Rumford Elks memorial service RUMFORD — The Rumford Lodge of Elks No. 862 will hold their annual Memorial Service honoring their deceased members throughout the year. The service will be held at their lodge at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. There will be a light lunch following the service. Members who have passed include Robert […]
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Savvy Caregiver Training classes to be held throughout region
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus will hold Savvy Caregiver 1 training sessions in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. This training helps those caring for a family member with dementia to learn how to take care of themselves, reduce stress and communicate more easily with their loved ones. This is a six-week workshop, with each session lasting two […]
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C. Casey: Preparing for lost tax revenue
The wise and persistent voters of Rumford dodged a 2- to 3-mil tax increase by repeatedly voting down town budget articles and approving only four of 23 initiated articles submitted by organizations Rumford voters have historically supported. It was painful, but necessary, as the voters paid attention to warnings from the paper mill and state, […]
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Mountain Valley High School honor roll
RUMFORD — The first-quarter honor roll for Mountain Valley High School has been announced. High honors Grade 12: Elizabeth Adley, Christopher Baptiste, Shawn Bennett, Kelsie Blanchard, Andrew Boucher, Anthony Boucher, Caitlin Braun, Alyson Carlton, Bryan Farrar, Nathan James Fitzpatrick, Kristin Moriah Gould, Ellie Hall, Marijo Kiley, Katherine Mills, Karissa Murphy, Kayla Anne Pingree, Brittany Lyn […]
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Assembly celebrated student achievements
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School Principal Matt Gilbert led an end-of-the-term assembly with the theme “Celebrating Student Achievement in Academics.” Each year, every high school junior in Maine takes the Scholastic Aptitude Test on a Saturday in May. The test is broken into separate tests in critical reading, mathematics and writing. “Today, we’ll recognize […]
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Free Thanksgiving dinner RUMFORD — A free Thanksgiving dinner will be held at noon Thursday, Nov. 28, at the VFW Hall, 330 Waldo St. The meal is open to anyone. RSVP to 364-0302. Bethel Senior Citizens Club BETHEL — The Bethel Senior Citizens Club will meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Bethel […]
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Winter parking bans expected in Rumford, Mexico
UPDATE: Messier weather expected tonight RUMFORD — Winter parking bans will likely go into effect Tuesday night in Rumford and Mexico due to expected snowfall. Both towns start their seasonal bans with either the first plowable snowstorm or Dec. 1, whichever comes first. In Rumford, winter parking on any public street or right of way between […]
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Administrators, police handle threat of violence against MVHS student
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School Principal Matt Gilbert issued a news release Monday about a threat of violence against a student last week. According to the release, the school’s administration and the Rumford Police Department investigated a threat against one student by another student through the Internet. He said interviews were conducted and direct […]