RUMFORD — Scot and Cindy Grassette’s debut magic school is turning out to be way better than it appeared on paper. They also wish they’d done it much earlier. Ten children ages 7 to 13 from Bethel, Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield, Peru, Canton and Lewiston are 49 Franklin’s School of Magic and Showmanship’s first students. Classes for […]
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River Valley Rising presentation on adolescent development scheduled for April
RUMFORD — The River Valley Rising group is hosting a free presentation from 6 to 7 p.m. April 14 at Muskie Auditorium at Mountain Valley High School to teach people how the adolescent brain works, and how to keep adolescents confident and happy. Program manager Allie Burke said in a news release that the presentation, […]
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Tough winter to call for Maine wildlife biologists and any-deer permits
RUMFORD — It’s been a tough winter for people who don’t like snow and record cold temperatures. But the effect on deer is more difficult to determine because winter didn’t arrive in force until the Jan. 27 blizzard and won’t end until mid-April. Deer had a free ride in the first four to five weeks […]
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Future leaders of America wanted for American Legion’s Boys State
RUMFORD — The American Legion, Department of Maine has announced its 68th annual American Legion Dirigo Boys State at Thomas College in Waterville during the week of June 21-25. The American Legion, Post 24, Rumford, is inviting all members of River Valley area to join them in sponsoring young men to attend this program. “These […]
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Baseball bat assault in Rumford injures man
RUMFORD — Police are investigating a reported baseball bat assault on Waldo Street on Thursday night, Chief Stacy Carter said Friday morning. Sgt. Tracey Higley responded to the report of an injured man at about 9 p.m. A Med-Care ambulance took the victim to Rumford Hospital. Carter said the man had a head wound that “was […]
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Rumford selectmen to hold public hearing, vote on initiated article requests on March 16
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen has scheduled two public hearings and votes on the town’s initiated article requests for 6 p.m. March 16 and 23 at Rumford Falls Auditorium. The Finance Committee will meet at 6 p.m. April 9 at Rumford Falls Auditorium for a public hearing and vote on the initiated article recommendations. […]
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Charges * David Widger, 23, of Rumford, domestic violence assault, 10:31 a.m. March 9 on Hancock Street. He was released on $600 unsecured bail and will be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. on April 7 in 11th District Court. Reports * At 11:57 p.m. on March 10, a Roxbury resident reported the theft of woodworking tools […]
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Free public viewing of ‘The Healthcare Movie’ at Rumford Public Library
RUMFORD — The River Valley chapter of Maine AllCare will present free viewings of “The Healthcare Movie” at 4 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, at the Rumford Public Library. The film is sponsored by Maine AllCare, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that promotes quality, affordable health care for all Maine people. The 65-minute documentary tells […]
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Lecture topic is garden blogs PARIS — The McLaughlin Garden and Homestead’s 2015 lecture series continues at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, when Dr. Jean Potuchek discusses “Garden Blogs: A Virtual Garden Club.” Potuchek, a sociology professor emeritus at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, is now retired to East Poland. She is an avid perennial gardener. […]
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Residents show preference for combining Dirigo, Mountain Valley students
RUMFORD — The overwhelming consensus among the more than 100 people who attended the first public forum to determine the restructuring or closure of Regional School Unit 10 schools showed a preference for combining all Dirigo and Mountain Valley high school students into one building in Rumford, and merging the middle school students from both […]