Tuesday Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Newry: SAD 44, Public hearing on withdrawal, 7 p.m., Bear River Grange Hall Rumford: Board of Assessors, 3 p.m., Assessor’s Office Rumford: Charter Commission, 6 p.m., Municipal Building Wednesday Bethel: Assessors 8 a.m., Town Office Mexico: Region 9 School of Applied Technology board, 6 p.m., River Road School […]
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Mental Health First Aid training MEXICO — NAMI Maine will host a Mental Health First Aid training from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, at University Center, 13 Brown St. The cost for this eight-hour training is $5, which includes a comprehensive training manual, lunch, customized resource guide, ongoing support from NAMI Maine […]
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Correction: Subcommittees not meeting Thursday, Aug. 7
RUMFORD – A story published Tuesday on Page B1 of the River Valley edition should have said that the Rumford and Mexico selectmen will meet with Municipal Resources employee Carol Granfield at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, to receive an update on the two towns consolidating services. The towns’ subcommittees will not meet with them […]
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Teaberry Arts Council schedules Art Walk for Aug. 17 in Rumford
RUMFORD — The Teaberry Arts Council will host an Art Walk from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Hosmer Field Athletic Complex walking trail. The trail goes from the athletic complex to the land next to the Swift River, with sections open for people to perform or present their art. Participants do […]
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Rumford, Mexico selectmen and subcommittees to meet Thursday
RUMFORD — The Boards of Selectmen from Rumford and Mexico will meet with the six subcommittees at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Rumford Falls Auditorium. The purpose: To get an update on the process of consolidating services between the two towns. Carol Granfield, an employee with New Hampshire-based company Municipal Resources and a […]
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Rumford, Mexico police announce OUI patrols
RUMFORD — Area law enforcement officers will step up patrols to stop drivers from operating under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Rumford and Mexico police will conduct high-visibility enforcement details between now and Sept. 1 as part of the Drive Sober Maine campaign. “We will be aggressively enforcing those laws,” Rumford police Chief Stacy […]
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Life in Franklin County
Franklin County is the heart of Maine’s Lakes and Mountains Region. Franklin County rises from the central upland portion of Maine to the high peaks region in the north. The population of more than 30,000 resides in charming towns and villages throughout the county. Farmington is the county seat of Franklin County with a population […]
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River Valley area history
The River Valley Chamber of Commerce offers information on its website about its member towns which include Andover, Byron, Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Hanover, Mexico, Peru, Roxbury, and Rumford. ANDOVER: The town was incorporated in 1804 as East Andover, Massachusetts. In 1820, when Maine became a state, the “East” was dropped and the town became Andover, […]
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Maine Audubon seeks volunteers to monitor roads
Maine Audubon seeks volunteers to survey roads in western Maine for signs of wildlife road crossings. Information collected by volunteers about where, when and how many animals cross our roads is the critical first step in identifying ways to reduce wildlife road mortality. The western mountains region of Maine has been identified by many local, […]
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Debut Rumford lumberjacking contest
RUMFORD — World records in lumberjacking competitions don’t usually happen very often, especially with a two-man crosscut saw cutting through 14- by 14-square-inch white pine. But two men did just that at the June debut “Chop, Drop & Roll” event at Black Mountain Ski Resort. Jerry Gingras of Errol, N.H., and Richard Jordan of Canterbury, […]