When he isn’t saving lives and putting out fires, Ortiz can be found volunteering his time with children as the Area Youth Sports vice president.
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Getting a jump on the season with Halloween Boo Bash in Jay
Youth of all ages enjoy activities available during the Halloween Boo Bash Oct. 26 at French Falls Park in Jay.
Wilton to seek estimates for restoring gravestones in town cemeteries
Several stones that had toppled over were stood up and more need to be done.
Jay reopens 2 roads heavily damaged by flooding last year
Sections of Macomber Hill Road and Begin Road were closed to through traffic for 16 months.
Giant-sized postcards of Rumford’s future
Thee seven images are postcards depict the future, inspired by local kids’ responses to questions such as — If you lent a hand, if you had your way, what would Rumford’s future gain? If you wore a hat that said ‘civic leader, what might Rumford’s future feature?
Laurie Woodhead is new Dixfield select board member
Ricky Davis, who was elected to the Select Board in June 2023, resigned his position in September as he moved to Rumford. An ordinance in Dixfield says select board members must all reside in Dixfield.
Application approved for large scale groundwater extraction in Rumford
At a previous meeting on May 14th, Andy Hamilton of Eaton Peabody, senior legal counsel for the water district, said RWD is proposing to withdraw and sell up to 75 million gallons per year of spring water to Blue Triton Brands, Inc., dba Poland Spring Bottling Company.
Fire department parades into their new Rumford station
“This is certainly a good day for our community and the town of Rumford. For the last hundred years, our fire station has been located on the Island of Congress Street. As of this moment, we are officially opening the new fire station here in Rumford.”
Two guns reported missing from Richardson Avenue home in Livermore Falls
There was no sign of forced entry or fingerprints on a window, Police Chief Abe Haroon said.
Update: New York man accused of shooting Jay resident in the leg
Christian Meyers, 21, of Manhattan, New York, was charged with, among other crimes, elevated aggravated assault.