RUMFORD — In their ongoing effort to retrofit a state wind ordinance template to local needs, selectmen Thursday night generated plenty of discussion on the issues of shadow flicker, safety setbacks and decommissioning, but few certainties. In concluding the more than two-hour meeting, Selectmen Jeff Sterling, Brad Adley, Mark Belanger and Greg Buccina tasked each […]
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Rumford selectmen to work on wind ordinance Jan. 27
RUMFORD — Selectmen will continue work Thursday, Jan. 27, to develop an ordinance to regulate wind farms on town ridges. According to the agenda for the 6 p.m. meeting, topics include shadow flicker, safety setback, decommissioning, and a request to hold a forum with Boston-based wind developer First Wind. Representatives from the Maine Department of […]
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Rumford police getting help from state to find hit-and-run truck
RUMFORD — Police have turned to the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles for help to identify all 2007-11 white Chevrolet Silverados registered in the state. They want to find the one that struck a pedestrian Saturday night on Route 2 in Rumford, and then fled the scene, Sgt. Douglas Maifeld said Wednesday morning. That truck […]
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Hospital to observe Go Red for Women
RUMFORD — Rumford Hospital will celebrate Go Red for Women Day on Friday, Feb. 4. The Go Red for Women initiative was started in 2004 to educate the public about women and heart disease. Wearing red and sporting a red dress pin for a $5 donation helps Rumford Hospital staffers remind everyone that heart disease […]
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Board seeks insight into town population, Med-Care assessment
RUMFORD — Anybody know the current population of Rumford? Town officials don’t. That’s why they want Dean Milligan of Mexico-based Med-Care Ambulance Service to attend the Board of Selectmen meeting on Feb. 3. They want him to explain why the 2011 annual subsidy payment increased to $105,264. The amount is based on population. Med-Care is […]
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Rumford Police seek info on truck involved in hit-and-run
RUMFORD — Police have identified the white pickup truck that struck a pedestrian Saturday night on Route 2 and then fled the scene as a 2007-11 Chevy Silverado with an extended cab. However, they are still looking for help from the public and mechanics to track it down, Detective Sgt. James Bernard said Tuesday morning. […]
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Rumford selectmen dump 2011 spring cleanup
RUMFORD — Residents planning to place their accumulated junk and trash on the curb for spring cleanup should rethink that idea. On Thursday night, selectmen unanimously decided against offering that longtime perk as a task-cutting experiment with Public Works. “The transfer station will still be open to take whatever (residents) want to dispose of at […]
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Consolidation working well, RSU 10 officials say
DIXFIELD — Officials in Regional School Unit 10 say consolidating three districts centered in Rumford-Mexico, Dixfield and Buckfield has been a lot of work, but the consolidated system is working well. “I think people are very much in favor of making it work,” Board of Directors Chairman Jerry Wiley of Buckfield said. RSU 10, also […]
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Area police report phone scam attempts
RUMFORD — Police are warning residents that an apparent scam targeting older people has hit the Rumford area. Rumford Police Department Capt. Dan Garbarini said a local resident contacted him Thursday morning after the man had received a call asking for bail money for his grandson. “They are targeting older people and telling them that […]