RUMFORD — Two women escaped injury on Saturday afternoon when the pickup they were riding in slid off Isthmus Road on black ice and rolled onto its side in a snowbank. Driver Paula Harting, 53, of Canton, and passenger Patty Nedeau, 56, no town listed, had to be lifted out of the truck by Rumford […]
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Heavy rain, rapid warm-up this weekend raises flood concerns
RUMFORD — Spring’s on the way, packing its usual one-two punch of a sudden warm-up and heavy rains this weekend. A slow-moving storm system coming from the west and bearing waves of low pressure is the culprit. State and weather officials are closely monitoring streams and rivers for potential ice jams and flooding, meteorologist Erich […]
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Rumford teen charged third time with burglary, theft
RUMFORD — A Rumford teen will be held without bail in a Paris jail through the weekend due to previous violations of bail conditions, police and Oxford County Jail officials said Friday. Charles Lee Gannon Jr., 18, of 236 Knox St., is accused of breaking into a relative’s home last month and stealing an Xbox […]
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Rumford board discusses reducing budget, level of services
RUMFORD — Selectmen tasked department heads Thursday night with describing at next week’s budget meeting what their departments would resemble with budgets less than what they will propose. The decision came during a 60-minute workshop on department staffing and levels of service. Department heads are to present their budgets to the board Thursday, March 10, […]
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Rumford board OK’s one wind standard, tables 2 others
RUMFORD — Attempts Thursday night by selectmen to determine and approve three facets of an ordinance to regulate wind development, quickly got tabled when it became apparent they weren’t all on the same page. After voting 3-2 to approve a safety setback of 600 feet for a wind turbine, the board became perplexed when former […]
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Rumford nursing home rides out norovirus outbreak
RUMFORD — Last week was a rough one for staff and residents at Rumford Community Home when an outbreak of norovirus hit particularly hard, officials said Wednesday afternoon. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention states on its website that noroviruses are a group that cause the “stomach flu” or gastroenteritis in people. Most […]
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Rumford board to discuss staffing, level of service
RUMFORD — Selectmen will convene a workshop at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 3, in Rumford Falls Auditorium to discuss department staffing levels. At issue during budget season is whether the town can continue to provide its current level of services, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Wednesday. “It’s the start of discussions on how to go […]
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Rally to kick off Relay For Life events
RUMFORD — Rumford’s Relay For Life Kick-Off Rally will take place on Wednesday, March 23, at the Eagles Club, Oxford Avenue. It is the American Cancer Society’s signature event to kick off the Relay For Life, the River Valley’s area relay to fight against cancer. The 14th annual relay will be held on Friday and […]
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Rebecca Martin’s soothing, understated style makes big impression: The jazz singer who has played Carnegie Hall will return home to Rumford to give benefit concert
Jazz singer Rebecca Martin set her sights on The Big Apple when she was just a kid growing up in Rumford, Maine. She has played Carnegie Hall and headlined a full week at the Village Vanguard. She has sung with renowned jazz drummer/percussionist Paul Motian and appeared on “Late Night With David Letterman.” Now, she’s […]
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Snowstorm snarls traffic
RUMFORD — Quickly deteriorating road conditions caused by heavy snowfall snarled traffic on area roads, sending at least two people to Rumford Hospital by late Friday morning. By midafternoon, a game warden and emergency responders were also sent to a Main Street yard in Andover to help extricate a 9-year-old boy’s leg from a snowmobile […]