MEXICO — Dressed in their caps and gowns, five youngsters marched one by one down the gymnasium at the River Valley Rec Center, past the audience and onto the stage for Munchkin Manor Early Learning Center’s first pre-kindergarten graduation ceremony Saturday afternoon. Heather White, owner of the early learning center in Rumford, said she wanted […]
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Fire chief raises safety concerns with toll bridges in Dixfield
DIXFIELD — Fire Chief Scott Dennett addressed the issue of toll bridge donations frequently set up on Main Street/Rt. 2 in Dixfield at the Select Board meeting on June 17. “We have been an above normal number of organizations that have set up toll bridges in the area of the Main Street and High Street […]
Rumford starts forming a Charter Commission
RUMFORD — At Thursday’s meeting of the Select Board, Vice Chair Frank DiConzo announced that voters at the annual poll meeting in June approved to establish a Charter Commission for the purpose of revising the Municipal Charter or for the purpose of establishing a new Municipal Charter. He was people have signed up for the […]
Paris man charged after officials say he assaulted an Oxford police officer in Norway
Oxford police reserve officer Joseph Correia was in surgery Tuesday night after he was hit by a car on Crockett Ridge Road in Norway, according to Maine State Police.
Livermore Falls negotiates price of new plow truck
A 2024 F600 ordered in April was dropped by Ford Motor Co. which delivered a 2025 instead.
Two Farmington projects move forward for congressional funding
Sen. Susan Collins picked up the Police Department equipment project for federal funding, and Sen. Angus King supports the Dragon’s Nest skateboard park upgrade.
Blue Crew robotics team from Farmington and Jay schools competes in Massachusetts
The offseason event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute was a great way for new drive team members to understand what a real competition is like without the stress often seen during regular competition.
Livermore Select Board gets updates on town office-fire station complex, transfer station
The Select Board discussed the installation of a new septic tank and electrical panel upgrades for the town office/fire station complex, as well as plans for a bathroom at the Transfer Station, aiming to qualify for American Rescue Plan Act funds.