MEXICO — Graveside services for Mrs. Anne M. Dawson of Rumford were conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, at the Farrington–Morton Cemetery, Mexico, with Mr. Arthur Meader officiating. Arrangements were under the care of the Meader & Son Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 3 Franklin St., Rumford.
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Noreen Aleck
RUMFORD — A celebration honoring the life of Noreen Aleck was held at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2018, at the Eagles Function Room. Services were under the care and guidance of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford.
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Rumford native honored for volunteer work
NAPLES, Florida — Former Rumford resident Albert Beliveau recently achieved a major milestone as a volunteer with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, donating more than 11,000 hours to the environmental nonprofit organization based in Naples. Beliveau has been a volunteer boat caption; coordinator and guide for swamp, bay, beach and nature tours; and served on […]
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Manhunt over: N.H. murder suspect found dead in Rumford
RUMFORD — Nearly 12 hours after state and local police swarmed Mountain Valley High School on Friday in a hunt for a man suspected of killing his wife in Berlin, New Hampshire, the suspect was found dead. “Denis Bisson shot himself along the banks of the Androscoggin River, near an information booth on Bridge Street,” […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: Your life, written in the stars?
HARTFORD — Kati Magoon is sunny, blond, petite and says, with just a trace of wistfulness, that she’s on her next-to-last life. She’s seen it in the stars. “I’m just hoping I do this one really well,” Magoon said, “hoping I do what I’m supposed to do.” For several years, operating as Mirror Mirror Metaphysics & Mysticism, […]
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Rumford board gives go-ahead on mountain bike trail idea
Todd Papianou and Karen Wilson of Penacook Area Community Trails told the Board of Selectmen on Thursday that the group is proposing to build a 2.5-to-3-mile, purpose-built mountain biking trail that would serve the growing trail-user community in the Rumford region. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen gave unanimous approval Thursday to […]
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Rumford Public Library registering children for summer reading program
RUMFORD — “Libraries Rock!” during this year’s Summer Reading Program at the Rumford Public Library. The 2018 Summer Reading Program is open to children of all reading abilities, from pre-school-aged through 14. Reading during the summer months helps children maintain and enhance reading and comprehension skills and vocabulary. Younger children also develop a positive, enthusiastic […]
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Rumford school third on state list for reconstruction
RUMFORD — Rumford Elementary School, one of the two elementary schools in Regional School Unit 10, is third on the Maine Department of Education’s 2018 priority list for school construction, Superintendent Deb Alden said Tuesday. “We will be getting a committee together to plan for this and looking into a pre-kindergarten through grade eight facility […]
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Warren A. Farwell
RUMFORD — Graveside services for Mr. Warren A. Farwell of Rumford were conducted 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at the East Rumford Cemetery, Rumford, with Mr. David Blouin officiating. Arrangements were under the care of the Meader & Son Funeral Home, Cremation and Monument Services, 3 Franklin St., P.O. Box 537, Rumford, ME 04276.
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Noreen T. Aleck
RUMFORD — Noreen T. Aleck, 61, of Middle Avenue in Mexico, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 8. She was born in Rumford on March 31, 1957, a daughter of Robert and Violet (Wright) Sevigny. Noreen was educated in Mexico schools and was a graduate of Mexico High School, Class of 1975. She was employed at […]