PARIS — Gayla Sheldon, estranged wife of murder victim Victor Sheldon, was arrested Friday on two charges of murder in connection with the deaths of Victor Sheldon and Roger Day in Rumford last year. The 24-year-old Rumford woman was taken to the Oxford County Jail by Maine State Police on Friday evening. She was also […]
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Board nixes hiring part-time economic director
RUMFORD — By a 3-2 vote on Thursday night, selectmen defeated a motion to hire someone to work 20 hours a week for six months to recruit new businesses to town. Selectmen Jeff Sterling and Chairman Brad Adley voted to hire; Selectmen Jeremy Volkernick, Greg Buccina and Mark Belanger dissented. Volkernick started action against the […]
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Valley Voices: Keeping warm as Christmas approaches
How cold was it last week? Oh it was very, very cold. We had to take an oil delivery. Nothing like an oil delivery to send you to the thermostats to turn them down, the furnace off. Then keep an eye out for Mr. Turn ’em Up. The male-female break on thermostat settings is unclear, […]
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War hero McLain laid to rest
RUMFORD — On Saturday, tens of thousands of Maine wreaths were being placed on graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Simultaneously in Rumford, hundreds of people, state dignitaries, military officials and soldiers gathered at Mountain Valley High School to remember and honor U.S. Army Pfc. Buddy W. McLain, “who put his life where his […]
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Soldier comes home
Buddy McLain was one of six soldiers with the 101st Airborne who were ambushed and killed by enemy fire on Nov. 29 in Afghanistan. Memorial service for McLain will be held Saturday at Mountain Valley High School starting at 11 a.m.
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Membership application
River Valley Chamber of Commerce 10 Bridge St. Rumford, ME 04276 www.rivervalleychamber.com We accept the Chamber’s challenge to make this area a better place to live, work, shop and raise our families by joining the River Valley Chamber of Commerce! _______________________________________________________ Business Name _______________________________________________________ Contact Name _______________________________________________________ Business Mailing Address _______________________________________________________ Business Physical Address (if […]
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President’s message
President’s Message As I sit back and ponder this past year I have to do so with a smile on my face. We truly are blessed. In times where stating “times are tricky at best” we continue to see a community rise above all these challenges and show empathy, generosity and love and that is […]
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Rumford arrest log
* Amanda Spitzer, 29, Dixfield, warrant charging operating a motor vehicle without a license, 11:10 a.m. Dec. 1. She was released on $100 cash bail. A court date has yet to be set. * Melissa Burnham, 37, Rumford, criminal trespass and refusal to submit to arrest or detention, 8:35 p.m. Nov. 29 on Essex Avenue. […]