RUMFORD — A desire to craft “a fair ordinance” that allows and regulates wind power is what led three of five selectmen to design and propose such a document for town meeting voters on June 14. Selectmen will hold a public hearing on their expedited Wind Energy Facility Ordinance at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26, […]
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Four seek two Rumford selectmen seats
RUMFORD — Four people are seeking two, three-year seats on the Board of Selectmen in the only contested town election race next month. The candidates are former Selectmen Frank R. DiConzo and Jolene S. Lovejoy, last year’s selectmen candidate Eric L. Giroux, a Rumford firefighter, and incumbent Jeffrey W. Sterling. Incumbent Mark Belanger is not […]
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Children’s Theatre auditions announced
RUMFORD — Rumford Public Library’s Children’s Theatre program will be “crawling” with excitement and fun this summer with the stage adapted version of Disney’s “A Bug’s Life.” The play has been written and adapted specifically for the library’s Summer Fest program by Susan DeRoehn and Lisa Picard. They will also work together to direct the […]
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Blouin nursing scholarship applications being accepted
RUMFORD — The Peg Blouin Nursing Scholarship was established in 2009 upon Blouin’s retirement, after 42 years as a registered nurse at Rumford Hospital. Having been a recipient of the Auxiliary scholarship, which enabled her to earn her nursing degree, Blouin expressed a wish to give back to her community through this scholarship. The annual […]
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Route 232 resurfacing set for 2012 pending Legislature OK
WOODSTOCK — Temporarily fixing the bone-jarring ride on Route 232 between Woodstock and Rumford is up to the Legislature. But the Maine Department of Transportation won’t put the project out to bid until next year should legislators OK the department’s 2012 Work Plan, Mark Hume, MDOT regional engineer in Dixfield, said Tuesday in Fairfield. However, […]
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Rumford charter cited in denying police grant request
RUMFORD — Town law forced selectmen to deny a request Thursday night by police Chief Stacy Carter to apply for an estimated $200,000 federal grant. If the U.S. Department of Justice awarded the grant to Carter, the money would have allowed the chief to hire a new police officer, for whom the grant would pay […]
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Public meeting set on Martin Memorial Bridge replacement
RUMFORD — A public meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, in Rumford Falls Auditorium to discuss replacement of Martin Memorial Bridge. The 55-year-old state bridge spans the Androscoggin River at Rumford Point near the intersection of Routes 2 and 232. It is three spans, 600 feet long, and steel-trussed. The estimated […]
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Columbinis will fill 49 Franklin with magic, comedy
RUMFORD — Aldo Colombini, world-renowned for his mix of magic, comedy and Italian charm, will take the stage with his wife, Rachel, at 49 Franklin on Saturday, June 4. Colombini, who moved to the United States from Italy in 1993, is a Federation Internationale des Societes Magiques, a world-class magic competition winner, which is one […]
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Rumford board gives owners deadlines for demolition
RUMFORD — Owners of two dilapidated buildings in town got a message from selectmen Thursday night: either take down the structures or the town will get the work done and charge the property owner. At issue are a two-story garage at 47 Kerr St., which is owned by Aaron and Angela Gallant, and a single-story, […]