Photo: Rumford students meet town helpers

Select Board approves new Rumford police officer

RUMFORD — The Select Board voted 5-0 Thursday to hire Dakota Wilhoite, 29, of Clinton as a police officer. The decision was with conditions that he complete a background check, psychological evaluation and polygraph test to the satisfaction of Police Chief Tony Milligan. Wilhoite has family ties to Rumford and the surrounding area, Milligan told […]

Hanover residents halt deorganization effort

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Little Pumpkin Patch Daycare is open in Mexico

MEXICO — Little Pumpkin Patch Daycare opened for business at 53 Pine Street on Sept. 1. Rebecca Dolloff and Stephen Jeselskis bought the house here and worked from May to August preparing it for the daycare business. Dolloff said they are licensed for 12 youngsters up to age 12, and she has two littles of […]

Photo: Storytelling at Rumford’s Festival of Trees

After 5-month closure, Mexico business reopens as Munchy’s

  MEXICO — After being closed for five months when a school bus struck their 1 Harlow Hill business on June 1, Mexico One Stop has reopened as Munchy’s. Owner Wilbur Samuel Ambrose said Munchy’s features pizza, seafood and subs, much like when they had the store in Rumford Center. No longer sold here are […]

Ink Maine & Gaskyl Printing has grand opening at new location

Large sewer rate increase requested for Dixfield

DIXFIELD — When the Select Board meets Monday, they will likely set a date for a public meeting regarding a large sewer rate increase. At the Nov. 28 meeting, Town auditor Ron Smith, RHR Smith told the board, “The sewer rate today is what it should have been back in 2011. Through the last 10 […]

Meroby students’ kindness pays it forward, with help from OFCU

    MEXICO — The good conduct of students at Meroby Elementary School paid off during the schoolwide assembly on December 2, with the help of the Oxford Federal Credit Union. The result was a “big check” of $500 from OFCU plus $22 by the school to the Old School Food Pantry of Rumford to […]

Simmons approved as fulltime probationary police officer for Rumford

  RUMFORD — Kier Simmons of Andover was approved unanimously by the Board of Selectmen on Dec. 1 as a fulltime probationary police officer for Rumford. That vote at their Dec. 1 meeting came at the recommendation of Police Chief Tony Milligan, who added that the vote is contingent on Simmons passing, to Milligan’s satisfaction, […]