DIXFIELD — Superintendent Craig King believes setting long-term goals will benefit Regional School Unit 10 financially and academically. He proposed to school directors at Monday’s meeting that they hold an hourlong workshop each month for the next few months to brainstorm ideas for improving the district. “The board needs broadly defined goals to make decisions […]
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Police identify contract worker killed in NewPage mill accident
Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter said Munster worked for Somatex Inc., a crane company in Pittsfield, and was doing repair work on a crane “approximately 28 feet in the air when he struck a roof support and fell,” Carter said. Munster was declared dead at the scene by Med-Care Ambulance Services, who were called to […]
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Correction: Actor’s name Jim Robertson
RUMFORD — A story published on Page C18 of Encore on Aug. 16 and on Page B1 of the River Valley edition Aug. 7 should have said Jim Robertson is the actor playing Norman Thayer in “On Golden Pond” at 49 Franklin in Rumford. The information was incorrectly submitted to the Sun Journal.
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Today’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectboard, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore: Selectpersons, 6 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Village Corporation, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office River Valley Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town […]
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Bear hunt begins Monday
RUMFORD — Maine’s black bear hunting season starts at 5:19 a.m. on Monday for those who stalk or still-hunt and use bait. Bait season runs through Sept. 20, whereas stalking season ends on Nov. 29, the same day the regular firearms season for deer ends. Bear trapping season runs from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31 […]
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RSU 10: Muskie Auditorium at MVHS to remain closed until November
RUMFORD — Work is progressing to repair considerable damage done last winter to the Muskie Auditorium at RSU 10’s Mountain Valley High School. The auditorium and many other areas of the school were damaged by a leaky roof caused by heavy snow and ice buildup. Rumford Selectman Jeff Sterling gave an update at Thursday night’s […]
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Work to start soon on Rumford’s new downtown fitness trail system
RUMFORD — Work is expected to start in a few weeks on the town’s newest attraction: a downtown fitness trail along the Androscoggin River. The trail will feature 10 fitness stations in 12- by 12-foot parcels on town land. Equipment such as monkey bars, pullup bars or a bench for situps will be placed in […]
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New Rumford tax rate not expected until after Labor Day
RUMFORD — The 2014-15 tax rate isn’t expected to be set until sometime after Labor Day because the assessors are still gathering information. They’re looking for normal valuations from Rumford paper mill NewPage Corp. and Brookfield Power, which operates the Pennacook Falls Dam on the Androscoggin River. “This is nothing out of the ordinary,” Linnell […]
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Rumford board opts not to permanently close McKenzie Hill road; OKs used street sweeper buy
RUMFORD — Selectmen decided Thursday night not to permanently close the road on McKenzie Hill and approved purchase of a used street sweeper. The board also revisited the Festival Event License Fee, approved a skating rink paving bid, and approved donation agreements for two properties. At the board’s Aug. 7 meeting, Dunton Road resident Peter […]
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‘We love our community’: Dixfield family takes over hot dog stand
DIXFIELD — Those familiar with the hot dog stand in the parking lot of the Dixfield American Legion may be surprised to find a few new faces behind the counter. Brad Dyer, whose primary business is selling insurance at the Senior Planning Center, said that he bought the hot dog stand, known as “Doug’s Dogs,” […]