Stephens High School Class of 1946 MEXICO — The Stephens High School Class of 1946 will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Covered Wagon Restaurant. Stephens High School class of 1954 MEXICO — The Stephens High School class of 1954 will meet at Dick’s Restaurant, Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 11:30 a.m. Stephens […]
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Eighth annual Voices of the Valley competition scheduled for March 8
RUMFORD — The eighth annual Voices of the Valley singing competition will kick off at 6 p.m. March 8 at the Mountain Valley High School. According to event organizer Diane Mitchell, there will be three categories: youth, teen and adult. The “duet” category added last year has been removed, she said Monday. “The judges told […]
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RAAPA meeting at Green Church MEXICO — The RAAPA Chorus will rehearse at the Green Church in Mexico on Tuesday, Feb. 18, instead of Muskie Auditorium due to school vacation. West Paris food pantry WEST PARIS — The Neighborhood Niche Food Pantry will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at West […]
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Rumford snowmobile trails have ‘plenty of snow’
RUMFORD — Members of the Rumford Polar Bears Snowmobile Club were grooming trails covered with more than a foot of new snow Friday. Using the club’s website, they also alerted riders headed to the area for Presidents Day weekend that it will take several days to get the trails groomed as more snow continues to […]
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Virginia O’Leary
1929 – 2014 CANTON — After a heartbreaking battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Mrs. Virginia O’Leary died in Canton on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Virginia was born in Old Town on July 20, 1929, the middle daughter of Floyd and Amelia (Thibodeau) Monk. The family lived on Stillwater Avenue, as well as in Milford and other places […]
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Mountain Valley High School honor roll
RUMFORD — The following students were named to the Mountain Valley High School honor roll for the first semester. High honors Grade 12: Elizabeth Adley, Christopher Baptiste, Shawn Bennett, Andrew Boucher, Anthony Boucher, Caitlin Braun, Bryan Farrar, Nathan James Fitzpatrick, Brittany Gaudet, Ellie Hall, Marijo Kiley, Katherine Mills, Karissa Murphy, Kayla Anne Pingree, Abbey Jane […]
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Well done – Students honored for achievements
BRISTOL, R.I. — The following local residents are among those to be named to the Roger Williams University dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester. Alexandra Landry of Wales, majoring in accounting Jacob Weeks of New Gloucester, majoring in global communication Sarah Smith of Wilton, majoring in graphic design communications Melora Lavoie of Poland, majoring […]
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Changing attitudes together
RUMFORD — The message of Thursday’s forum was clear — agencies need to work together to help and not enable, if they are to change many of the attitudes in this area. A dozen people, including an elementary school principal, a police officer, a landlord and a case manager took part in the two-hour discussion, […]
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A celebration of Black Mountain
RUMFORD — Last July, efforts to save the Black Mountain of Maine ski area from closure received a big boost when officials from Bangor Savings Bank announced a matching $25,000 donation program. At the ski lodge Thursday, the same bank officials celebrated that commitment, as well as celebrating that the local board of directors has […]
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Rumford needs more committee members
RUMFORD — The title of the committee may not look appealing, but Town Manager John Madigan said it’s very important for the town’s future — and they need members. It’s called the Implementation Committee. At the Board of Selectmen’s meeting Thursday, Madigan explained the purpose of the committee is to set a longterm plan for […]