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Oxford County Democrats held business meeting, caucus training
Caucuses will be held March 2 BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats held their January meeting on Jan. 20 at the Crescent Park School, with attendance by Congressional candidates Sen. Emily Cain of Orono, Senate Majority Leader Troy Jackson of Allagash and Alden Smith of Sangerville. Assistant District Attorney Andrew Robinson of Farmington, who is […]
Rumford food pantry wants to help, not enable abuse
RUMFORD — Pastor Justin Thacker is consumed these days when one distinct thought — is his food pantry at Praise Assembly of God, as well as other food pantries, really helping people or just enabling their bad habits? He has reason to be concerned. Following the church’s annual Thanksgiving giveaway, in which 30 volunteers put […]
Learning to be the hands of Jesus
Students, with the help of their families and teachers, were able to collect everyday itemssuch as shampoo, diapers, coloring books, stuffed animals, and other items of comfort to help the Dixfield chapter with their effort. Some children even took the time with a family member to create a quilt to include in the Bags of […]
Man sentenced to 10 years in Rumford woman’s death
RUMFORD — A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week for causing the death of a Rumford woman in a car crash in Wisconsin in 2011. In a report published Jan. 24 by the Wheeler News Service in Wisconsin, judge William Johnston sentenced Kyle Monahan, 24, of Shullsburg, Wis., to 10 […]
Verso-NewPage merger could be in trouble
As part of the merger agreement, which was announced earlier this month, Verso Paper initiated a debt exchange offer in which holders of its debt would swap their notes for new notes with different terms. The results of that offer have not met the company’s expectations, according to a letter David Paterson, Verso’s CEO, sent […]
Post 24 to perform Four Chaplains ceremony
RUMFORD — On Sunday, Feb. 2, at 3 p.m., the Rumford Napoleon Ouellette American Legion Post 24 will perform their annual ceremony of the 71st anniversary of the four chaplains’ sacrifices. This is open to the public with a light meal to follow. Early on the morning of Feb. 3, 1943, the U.S. troop transport […]
Rumford police log
RUMFORD — The Rumford Police Department responded to 74 calls in the past week. Among them were: Arrest * Jason Kehrer, 36, Rumford, theft, 9:10 p.m. Jan. 24. He was released on $1,000 unsecured bail and is to be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. on March 4 in 11th District Court. Reports * At 3:53 p.m. […]
MDOT reveals plans to rehab Upper Canal Bridge in Rumford
RUMFORD — Business owners, town and paper mill officials provided information Wednesday night to state transportation engineers about the planned rehabilitation of Upper Canal Bridge. The 260-foot-long span carries Route 108 traffic over Mill Canal, through which the Androscoggin River flows beside the downtown area. It is a three-span bridge with 80-foot-long end sections and […]
William ‘Bill’ O’Donnell
1947 – 2014 TAMPA, Fla. — William ‘Bill’ O’Donnell, 66, died on Thursday, Jan. 2, at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Fla. Bill was born in Nova Scotia on Dec. 29, 1947, a son of Cyril and Catherine (Poirier) O’Donnell. The family moved to Bangor when Bill was 2 years old. He […]