Youngsters join the baby carriage/wagon parade at the River Valley Fourth of July celebration Wednesday in Rumford. From left are 3-year-old twins Joshua and Jacob Buono, and Kiki Stuart, all of Rumford. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) Peter Orino of Rumford deadlifts 525 pounds during a weightlifting contest at the River Valley Fourth of July celebration […]
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Leroy R. Blauvelt
RUMFORD — Leroy R. Blauvelt, 82, passed away Sunday July 1. Leroy was born in Paterson, N.J., on March 5, 1936, to Bertrum and Katherine Blauvelt. Leroy’s father passed away when Leroy was just 16 years old. Leroy assumed responsibility for his family by attending school during the day and working at night to provide for […]
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Mountain Valley High School announces second semester honor students
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School has announced its honors students for the second semester of the 2017-2018 school year. High honor roll Grade 12: Alyssa Akers, Abigail Blauvelt, Sarah Bourret, Melissa Burgess, Emma Casey, Vanessa Cote, Katelyn Gross, Madison Heinzen, Alyvia Lee, Hailey McNally, Amanda Petrie, Laura Recalde Alguacil, Connor Steele, Lauren Sterling and […]
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Canton Town Office closing for two weeks
CANTON — The Town Office will be closed for two weeks, starting Monday, because the interim administrative assistant, who is also the town clerk, tax collector and treasurer, resigned as of Friday. Deputy Town Clerk Kathy Walker, who was appointed to the four additional positions temporarily after Scott Kilbreth resigned in April, also resigned as […]
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Former Jay man pleads not guilty to hitting woman with cane
FARMINGTON — A former Jay man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to hitting his former girlfriend on the head with a cane on New Year’s Eve last year. Ronald Tarckini, 66, of Rumford, who has been in custody since his arrest, entered not guilty pleas in Franklin County Superior Court to a felony charge of aggravated […]
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Eugene Waugh
RUMFORD — A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of Eugene Waugh was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, July 2, at Parish of the Holy Savior. Fr. Nathan March was the celebrant. Military honors were rendered by a Marine Corps Honor Guard at St. John Cemetery. Services were under the care and guidance of S.G. […]
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College student interning at Rumford Town Office
Victoria Forkus is an intern this summer at the Rumford Town Office. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) RUMFORD — A Woodstock woman is interning in town government this summer, working on the downtown water and sewer project and learning about ways to improve the local economy. “I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know,” said Victoria Forkus, […]
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James V. Weston Jr.
PERU — James Vernon Weston Jr. was born Jan. 21, 1962, to James Vernon Weston Sr. and Janet Marie Scott at Rumford Community Hospital in Rumford. He passed at his home in Peru on Tuesday, June 26. He joined his wife in heaven, who passed July 6, 2017. At the age of 17, James enlisted in […]
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Rumford mill sale completed
RUMFORD — The Catalyst paper mill officially has a new owner and a new name. ND Paper, a subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper of Hong Kong, announced Friday that it had completed the purchase of paper mills in Rumford and Biron, Wisconsin, and an operations center in Ohio from Catalyst Paper Corp. for $175 million. […]
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Cynthia "Cindy" Canterbury
AUBURN — Cynthia “Cindy” Canterbury, 65, of Pensacola, Fla., formerly of Rumford, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 24, at the Hospice House in Auburn, with loving family at her side. She was born in Rumford on Oct. 7, 1952, a daughter of John and Faylene (Locke) Austin. Cindy was a graduate of Stephens High School. She […]