Slight increase ahead for Rumford property tax rate RUMFORD — The 2017-18 property tax rate is going up 85 cents to $28.85 per $1,000 of assessed value. It rose from $27.45 to $28 per $1,000 in the 2016-17 fiscal year. A factor in determining the rate is the fund balance policy of the town, which is […]
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Walk with a Doc series gets community moving
RUMFORD — Central Maine Healthcare is holding a Walk with a Doc series at Hosmer Field at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, open to the public. The program brings together communities and local health care providers. The walks feature a short health education presentation and time for the attendees to talk with the hosting provider during the […]
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DA won't charge woman for lying about alleged kidnapping
Joshua Brown and his wife, Sheri, addressed the media in Lewiston on Thursday, calling on authorities to press charges against the woman who accused him of kidnapping her in May. The District Attorney’s Office dropped kidnapping and sexual assault charges against the Rumford man on Tuesday. Later in the day, the District Attorney’s Office released […]
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Zip line may run at Rumford's Pumpkin Fest
Zip line may run at Rumford’s Pumpkin Fest RUMFORD — A one-day zip line may run during the annual downtown River Valley Pumpkin Fest on Oct. 14. Selectmen voted Thursday night to grant the request by Tom Carey of Wow-Za! Ziplines, contingent upon whether he can secure the necessary liability insurance. Carey said that obtaining that […]
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Pennacook hosts art reception tonight
RUMFORD – The Pennacook Art Center walls will be covered with artwork tonight, Thursday, Sept. 7, as The River Valley Growth Council and Pennacook host a public reception in the Technology Center lobby, 60 Lowell St., from 5 to 7 p.m. Come meet the painters, photographers and drawers and computer artists. Gil Hembree will provide music […]
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Comedy night at 49 Franklin Saturday
RUMFORD – Maine Event Comedy fires up another season of laughs at 49 Franklin’s Mystic Theater, Saturday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m. The show will feature New Hampshire’s Drew Dunn and Maine comics Colby Bradshaw, Stephen Cloutier and Crystal Bernard. Dunn recently returned from California’s Burbank Comedy Festival. His quick wit, character voices, and accents have made him […]
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Victor L. Collette
RUMFORD — A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of Victor L. Collette was celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at Parish of the Holy Savior. Fr. Nathan March was the celebrant. Mark Belanger was the organist. Interment with military honors was in St. John Cemetery. Services were under the care and guidance of S.G. […]
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Rumford woman preps for Boston Marathon Walk
Connie Venskus of Rumford is preparing for her seventh Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund Boston Marathon Walk this month. RUMFORD — Connie Venskus of Rumford has been stepping up her training in preparation for her seventh Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund Boston Marathon Walk on Sunday, Sept. 24. The 70-year-old has been training all summer for the 26.2-mile walk, which […]
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Culture of Compassion helps numerous families in need
RUMFORD — Great weather on Saturday led to a terrific turnout for the sixth annual Culture of Compassion giveaway at DARE Field. More than 60 volunteers with the Praise Assembly of God Church worked at the three-hour event, which offers free school supplies, gently used clothing and groceries for needy families in the River Valley. Among […]
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Culture of Compassion giveaway Saturday
RUMFORD — The sixth annual Culture of Compassion giveaway will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the DARE Field across from Aubuchon Hardware. More than 60 volunteers with the Praise Assembly of God Church will offer free school supplies, gently used clothing and groceries for needy families in the River Valley. There […]