RUMFORD — The Rumford Water District board of trustees will meet Wednesday to respond to issues raised by the citizen group, Protect Rumford Water Alliance. The 4 p.m. meeting will be in the Rumford Falls Auditorium. “We’re addressing our finance condition, our financial management,” district Superintendent Brian Gagnon said. “We’ll be discussing the infrastructure conditions and […]
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Meet the Candidates Night in Rumford
RUMFORD — A Meet the Candidates Night will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Rumford Falls Auditorium, offering residents an opportunity to learn more about the candidates seeking to fill two open three-year positions on the Rumford Board of Selectmen. The event is sponsored by EnvisionRumford. The seats are presently held by Mark Belanger and […]
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River Valley Relay For Life celebrates 20 years
The 2017 Relay For Life Courage Award was presented to Frank Arsenault Saturday at the 20th annual River Valley Relay for Life Saturday at the Hosmer Field Complex in Rumford. He is pictured, from left, with his wife, Pennie, his sister, Nancy Theriault, and presenter Diane Mitchell. Judy Broomhall, left, receives the Shirley Comeau Award […]
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Substitute teacher/coach among four charged in Rumford drug bust
RUMFORD — A substitute school teacher at Mountain Valley Middle School and an assistant wrestling coach at Mountain Valley High School were among four men arrested Wednesday on charges of smuggling heroin and crack cocaine into Western Maine from southern New England, police said. Teacher and coach Matthew D. Duka, 25, of 22 Duka Lane in […]
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Poland Spring’s stewardship exemplary
People in Rumford may not know me personally, but I am intimately acquainted with the geology and hydro-geology of Rumford and the Ellis Aquifer. I’m the state geologist emeritus, which is a fancy way of saying I’m the retired Maine state geologist and director of the Maine Geological Survey. I directed the mapping of Maine’s […]
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Changes for Rumford
When will Rumford learn? Take a look at what happened to Strathglass Park since its entry in the National Registry of Historic Places. That designation is of no use. Downtown Rumford cannot be restored to what it was in decades past and become successful by just wishing it to be. And why has the direction […]
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Alvin G. Gallant
HUDSON, FLA. — Alvin George Gallant, 90, of Rumford, died Monday, May 7, in Hudson, Fla. Alvin was born in Rumford on March 18, 1927, to Frank and Rose (Martin) Gallant. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1945 and also worked for the Rumford Fire Department, Carrier Oil Co. and H.P. Hood. He also […]
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Support for Poland Spring
Rumford voters will be making an important decision concerning Poland Spring plans to operate in their community. As a citizen of Fryeburg, I have seen how much my community has benefited from having Poland Spring here. Although I am a selectman in Fryeburg, I am speaking as an individual who clearly stated my support for […]
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Three Rumford residents arrested in May 2 drug bust
RUMFORD — Three local people were charged Tuesday with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, according to a news release from the Rumford Police Department. Charged were: • Lonzel Warner, 48, of Waldo Street, two counts of aggravated trafficking in a scheduled drug; • David Huston, 45, of Waldo Street, one count of aggravated trafficking in […]
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Rumford man injured in Wilton collision
WILTON — A Rumford man received minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident at McCrillis Corner Road and Route 133 on Monday morning, police said. Eric Holman, 24, was taken by NorthStar ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington where he was treated and later released, Wilton police officer Ethan Kyes said. Holman was a passenger […]