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Rumford man arrested following nearly 7-hour standoff
RUMFORD —A Rumford Center man was arrested for threatening several neighbors with a handgun early Tuesday morning following a nearly seven-hour standoff with local police and the Maine State Police tactical Team that shut down Route 2. Rumford police Cpl. Lawrence Winson arrested Chad Bradbury, 36, of 1374 Route 2, Rumford, on three counts of […]
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Fall edition of Today River Valley video news feature is out
RUMFORD — The fall edition of Today River Valley, a community journalism news video feature program for the towns of the upper Androscoggin River Valley, is now available. Author Phil Blampied of Rumford launched the program in the fall of 2012. The fall 2014 edition includes: • A panoramic view of the summit of Whitecap […]
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Rumford Charter Commission meeting tonight
RUMFORD — Members of the Charter Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, in the Municipal Building Conference Room. They will get updates on communications with town attorney Jennifer Kreckel and the budget, discuss the merits of a petition-proposed spending cap on future budgets, duplication of services and a code of conduct for […]
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
Enrollment down slightly at RSU 10 to 2,659
DIXFIELD — The first week of the new school year for RSU 10 resulted in fewer students enrolled than expected, some last-minute high school class scheduling, and a new satellite kitchen system, which was working well for the students. By the end of the day on Friday, 2,659 pre-K through grade 12 students had enrolled, Superintendent […]
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Black Mountain lodge gets air conditioners
RUMFORD — Black Mountain Ski Resort has installed new air conditioning units in the resort’s base lodge in hopes of hosting more events next summer. Roger Arsenault, president of the Black Mountain board of directors, was asked by selectmen July 10 if there were any capital improvements the resort wished to complete. Arsenault said he […]
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Correction: Driver not ordered to court
RUMFORD — A story published Wednesday on Page B2 of the River Valley edition should have said truck driver Linwood Scott, 56, of West Paris was given a traffic ticket, for which a fine can be paid, unless he wants to contest it in court. Incorrect information was given to the Sun Journal.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin, The Franklin Journal
Tumbledown rescuer describes feat to bring injured Portland rock climber to safety
TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH OF WELD — The Portland rock climber injured late Tuesday afternoon on Tumbledown Mountain was an experienced indoor rock-gym climber transitioning to outdoor climbing, a rescuer said Wednesday. Maris Toland, 28, and her boyfriend, Tim, whose last name was not given, were doing technical rope climbing and rappelling when the accident happened […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, River Valley
Flagger at Rumford paving project struck by tractor-trailer; trucker cited
RUMFORD — A West Paris man was charged Tuesday with striking a construction flagger at a paving site on Veterans Street, police Chief Stacy Carter said Tuesday afternoon in an email. The flagger, Martin Lore, 28, of Rumford, was taken to Rumford Hospital and released, he said. At 2:29 a.m., a 2015 Mack tractor-trailer truck […]
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Mahoosuc Land Trust to host Mount Zircon hike Sept. 13 in Rumford
RUMFORD — The Mahoosuc Land Trust invites hikers and history buffs to explore the Mount Zircon Trail on Saturday, Sept. 13. The Rumford mountain was the site of the Moontide Spring and Mount Zircon Reservoir, construction of which was completed in 1914. It was once a source for Rumford’s water. “This is a moderately difficult […]