RUMFORD — Work will begin immediately to tear down a 10-unit apartment building damaged by fire Saturday, according to Fire Chief Bob Chase. Chase told selectmen Thursday that the owner of 206 Cumberland St., Peter Robichaud, has hired a contractor to raze the structure. He said there’s one wall where the roof is gone, the third […]
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Renewal of proposed Rumford water agreement contingent on getting bottling plant
RUMFORD — Now that the Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved Poland Spring owner Nestle’s plan to tap into a Lincoln Water District well, plans for a bottling plant in that town may follow. At a public meeting July 12, the Rumford Water District spelled out details of a proposed 15-year agreement with Poland Spring Water […]
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Volunteers needed for trash cleanup in Rumford
RUMFORD — A Bethel man is organizing a cleanup around the Falmouth Street area Friday morning and filming it for a new TV show called “Inside Maine’s Outdoors.” Tony Bennett, best-known for his TV show, “Down East Dickering,” on the History Channel, said he’s picking a town in each of Maine’s 16 counties for a cleanup. […]
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Fire-damaged building in 'a real risk of collapse'
RUMFORD — The State Fire Marshal’s Office investigated 206 Cumberland St. Monday, where a blaze engulfed a three-story apartment building Saturday afternoon. By mid-afternoon Monday, Fire Chief Bob Chase said he was still waiting for a report on the cause of the fire. He said he had heard a report the fire might have originated from […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wilton: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Otisfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Policy and Procedure Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town […]
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Peru town clerk asks for patience on tax bills
PERU — Town Clerk Vera Parent told selectmen Monday that tax bills will be delayed because the school budget did not pass. Residents of Peru, Canton, Carthage and Dixfield rejected the proposed $13.2 million spending plan for 2017-18 by a total vote of 375-596 on June 13. “The tax bills will go out after the […]
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Rumford board approves rebuild of Isthmus, Swain roads
RUMFORD — Selectmen Thursday unanimously approved more than $700,000 worth of work this summer on Isthmus and Swain roads. The work will be done through Bruce A. Manzer Inc. of Anson. Town Manager Linda-Jean “L-J” Briggs said the funding for the eight-mile roadwork project will come from the permanent roads account, which has a balance of […]
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Mountain Valley middle-schoolers create slime
We have slime! Savannah Parent, left, and Nora Tag admire the slime they created during Thursday’s after-school summer program at Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico.
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Peru road commissioner crafts roads plan
PERU — New Road Commissioner Brad Hutchings told selectmen Monday night that roads will no longer be paved in the fall as they have been in recent years. This year, paving will happen during the summer months. “The (repaired roads) need that summer heat,” Hutchings said. “No more paving in October or November. We’re done […]