RUMFORD — A slow-moving Pan Am Railways train derailed Tuesday morning near the lower gate entrance at the NewPage Corp. paper mill. Mill spokesman Tony Lyons said there was no danger to the public. “There is a train that is derailed and it’s on the northern side of Veterans Street on the rail track there […]
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Rumford police log
Unless otherwise noted, the following are to be arraigned on June 7 in Rumford District Court: * Jay Walsh, 33, Rumford, domestic violence assault, 3:56 p.m. March 24. He was released on $1,000 unsecured bail and will be arraigned on May 3 in Rumford District Court. * John Smith, 20, Mexico, warrant charging failure to […]
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Mind-boggling portraits in minutes: World famous speed painter will bring his supersonic, motivational show to Rumford
Rob Surette goes at the canvas with all the frantic speed of a man disarming a bomb. He attacks it with his fingers, tapping, tamping, twirling. He dashes off for a pair of brushes and races back to assail the canvas some more. He moves with such deft speed, it feels like watching something in […]
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Staff cuts loom after Rumford board OK’s $6.8 million budget
RUMFORD — Selectmen on Thursday night approved a 2011-12 municipal budget recommendation of $6.8 million. If it is approved by voters, it means personnel cuts, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Friday afternoon. It also means reduced services and less hours to meet public needs for all affected departments. “The difficult part will be in absorbing […]
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Rumford board begins reducing budget requests
RUMFORD — Selectmen made cuts in budget requests for general government and public safety Thursday night, warning there may be fewer services in 2011-12. Often, they adopted Town Manager Carlo Puiia’s figures when they were lower than current budget numbers. For general government they recommended $701,877, which is $90,352 less than requested by department heads, […]
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Rumford man charged with assault
RUMFORD — A local man was charged Wednesday with domestic violence. Anthony Mazza, 33, of Rumford was arrested at 3:55 p.m. at the Rumford Police Department on River Street. He was released from the department on $700 unsecured bail and is scheduled to appear in Rumford District Court on May 3.
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Work continues on new $5.26 million substation at NewPage
RUMFORD — Work continues on a $5.26 million electricity substation on the former Railroad Street next to NewPage Corp. NewPage spokesman Tony Lyons said Wednesday that the Interconnect Project, as it is called, “is a substation that allows two streams of electrical power to be separated as they go out into the grid.” “When we […]
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Franklin Street diners will get meal, whodunit to solve
RUMFORD — It might be nice to have a tasty three-course meal in a ballroom without a murder happening, but that won’t be the case at 49 Franklin St. on Friday and Saturday, April 1-2. “The Mystic Murder Mystery,” written by local playwright Nancy Demings, will unfold around diners with songs, surprises and a murder. […]
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Rumford woman injured in 3-vehicle crash
RUMFORD — A local woman was injured in a three-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon at the top of Falls Hill on Route 2. Driver Debra Mawhinney, 48, was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to Rumford Hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, Sgt. Tracey Higley said. She was treated and released, a nursing supervisor said. Mawhinney’s […]
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Rumford board weighs cutting staff, services for budget
RUMFORD — Selectmen spent more than two hours Tuesday night grappling with whether to flat-line the municipal budget to last year’s figures or choose from two proposals and let voters decide in June. One proposal was a request earlier this month from department heads totaling $7.3 million; the other, that of Town Manager Carlo Puiia’s […]