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Winter prep at cemeteries DIXFIELD — The Town of Dixfield Public Works Crew will be putting the cemeteries to bed for the winter months. All benches and garbage cans will be picked up and removed by Nov. 1. Make sure that anything you do not want disposed of is removed by then. Stephens High Class […]
Selectmen vote to appropriate $3,745 for thermal imaging camera
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Thursday evening to appropriate $3,745 for the Rumford Fire Department to purchase a new thermal imaging camera. At the Sept. 5 board meeting, fire Chief Robert Chase asked if it would be possible to repair the Fire Department’s thermal imaging camera. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said the […]
Rumford American Legion to host luncheon for female veterans
RUMFORD — Napoleon-Ouellette American Legion Post 24 on upper Congress Street will host a Female Veterans Luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 16, to honor all women veterans. The schedule includes a morning of pampering — manicures, hair, Reiki and massage — from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., legion Commander Tricia Thurston said Thursday morning by email. […]
Creative writing camp: Students build world, characters over summer
RUMFORD — A common topic of conversation during the first few weeks of school is “what did you do over the summer?” Some students travel. Other students work. Some hang out with friends. A handful created their own world. Mountain Valley High School sophomores Alanna McGinty and Ronnie Russell and senior Travis Ford joined forces […]
K. McEneaney: A feel-good story
I live in Montana and was traveling through Rumford on vacation in early September, when I lost my wallet with a large amount of cash and no identification. I had stopped for lunch at Dave’s Hotdogs at the Information Center parking lot. We chatted, had lunch and moved on. Several hours later I realized I […]
Sylvia Fontaine
1915 – 2013 RUMFORD — Sylvia Fontaine, 98, of Mexico died at the Rumford Community Home on Monday, Oct. 14. She was born in Caraquet, New Brunswick, on May 4, 1915, a daughter of William and Alice (Parise) Blanchard. Sylvia’s family left Canada in 1925 and moved to Rumford. Sylvia had three sisters and three […]
Rumford selectmen to hear requests Thursday
RUMFORD — Requests to get a price for a thermal imaging camera and to hold a toll road fundraiser are on the agenda for selectmen Thursday night. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in Rumford Falls Auditorium. At the Sept. 5 board meeting, fire Chief Robert Chase asked if it would be possible […]