Life isn’t so rosy if you’re a Rumford resident: Your commute is longer, your job pays less and that family next door is a lot more likely to be living in poverty. Call Lewiston home? If you’re 60 or older, there’s about a 50-50 chance you speak French or some other foreign language (but it’s probably […]
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Local, state fire officials expect increased injuries, fires with new Maine fireworks law
RUMFORD — Bob Chase and Richard E. Taylor are not looking forward to New Year’s Day. That’s when Maine’s new law makes it legal for people 21 and older to buy, sell, use and possess hundreds of currently illegal consumer fireworks. Chase is Rumford’s fire chief and Taylor is the state fire marshal senior planner […]
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Rumford police arrests
Unless otherwise noted, the following are to be arraigned on March 6 in Rumford District Court: * Cory Deroehn, 22, Rumford, furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol, 10:31 p.m. Dec. 3 on Knox Street. He was released on $600 unsecured bail and will be arraigned on Feb. 7 in Rumford District Court. * […]
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Rumford auditor tells board town’s in ‘strong financial condition’
RUMFORD — Town officials were busy Tuesday routinely double-checking town auditor Ron Smith’s 2010-11 audit of Rumford’s financial books. Although Smith told selectmen last Thursday the audit revealed Rumford’s finances “are rock solid,” Treasurer Debbie Laurinaitis said she always examines such reports to check for discrepancies before selectmen vote to accept the document. That is […]
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Festival of trees RUMFORD — The Rumford Performing Arts Committee will hold its third annual Festival of Trees celebration at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. Doors will open at 6 p.m. This year the show is free to the public. Local musicians will play and sing Christmas carols headlined by Raapa. Santa will be there […]
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Rumford Crime Bulletin
Incident Report Statistics: Between Monday, Nov. 28, and Monday, Dec. 5, patrol officers responded to 115 complaints. Arrests/Summonses: Monday, Nov. 28, at 8:20 a.m., Greg Gibbons, 25, of Mexico was arrested by Sgt. Tracey Higley on two charges of theft. Gibbons is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 7. Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 1:37 […]
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Quilters to meet RUMFORD — Rumford Area Quilters will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the Rumford United Methodist Church, Linnell Street. A bite-size tasting party will take place. Members are asked to provide “bites” for 30 quilters. Items will be collected for the annual New Borns in Need baby shower. The Festival […]
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Christmas cantata to be performed
MEXICO/RUMFORD — The First Baptist Churches of Mexico and Rumford, on behalf of the River Valley Union of Evangelical Churches, will present “Call Him Jesus,” a Christmas cantata, on Dec. 11 and 18. Each month the fellowship member churches join for a united service at a host church, featuring guest speakers, musical and/or dramatic presentations […]
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Laughter, imagination rank high among ‘The Gifts’
RUMFORD — Variety artist and magician Leland Faulkner will bring “The Gifts,” a program of stories, comic characters and lots of imagination, to the Mystic Theater at 49 Franklin on Sunday Dec. 18. The holiday show is geared toward the entire family. Faulkner has toured his performances in Japan, Hong Kong, China and Russia. He […]