RUMFORD — Five hundred light industrial companies in the Northeast will soon receive fliers touting the benefits of moving to the Puiia Business Park. Another 2,000 light industrial companies in the Northeast will also receive the fliers within five months, Jim Rinaldo of local economic development group Envision Rumford! told selectmen Thursday night in an […]
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Rumford board OKs funding for Envision Rumford!
RUMFORD — After giving local economic development group Envision Rumford! $850 to apply for nonprofit status, selectmen Thursday night spoke against donating $10,000 to the Greater Rumford Community Center. Envision Rumford! member Jennifer Kreckel sought funding to cover the filing fee for the group of volunteers to apply as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Kreckel is […]
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MVHS students create donation buckets for Easter egg Hunt
Baskets will be in local businesses RUMFORD — The morning announcements at Mountain Valley High School asked for volunteers to help with an annual community event: “Looking for a group of young adults to give back to the community after all their years of egg hunting in the River Valley. We need volunteers to help […]
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Daughters of Isabella to meet Feb. 11 RUMFORD — St. Timothy Circle 504 Daughters of Isabella will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Parish of the Holy Savior Hall. Committee members are chairpersons Tracy Arsenault and Mary Theriault, members Angela Arsenault, Thelma Giberson, John LePage and Kelly Beauchesne. Pierrette Gagnon is to […]
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Requests for support, business park marketing on agenda for Rumford meeting
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will hear two requests for support and discuss the next steps in marketing the Puiia Business Park at its meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Rumford Falls Auditorium. In a letter to selectmen, Gary Dolloff, chairman of the Greater Rumford Community Center’s Board of Directors, asked […]
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Strathglass Park Preservation Society to discuss restoration at Rumford Public Library
RUMFORD — The Strathglass Park Preservation Society will host a public forum from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Rumford Public Library to discuss the potential for further restoration of the park. Society President Edward Paterson said Wednesday that the society was formed in 2008 by former members of the Strathglass Park […]
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Rumford charter group begins work on budget approval process
RUMFORD — Charter Commission members began addressing the budget approval process at Tuesday night’s meeting. They voted unanimously to preserve final approval of the budget at the polls, Chairman Kevin Saisi said Tuesday night with member Amy Bernard absent. Then the commission addressed ballot design. “Many thought that having a single (budget) number on the […]
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Relay For Life meeting is Feb. 11 RUMFORD — The River Valley Relay For Life will have their monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Conference Room A at the Rumford Hospital. All team captain and committee members are encouraged to attend, come and meet new staff partner Lisa Dunham and hear about […]
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More “Bigs” sought for Big Brothers Big Sisters program
RUMFORD — After a few years’ hiatus due to transportation and funding, the Big Brother/Big Sister program is making a comeback in the River Valley. The program pairs Mountain Valley High School students, the “Bigs,” with younger students, the “Littles.” The Littles go to school at Rumford Elementary School, Meroby Elementary School and Mountain Valley […]