RUMFORD — The 13th annual Dixfield Discount Fuel Toy Drive is off and running, with a goal to again bring smiles to local elementary school kids at Christmastime. Katie Houghton the big news this year was meeting with local lawyer Jennifer Kreckel, who donated her time to start the process of making the […]
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Rumford awards grants from Poland Spring Community Fund
RUMFORD — Five different non-profits and privates applicants in town were recently recipients of grants from the Poland Spring Community Fund. Town Manager Stacy Carter said members of the Benefit Committee — Jim Rinaldo, Mary Lapointe, John Pepin, Bev Soucy and Theresa Sax — accepted and reviewed applications, and interviewed before selecting the recipients. Carter […]
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Fill the Baby Crib Campaign
RUMFORD — Mitzi Sequoia (aka The Basket Lady) enjoys taking walks around Piscataquis Street. Recently, her walk came across a baby crib in a driveway with a large “free” sign on it. She brought it home and when Kim Sequoia saw it, she came up with one of her creative ideas to have a […]
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Nancy Boggan Murphy Family Center in Leeds offers families hope for a home
The family shelter is the only one of its kind in Androscoggin County, aimed at supporting homeless families and expectant mothers.
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Rumford dedicates bandstand to John Kezal
The community leader who died Oct. 23, 2021, at age 90 was lauded for his service to his country and to the town of Rumford.
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Military service is not for the faint of heart
RUMFORD — The sweetness of enduring peace has always been tainted by the bitterness of personal sacrifice, the vice commander of the local American Legion Post told a Veterans Day gathering Thursday. “We are compelled to never forget that while we enjoy our daily pleasures, there are others who have endured, and still be enduring, […]
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RSU 10 voters approve $91.8 million school for Mexico
It is the second time the project has been supported by voters.
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MVHS to present ‘The Breakfast Club’
RUMFORD — The Mountain Valley Players will present “The Breakfast Club” on November 16-19 in Muskie Auditorium at Mountain Valley High School. The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American teen coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. The film tells the story of five teenagers from different high school cliques who […]
