RUMFORD — A Rumford resident was uninjured Friday night in a fire at a two-story home at 121 South Rumford Road. Sgt. James Bernard of the Rumford Police Department said the fire was called in at 11:07 p.m. by the resident, who was home at the time. The resident, whose name has not yet been […]
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Another search set Sunday for missing Byron man
BYRON — The search for a missing Byron man will continue Sunday morning, according to volunteer Barry Breton. Derek C. Adams, 46, has been missing since Dec. 28 from his home at 38 Noyes Road. Volunteers are asked to gather at the Byron Town Hall at 8:30 a.m. and bring shovels or a probe pole. Breton, […]
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Hollis man sentenced to two years for assaulting police officers
PARIS — A Hollis man was sentenced Thursday at Oxford County Superior Court to two years in prison for assaulting two police officers and stealing the shirt off a Circle K clerk in Mexico in 2015. Robert Keoskie, 43, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting an officer, and misdemeanor counts of assault and […]
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Rumford police log
• Jan. 23, 1:39 p.m.: Alexis Tidswell, 19, of Rumford was arrested on a charge of domestic violence assault on Cumberland Street. She was released on $800 unsecured bail and is scheduled to appear in Rumford District Court on March 13. • Jan. 23, 10:56 a.m.: Trinity Wilson, 40, of Dixfield was arrested by Detective George […]
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Rumford selectmen deny second water petition
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 Wednesday to deny a second citizen petition asking for a special town meeting to enact a six-month moratorium on extracting large amounts of water from town wells. It’s the second time in 15 days the board has rejected the petition. Both times, the board said it didn’t meet […]
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Peru residents won’t lose their sand supply
PERU — Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to overrule Road Commissioner Lee Merrill’s decision to close the public sandbox Feb. 1. They also voted to buy more sand. Merrill said at the selectmen meeting Jan. 16 that residents and nonresidents were taking sand they were not entitled to and wiping out the supply at 85 […]
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SAD 44 school board encouraged by letter from Newry withdrawal committee
BETHEL — SAD 44 Director Marcel Polak said he was encouraged by a letter from Jim Sysko of the Newry Withdrawal Committee that the committee wants to negotiate an agreement. The letter, mentioned at Monday night’s board meeting, was in response to one Sysko received from school board Chairwoman Lainey Cross on Jan. 11. Withdrawal […]
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Rumford selectmen to act on water petition
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen has rescheduled a special meeting to take action on a water petition. It will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Rumford Falls Auditorium, according to board Chairman Jeff Sterling. It was originally set for Tuesday but postponed because of the Nor’easter. Len Greaney of Protect Rumford Water Alliance presented […]
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Geese cheer up winter days
RUMFORD — As I sit at my computer desk, warmed by our small but effective wood stove, I think about sore muscles from shoveling more snow so I can get into the geese and duck pens. I just checked on my geese. Three of my small flock are out and about, wandering around, munching on […]
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Dixfield Police Department to reopen Sunday
DIXFIELD — Police Chief Jeffrey Howe will return to work Sunday after serving a 10-day suspension for failing to report for duty, lack of attention to duty and failing to care for town property, according to a Jan. 11 letter he received from Town Manager Carlo Puiia. Puiia closed the department Dec. 28, 2016, because of a […]