Here is some exciting news that the Chamber wants to share with you! The Chamber has once again been hard at work developing tools for you, the business owner or organization, to use when you showcase yourself and/or your product. Introducing the Events Calendar; this can be accessed on our Chamber website as well as […]
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Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley, The Franklin Journal
Rumford selectmen OK hiring two cops to fill vacancies
RUMFORD — Faced with two vacancies in the Police Department this week and a looming third, selectmen Thursday night authorized Chief Stacy Carter to hire two trained officers from area departments. They are Joseph Sage and Bradley Gallant. Sage is a former Rumford reserve officer working for the Livermore Falls Police Department, and Gallant is […]
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Rumford board OK’s buying half-ton pickup, guard rail for Public Works
RUMFORD — Selectmen on Thursday night gave the Public Works Department a new two-wheel drive half-ton pickup and about 500 feet of guardrail for the Isthmus Road after approving low bids. Ford dealer Rowe Auburn got the nod for the pickup truck with a bid of $15,709, and Maine Line Fence Co. Inc. of Cumberland […]
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You can take the mill worker out of the mill town
RUMFORD — Matt Bean stood in a corner of Dick’s Restaurant in Mexico, his spaghetti and meatballs getting cold. Bean, dressed in millworker clothes, was deep in conversation with a man who had just ditched the dark gray suit coat and orange-patterned tie he was wearing minutes earlier at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Rumford […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Selectmen OK Hosmer Field contract between Park dept and RSU 10
RUMFORD — Selectmen on Thursday approved a contract between the Park and Recreation Department and Western Foothills Regional School Unit No. 10 for Hosmer Field. The contract gives the town ownership of all concession stand equipment, while RSU 10 reserves the right to use the stand and its equipment at all RSU 10 activities. The […]
Posted inRiver Valley, The Franklin Journal
Social Security unveils 2-way video at Rumford Library
RUMFORD — Thousands of people in the River Valley area, and Oxford and Franklin counties are expected to visit the Rumford Public Library soon for their Social Security needs rather than drive to Auburn. Late Wednesday morning, representatives from the U.S. Social Security Administration, and Maine offices joined congressional, state and local officials in touting […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Board to discuss Public Works truck
RUMFORD — Selectmen have a full slate of issues to discuss including whether to buy a new truck at their meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in Rumford Falls Auditorium. Under old business, the board is expected to OK the Hosmer Field usage contract between the Park and Recreation Department and Western Foothills Regional School Unit […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Food pantry seeks town’s help to feed hungry
RUMFORD — Hoping to make Thanksgiving a little brighter next month for area families struggling with the recession, Pastor Justin Thacker of Praise Assembly of God will ask Rumford selectmen at Thursday night’s meeting for a donation to the Rumford church’s food pantry. The ministry, which delivers a Thanksgiving basket with a 12-pound turkey to […]
Posted inRiver Valley
New Social Security technology to be unveiled today
RUMFORD — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, will attend the Social Security Administration’s ribbon-cutting to unveil new video service delivery at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Rumford Public Library on 56 Rumford Ave. In partnership with the library, the administration is providing video conference technology to improve service to rural communities. According to […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford police log
Arrests Unless otherwise noted, the following are to be arraigned on Jan. 4 in Rumford District Court: * Dean Watson, 39, Mexico, operating after suspension, 12:55 p.m. Oct. 16 on Rumford Avenue. He was released on $800 unsecured bail. * Beth Gurney, 21, Milton Township, acquiring drugs by deception, 9 a.m. Oct. 15 on Route […]