Boy Scout Troop 580 members are pictured. From left in front are Scoutmaster Richard Masterson, Miles Smith, Brandon Albanesi and Ethan Gilbert; back, Art Albanesi, Jacob True, Shaun Patrick Child, Ayden Timberlake, Committee Chairman Richie Philbrick and Assistant Scoutmaster Shane Smith. RUMFORD — Boy Scout Troop 580 of Rumford held a Court of Honor on […]
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Work begins April 30 on Rumford Island infrastructure project
Rumford Town Manager Linda-Jean Briggs, right, updates members of the Rumford Historical Society on this year’s infrastructure project on The Island downtown. Looking on are historical society members Druscilla and Dennis Breton. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) Congress Street in Rumford and several other streets on The Island downtown will undergo infrastructure construction beginning April 30. […]
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Leah Elizabeth Blouin
LEWISTON — Leah Elizabeth Blouin, 49, of Rumford Avenue in Rumford, passed away Tuesday, April 17, at CMMC, from injuries received in a car accident in Peru on April 16. She was born in Rumford on June 18, 1968, a daughter of Willy and Peggy (St. Cyr) Blouin. Leah was a graduate of Mountain Valley High […]
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Accident victim Leah Blouin remembered for her heart
RUMFORD — Leah Blouin was remembered Wednesday as someone with a giving heart. Blouin, 49, of Rumford, died Tuesday after suffering serious injuries Monday afternoon when her minivan struck a parked dump truck on Route 108 in Peru, about two miles south of the Main Street intersection, according to Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Aylward. Blouin […]
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Adventure Camp fun in Rumford
Children at the weeklong Adventure Camp at the Greater Rumford Community Center enjoy gymnastics Monday. From left are Jazmyne Peare and Sadie Veilleux on the tumble track and Jaycie Holmquist on the parallel bars. Director Louanne Thibodeau said other activities include basketball, dodgeball, painting, watching movies and walking to the library, the park and Hosmer Field. (Marianne […]
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Delegates wanted to attend American Legion Boys State
RUMFORD — The American Legion, the nation’s largest veterans’ organization, is inviting all members of the River Valley Area to join them in sponsoring young men to attend the American Legion’s 71th annual Dirigo Boys State this summer. “These young men are the future leaders of America,” said Bill Petrie, commander of Napoleon Ouellette Post […]
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Wilson Alfred Gagnon
RUMFORD — Mr. Wilson Alfred Gagnon, 79, died Wednesday, April 11, at his residence on Penobscot Street in Rumford. Born in Rumford on Nov. 24, 1938, he was the son of Robert and Evelyn (Lefebvre) Gagnon. He was a graduate of Stephens High School in Rumford and the University of Maine at Orono. He worked as […]
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Super singers go to District IV Elementary Festival
Rumford and Mexico students participated in the District IV Elementary Festival on April 4 at Mt. View High School in Thorndike. After a day of rehearsing, the groups performed before a large audience. Three groups performed, including the District IV Elementary Chorus, Band and Orchestra. The 20 singers selected from RSU 10 to represent the […]
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School sign-up is announced ANDOVER — The Andover Elementary School pre-kindergarten and kindergarten sign-up is under way. Call 207-392-4381 for more information. Eagles to host Mountain Valley Kids Fest RUMFORD — The Rumford Eagles will host a Mountain Valley Kids Fest for Child Advocacy on Saturday, May 19, for the benefit of bettering the health, […]
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Rumford town manager to discuss Congress Street construction
RUMFORD — The Rumford Historical Society will hold its first spring meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, in the Rumford Town Hall auditorium. A short business meeting will precede the presentation. The speaker will be Town Manager Linda Jean (L.J.) Briggs, who will discuss the construction planned for Congress Street and the Island this […]