RUMFORD — U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, met Saturday afternoon with officials at Rumford Hospital and greeted patients. He then traveled to the Rumford Community Home where he greeted several of the nursing home’s residents before holding a 45-minute session with residents Connie Tutlis and Muriel Arsenault and administrator Jeff Lacroix to assess needs. Tutlis […]
Rumford maine
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections
Understanding the adolescent brain
RUMFORD — A free presentation on how the adolescent brain works and ways we can help our teenagers grow and stay resilient, confident and happy is scheduled for 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 in the Muskie Auditorium at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford. The presentation is designed for anyone who works with youth, including […]
advertisement
Posted inObituaries
Wilma H. Belanger
1920 – 2015 AUBURN — Wilma H. Belanger, 94, died Wednesday, April 1, at the Hospice House in Auburn. She was a longtime resident of Mexico. Born in Rumford on Sept. 7, 1920, she was a daughter of Guy A. and Mary Ellen (Gaudin) Hillman. She was a graduate of Stephens High School, Class of […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
State Honor Society elects local student president
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School junior Josh Maillet was recently elected president of the Maine National Honor Society, which includes all high school chapters throughout Maine. The state officers planned the annual convention and statewide service project. Maillet began his candidacy at the NHS banquet by handing out packages of Smarties candy with the […]
Posted inConnections
Daughters of Isabella accepting scholarship applications
RUMFORD — The Daughters of Isabella Scholarship is a local scholarship funded through the activities and generosity of the local Daughters council. It was created to provide limited financial assistance to qualified seniors in high school who are active in their Catholic faith and living its virtues of faith, hope and charity. All applicants must […]
Posted inObituaries
Fannie E. Polvinen
1923 – 2015 RUMFORD — Fannie E. Polvinen, formerly of Norway, died Sunday, March 29, at Rumford Community Hospital. She was born in Greenwood in 1923, the daughter of Peter and Esteri (Heikkinen) Kuvaja. Fannie married Kaarlo Veikko Polvinen in 1948, and they raised three children in Greenwood. They later moved to Norway, where Fannie […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Update: Police release photos of suspect in Mexico crutch theft
UPDATE: Police say stolen crutches returned to Rumford woman MEXICO — Laura Chesley of Rumford sat at a desk Thursday afternoon inside Praise Assembly of God Church on Congress Street in Rumford. She was shredding rotisserie-cooked chicken while two women prepared food for the church’s “Passover Last Meal” play that evening and Passover Supper for the […]
Posted inConnections
‘Babysitting 101’ offered in River Valley area
Girl Scouts of Maine is offering a “Babysitting 101” training program for all area girls in grades 5-9 in Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield, Peru, Canton and Carthage. This is an excellent training program for any girls who are interested in becoming babysitters in the future, or to enhance existing babysitting skills and knowledge. The program will […]
Posted inConnections
Gauvin receives Mountain Valley award
RUMFORD – Caleb Gauvin of Rumford, son of Marie and Scott Gauvin, a senior at Mountain Valley High School, has been selected to receive the 2015 Principal’s Award, Principal Matthew Gilbert has announced. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. Gauvin […]