Mexico High School Class of 1948 MEXICO — Mexico High School Class of 1948 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Dick’s Restaurant, Maine Street. Classmates and friends are welcome. For more information, call 364-2717. Stephens High School Class of 1951 MEXICO — Stephens High School Class of 1951 will hold their February […]
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Board to seek legal opinion on petition to amend Rumford Town Charter
RUMFORD — Following a long debate on a petition to amend the town charter, the Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 Thursday night to seek the opinion of the town attorney before proceeding. The motion from Board of Selectmen Chairman Greg Buccina was to send the petition regarding a municipal spending cap to town attorney Jennifer […]
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Rumford, Mexico boards to hold executive session on police union contracts
RUMFORD — Rumford and Mexico selectmen have rescheduled a special joint meeting for an executive session to review Police Department union contracts. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, in the Jury Room at the Rumford Municipal Building. Both boards have been debating whether to merge police departments, but wages remain […]
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Hope Association ride-in is Sunday
RUMFORD — Hope Association is preparing for its 40th annual ride-in, to be held on Sunday, Feb. 8. Held every year since 1974, this event brings area snowmobilers together with participants to raise money and, more importantly, offers participants a chance to enjoy the outdoors in a unique way. Thanks to the generosity of local […]
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Mountain Valley High School reports no leaks, remains cautious of snow load
RUMFORD — A year after the roof of Mountain Valley High School began leaking, forcing sports teams and clubs to relocate for several months, things have returned to normal, Principal Matt Gilbert said Wednesday afternoon. However, the building and grounds crew for Regional School Unit 10 and Mountain Valley High School are still cautious about […]
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Lewiston’s 2015 International Snowshoe Convention would be its last
LEWISTON — The International Snowgoers Convention debuted in Lewiston in 1925, a year after its host, Le Montagnard club, was formed. It was the nation’s first snowshoe social club and was to be the largest of 17 such clubs in Lewiston. Ninety years later, Le Montagnard and several other Lewiston snowshoe clubs have disappeared, making […]
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Hope Association seeks votes to earn $5,000 grant
RUMFORD — Hope Association has been selected for inclusion on Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s 2015 Community Matters More ballot. As one of 68 Maine organizations listed on the ballot, Hope Association will received a $1,000 grant and will be in the running for a top award of $5,000. Through Community Matters More, Maine’s largest independent […]
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Spending-cap discussion tabled by Rumford Charter Commission
RUMFORD — Charter Commission members voted Tuesday night to indefinitely table discussion of a municipal spending cap, because it had previously decided not to include it in the charter. The vote was 7-0-1, with commission member Jim Windover, a spending-cap petitioner, abstaining. Spending-cap petitioner and Rumford resident Phil Blampied said petitioners want selectmen to allow […]
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Two Rumford police officers to receive award for lifesaving
RUMFORD — Two local police officers will be recognized Friday for their actions in saving the life of a female driver they found unresponsive on Route 2 in September 2014. Police Chief Stacy Carter nominated Sgt. James Bernard and Cpl. Lawrence Winson to receive lifesaving awards from the Maine Chiefs of Police Association in Portland. […]
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Trail Blazers club meeting MEXICO — The Mexico Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the Mexico Town Hall, downstairs. All are welcome. Memberships are available at the meeting and fundraiser T-shirts with the club logo on the front. For more information, call Nick Brown at […]