For laid-off millworkers, resources are available, including the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, said Ron Hemingway, president of Local 900 of the United Steelworkers Union. The TAA program is a federal program established under the Trade Act of 1974 that provides aid to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced as […]
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Chisholm’s influence still seen in Rumford
When you enter the lobby in the Rumford Town Hall, you’ll likely notice a bust of Hugh Joseph Chisholm, whose influence in this region goes far beyond opening the Oxford Paper Co.’s Rumford mill in 1901. Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1847, Chisholm — an entrepreneur from an early age — became a U.S. citizen […]
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Rumford mill evolves over years
At the time, it was considered one of the most modern mills in the country and in those early years there was a constant need for more capital for further improvements. In 1902, shortly after its first four paper machines began operating, Oxford Paper secured the contract to manufacture all of the postal cards used […]
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13 years later: Dixfield cats waiting for inheritance
When Barbara Thorpe died in 2002, she left the bulk of her $200,000 estate “for the purpose of providing shelter, food and health care for abandoned and unwanted cats in the town of Dixfield.” Over the past 13 years, however, no more than a few thousand dollars have been disbursed for the cats’ care. Lawyers […]
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Hope Association hosts show and sale
RUMFORD — The Hope Association Glee Club will perform at noon Thursday, Feb. 4, before the first of two fashion shows at 12:15 p.m. The snow date is noon Friday, Feb. 5. Employee Sally Theriault said clients and employees will model clothes from the What Not Shop. The shop will hold a $5-a-bag sale during […]
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Canton board to choose new fire chief
CANTON — The Board of Selectmen will meet Monday, Feb. 1, to discuss appointing a new fire chief, Town Administrator Scotty Kilbreth said Thursday. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Town Office. The 14 members of the all-volunteer Fire Department will be invited to give their input, Kilbreth said. Fire Chief […]
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Missing dog reunited with Mexico family after six months
MEXICO — In July 2015, a purebred black Lab named Kaine and a mixed-breed dog named Baby were taken from outside their home on Hemingway Street in Rumford. Owner Daniel Hurtt said that a few days later, he received a phone call from the Waterville Humane Society saying Baby had been found in Oakland. When […]
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Three charged in Mexico thefts from businesses
MEXICO – The Police Department charged three men with recent thefts at local businesses, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Wednesday morning. Robert Chadwick, 51, and Keith Provencher, 33, both of Rumford, are accused of breaking into Maine Smoke Shop at 137 Main St. on Jan. 15 and stealing about $280 worth of cigarettes, Hodsdon said. […]
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Dixfield board receives final bill for sidewalk project
DIXFIELD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia told the Board of Selectmen that the final bill has been received for the Safe Routes to School project, which had been defeated at a November 2015 special town meeting. In early 2013, the town agreed to move forward with construction of 3,500 feet of sidewalk from Dirigo High […]
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Superintendent seeks to cap school budget rise by two percent
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 Superintendent Craig King said Tuesday that he hopes to shepherd creation of an operating budget for school year 2016-17 that is no more than two percent above the current year’s figure of $36.4 million. “We do need to make some increases,” he said. The school board heard requests from […]