started in 1925, matched $364 of donations made by its members this year for the food pantry which serves the River Valley area. Also during the party two awards, Rotarian […]

RUMFORD — Selectmen will convene an executive session on a personnel issue with legal counsel at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the municipal building jury room. [email protected]

RUMFORD — Just as a ceremony honoring veterans ended at Veterans Memorial Green Saturday afternoon, a bald eagle swooped above the flagpole. The eagle’s sudden appearance was much more appropriate than a military plane flyover, some said. Rep. Sheryl Briggs, D-Mexico, could not believe it. “It’s just perfect,” she said. Saturday’s ceremony took place at […]

RUMFORD — A Rumford man is recovering from a stab wound after attempting to break up a domestic altercation Sunday night. Tom Burgess, 21, of Rumford was stabbed in the chest after attempting to help a female friend who was being dragged away by her ex-boyfriend on Union Street in Bangor, according to Sharon Burgess, […]