RUMFORD — On Saturday, Nov. 12, the BPO Elks Maine State President Wayne Cotterly and first lady Kathleen will visit the Rumford Lodge of Elks 862 for their annual visitation. At that time, the group will also honor local veterans during an evening of dining, dancing and good company. A social hour will take place […]
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Crafters, yarn sought for Rumford Hospital comfort covers
RUMFORD — Volunteer stitchers and yarn donations are being sought by a local group making comfort covers for patients at the local hospital. The covers are 36 inches by 48 inches, which is a good size to use as lap robes or over the shoulders, Jane Bubar, Rumford Hospital spokeswoman, said Wednesday morning by email. […]
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Tree limb kills power in Rumford area
RUMFORD — A 60-minute power outage Thursday night in sections of Rumford, Mexico, Roxbury and Byron was caused by a small tree branch, fire and Central Maine Power Co. officials said. Heavy rain was falling at the time when the branch fell onto power lines at about 4:45 p.m. along Lincoln Avenue across from Rumford […]
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Maine AG says Rumford officer shot by warden after confrontation in woods
RUMFORD — A small town and its police force were rocked by tragedy Thursday when they lost one of their own. Eric Richard, 46, an administrative officer with the Rumford Police Department, was shot three times by a Maine Warden and killed Thursday morning. Authorities had spent the night trying to find him in the […]
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MDOT seeks public input on Haverhill Bridge in Rumford
RUMFORD — A public meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, in Rumford Falls Auditorium to discuss improvements to the Haverhill Bridge. This is the 365-foot, concrete-and-steel-girder span that provides access to the NewPage Inc. paper mill and to Brookfield Power from upper Congress Street behind Rite Aid. The state owns the […]
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Baseball sign-ups DIXFIELD — Legion baseball sign-ups will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Legion Hall Post 100, 8 River Lane. All baseball players ages 14-19 from Dixfield, Peru and Mountain Valley and their parents are invited. To continue the summer Legion baseball program in the River Valley Area, at least […]
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Veterans cermony planned for Friday morning
RUMFORD — The Rumford American Legion Post 24 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1641 are planning an event for Veterans Day at Mountain Valley High School. Veterans will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the school’s cafeteria. The group will be escorted into the school gym by the commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, […]
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River Valley redevelopment group forms vision from goals
RUMFORD — Seeking motivation to redevelop the River Valley, Ideaville launched its visioning process Wednesday night. Ideaville is the brainchild of Rumford resident Kevin Saisi. In February, he formed River Valley Ideaville at www.facebook.com/groups/ideaville/. It is a wall on social media site Facebook onto which economic development ideas were then posted by various creative people […]
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Rumford voters want charter commission; board may consider fireworks ban
RUMFORD — Selectmen got the answer they were seeking Tuesday from voters in a nonbinding straw poll on whether to convene a charter commission. At issue is whether to scrap the 1950 document that’s been amended over the years but still creates conflicts as selectmen strive to conduct the town’s business or review and fix […]
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Mexico man pleads to cocaine trafficking
PARIS — A Mexico man charged with trafficking cocaine pleaded guilty Wednesday in Oxford County Superior Court. Timothy A. Clark, 41, pleaded to two counts of Class B trafficking of scheduled drugs. The charges were lowered from Class A, and two lesser trafficking charges were dismissed. He was sentenced to eight years with all but […]