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Poodunck Snowmobile club DIXFIELD — The Poodunck Snowmobile club will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, on Canton Point Road. Discussion will be around the Think Snow dance and the blessing of the sleds. All are welcome. New Year’s Eve party at Eagles RUMFORD — A New Year’s Eve party will be held from […]
Rumford selectmen bid farewell to outgoing town manager
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen bid farewell to Town Manager Carlo Puiia on Thursday, the day before he retired. “I just wanted to thank you, Carlo,” Selectman Brad Adley said at the start of the board’s regular meeting. “I’ve learned a lot from you, and I’ve made a friend along the way. It’ll be […]
Wrong day
RUMFORD — A story published on Page B1 of Thursday’s River Valley edition should have said an open house for outgoing Rumford Town Manager Carlo Puiia was to be held Thursday afternoon. It was a reporting error.
MVHS teacher presented fairy tale program at national convention
RUMFORD — What do “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Snow White” and “Cinderella” have in common? Aside from being fairy tales with female characters, they were all part of a presentation at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention. Held in Boston this year, the convention hosted almost 7,500 English teachers from all over […]
Christmas carolers sought in Rumford
RUMFORD — A group of fitness center people at the Greater Rumford Community Center are seeking others of all ages for a Christmas caroling event in the community starting at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22. A practice for the event will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at the GRCC. “Join us at […]
Rumford’s Black Mountain Ski Resort to open Dec. 21
RUMFORD — Buoyed by 14 inches of snow this week atop plenty of man-made snow, Black Mountain Ski Resort will open for the season Saturday, Dec. 21. The resort will also offer three lucky people the chance to make the first tracks of the season, according to a Thursday evening news release. Raffle tickets will […]
Rumford, Mexico to share town manager
RUMFORD — Rumford and Mexico took another step toward regionalization Thursday evening when selectmen from both towns unanimously voted to share a town manager for the next six months. As Mexico Town Manager John Madigan and selectmen from both towns finished signing the contract, the audience applauded. “This is history in the making right here,” […]
State hearing on Rumford culvert set for Jan. 8
RUMFORD — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing next month to discuss a culvert replacement on Andover Road. It will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, in the Conference Room at Rumford Town Hall. The culvert is 2.29 miles north of the intersection of Route 2 over Meadow Brook, just […]