RUMFORD — Officers with the Rumford Police and Fire departments responded to the report of a suicide on Memorial Bridge on Sunday morning. Rumford Sgt. Tracey Higley said the Police Department, along with the Maine Warden Service, Rumford Fire Department and Med-Care Ambulance, were dispatched to Memorial Bridge after receiving a call about a suicide. […]
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Rumford, Mexico selectmen discuss Mexico Explorers program with Sheriff’s Office
RUMFORD — The Rumford and Mexico Boards of Selectmen met with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday evening and discussed whether the Mexico Explorers program would exist under the Sheriff’s current two-year contract proposal to serve both towns. In November 2014, Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant presented a two-year contract proposal to serve both […]
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Universal health care advocates schedule first River Valley meeting
RUMFORD — Maine AllCare is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of volunteers dedicated to educating the Maine public about the ethical and economic benefits of a universal, state-wide health care plan. The River Valley chapter is being developed to support the Maine AllCare goal of promoting universal, high-quality and affordable health care for the people of […]
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Doctor in Rumford honored for volunteering in Haiti
RUMFORD — It’s 2010 and the call has come — so Clayton Bell grabs his gear and makes the hour and a half hike through the mountains of Haiti in search of a man in a remote town who is dying of cholera. Intravenous fluids begin to circulate in the man’s body, but it’s too late. The man’s heart […]
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Historical Society speaker: Marilyn Burgess LIVERMORE FALLS — The Livermore/Livermore Falls Historical Society will feature Marilyn Burgess as guest speaker. She will speak on the Civil War. The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the American Legion Hall, Reynolds Avenue. Visitors are welcome. For more information, call 897-4695. Fourth Thursday […]
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Board votes down petition to amend Rumford town charter
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 Thursday on a motion to reject a petition for a municipal spending cap amendment to the town’s charter. Selectmen Jeff Sterling, Brad Adley and Greg Buccina voted for the motion, while Mark Belanger and Frank DiConzo voted against it. The vote was taken following a written legal opinion […]
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Rumford, Mexico boards talk coverage with sheriff
RUMFORD — The Rumford and Mexico Boards of Selectmen met with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday evening for the second time in three months to discuss the sheriff’s two-year contract proposal to serve both towns. During a Nov. 24, 2014, meeting in Mexico, Sheriff Wayne Gallant presented a two-year contract proposal for $1.32 […]
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Arrest * Kris Welch, 32, Rumford, domestic violence assault, 1:24 p.m. Feb. 16 on Swain Road. He was released on $800 unsecured bail and will be arraigned on March 3 in 11th District Court. Reports * At 10:20 a.m. on Feb. 16, a Prospect Avenue resident reported a burglary and theft from their home. Property […]
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Animal shelter’s Fur Ball is Feb. 20 FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Animal Shelter Fur Ball will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, at UMF North Dining Hall. Cost is $20 per family or $5 per ticket. The ball was postponed from Saturday, Feb. 14. For more information, visit fcanimalshelter.org or […]
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Dixfield man expelled while trying to snuff smoking at Rumford Eagles club
RUMFORD — A Dixfield man who launched a crusade last year to outlaw smoking at the largest Eagles club in Maine was recently expelled from the club after a trial. Steve Swan said he was escorted from the club in his cowboy hat “throwing the peace sign” as a room full of members cheered his […]