1936 – 2015 RUMFORD — Bernard E. Pellerin, 79, died Thursday, May 28, at the Rumford Community Home, where he had resided for the past four months. He was formerly of Essex Ave. in Rumford. He was born in Waterville on April 15, 1936, a son of Emile and Julienne (Poulin) Pellerin. He was a […]
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George Ashley Burgess
1924 – 2015 LEWISTON — George Ashley Burgess, 90, of Minot Avenue, Auburn, formerly of 165 Bartlett St. Lewiston, died Thursday, May 28, at Central Maine Medical Center. He was born in Frye on Sept. 18, 1924, the son of the late William A. and Flora A. (Bushley) Burgess. On Aug. 21, 1954, he married […]
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Rumford police log
Rumford Police responded to 110 calls for service from May 20 to 27. Among them: * At 1:39 p.m. May 27, a Congress Street business reported the theft of a donation jar for the Barbara Bush Hospital. Officer Lawrence Briggs is investigating. * At 12:23 a.m. May 26, Tyler Mason, 23, of Rumford, was arrested […]
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Police dog finds Mexico suspect in credit cards theft
RUMFORD — Police said a Mexico man found hiding in a crawl space under a shed on Oxford Street was charged Wednesday with stealing credit cards and charging more than $4,000 worth of goods in two days. Norman B. Thompson, 42, of 9 Oxford St. will be arraigned early Friday afternoon in 11th District Court […]
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Final ‘Local and Legendary’ event scheduled for June 3 at MVMS
MEXICO — Mountain Valley Middle School students will perform Civil War monologues from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, at Mountain Valley Middle School. Peru resident and Local and Legendary team member Nick Waugh said that the students will perform the monologues as if they are “actually Civil War-related figures, both local and national.” […]
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MDOT thin-paving projects to start June 1 in Rumford area
DIXFIELD — Drivers hitting the roads in the tri-county area will be hard pressed not to find traffic delays this summer from numerous state paving projects. The good news is the work is mostly one- or two-day projects that will be done by Sept. 16, Doug Coombs, engineer and senior project manager for the Maine Department […]
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Oxford County Sheriff’s Department log
PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department responded to 512 calls from May 11 to 26. Among them were: * At 3:29 p.m. May 25, Sgt. Timothy Holland responded to a complaint that a child’s Camo 125cc Tao Tao four-wheeler had been stolen from a Main Street residence in Peru. Holland is investigating. * At […]
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Rumford police log
RUMFORD — Among the calls answered by the Rumford Police Department recently were: * At 6:34 a.m. May 16, a report was received that during the night, a vehicle did extensive damage to the Hosmer Field gate and field from a vehicle. Sgt. Tracey Higley is investigating. * At 11:59 p.m. May 15 on Cumberland […]
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Rumford, Mexico parade-goers reminded ‘that freedom isn’t free’
RUMFORD — Memorial Day was observed Monday under ideal, summer-like conditions with a parade and ceremonies at the Rotary Memorial Green in Rumford and at Veterans’ Memorial Green in Mexico. The annual tribute to those who fell in battle defending our country was held by members of Napoleon Ouellette Post 24 of the American Legion. […]