RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen Thursday approved presenting three straw poll questions to voters at the annual town meeting on June 14. Two of the non-binding referendum questions involve the Rumford Parks Department. The first question asks voters to consider replacing the 35-year-old running track at Hosmer Field. The second question asks voters if they […]
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First responders take active-shooter training in Rumford
RUMFORD — Close to 50 first responders participated in a simulated active-shooting exercise Thursday. The scene was Mountain Valley High School, which is closed this week for school vacation. “It’s important for us to train and work together so that if we have an actual event, there’s some sense that we know what we’re doing,” […]
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Parade permit on agenda for Rumford board
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will vote Thursday, April 21, on whether to approve a parade permit for the sixth annual River Valley Healthy Communities 5K Heart Run/Walk. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Rumford Falls Auditorium. The River Valley Healthy Communities 5K takes place Sunday, May 15. It begins and ends at […]
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Mexico selectmen approve five sealing projects
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday unanimously approved five crack-sealing projects for streets totaling close to $10,000. Kent Mann provided Town Manager John Madigan with a list of streets in need of sealing. From that list, Madigan proposed that sections of Backkingdom Road, Brown Street, Mexico Avenue and Ledgeview Avenue have work done on […]
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Mexico artists create step-by-step painting studio
MEXICO — Two River Valley women have started a painting studio for people to create works of art. Liz Murphy, owner of Gypsy Canvas Studio in Mexico, co-runs the studio with her friend, Kaylee Martin. Murphy said it is a separate entity from the Teaberry Arts Council, a nonprofit organization that, according to its website, […]
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Springtime means fun in the pool, fresh eggs
It’s spring — and my geese and ducks are so happy! I dug out all the kiddie pools, cleaned them up and then filled them with water. They could hardly wait until the hose had finished its job. It’s been almost six months since they’ve had a little pool to splash and play in, and […]
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Kingfield board not backing borrowing for landscape work
KINGFIELD — The Village Enhancement Committee would like to build a village cultural center. At their Monday night meeting, selectmen chose not to support borrowing up to $350,000 for a landscaping project at the center of town. The committee has met over the past three years to develop a plan, but the plan costs and […]
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Rumford mill restarts machine No. 12, hiring workers back
RUMFORD — Shut down since May 2015, Catalyst Paper Co.’s No. 12 paper machine was restarted Tuesday, allowing 51 employees who were laid off in May 2015 to return to their jobs. Tony Lyons, spokesman for the mill, said the machine resumed production at a reduced schedule, and all 51 workers who were laid off […]
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Peru board reviews contract with Friends of Peru Elementary School
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday evening to continue to study the town’s contract with the Friends of Peru Elementary School and to re-evaluate it when it expires next year. The vote came after selectmen and the Friends of Peru Elementary School Committee met to discuss who should pay for insurance on […]