RUMFORD — Residents voted 57-37 at Monday evening’s annual town business meeting to set charges on all unpaid taxes after the due date at 7 percent, and that 3 percent interest be paid on overpayment of taxes. The article also stated that the due dates for the collection of property taxes will be set on […]
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Final Preschool Storytime RUMFORD — The final Preschool Storytime for this school year will be held at the Rumford Public Library at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. All area children ages 2-5 are welcome to join the fun. Storytime will resume in the fall. Book signing at Mexico Library MEXICO — Maine author Diane Taylor-Moore […]
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James Lawrence Kenney
RUMFORD — Funeral services with Military Honors for James Lawrence Kenney of Rumford were conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Andover Congregational Church, Andover, with the Rev. Jane Rich officiating. Organist was Linda Dyer. Music selections included “This is My Father’s World” and “Amazing Grace.” The choir sang “I’ll Meet You in the […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
BRUNSWICK — Viola Rothschild, daughter of Norman Harry and Cheng Mei Rothschild and granddaughter of Catharine and Michael Rothschild of Phillips, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study in China for 2014-15. She also received the Government and Legal Studies Department Prize for Excellence in Comparative Politics at Bowdoin College and attained highest honors […]
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Former Pinto Dan Hodge recognized in MVHS yearbook
RUMFORD — The silver anniversary edition of the Mountain Valley High School yearbook was dedicated to social studies teacher Dan Hodge in a unique ceremony. Most years, the yearbook staff plans a school-wide assembly with “the big reveal” of to whom the yearbook is dedicated. With the auditorium off limits, the students faced a challenge. […]
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MVHS Theater Arts class performs ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ outside
RUMFORD — With the Muskie Auditorium off limits, the Mountain Valley High School Theater Arts students took their play to the great outdoors. They performed “The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland” on the lawn adjacent to the school. On opening night, the audience braved cool temperatures, newly-hatched black flies and threatening rain clouds to watch […]
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Friends of Rumford Library hosting annual book, plant sale
RUMFORD — The Friends of Rumford Public Library will host its annual book and plant sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Rumford Public Library to raise money for programs. Member Anne Wood said the volunteer group has been holding the sale for around 10 years. “It’s definitely our major […]
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Chapman made no plea
RUMFORD — A story published on the front page Thursday should have said Randall J. Chapman of Rumford did not enter a plea via a video link between Lewiston District Court and the Oxford County Jail in Paris. Also, he is scheduled to appear in Oxford County Superior Court in Paris on Sept. 2, whether […]
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Rumford police aggressively target underage drinking
RUMFORD — The Police Department has received grant money from River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition and the Maine Office of Substance Abuse to better enforce underage drinking laws, Chief Stacy Carter said Wednesday in a news release. “We will take an aggressive stance, along with other area agencies, to reduce the amount of underage drinking […]
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Rumford police chief: Second detective needed
RUMFORD — The increase in the proposed police department budget of $779,342 for 2014-15 is due to the request to bring back the detective’s position lost last year, Chief Stacy Carter said Wednesday in a news release. With budget cuts last year, the positions of a police detective and an administrative officer were eliminated. “The […]