RUMFORD — There will be music and dancing from noon to midnight Saturday, Oct. 12, as the Rumford Eagles hosts a benefit for the town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, and its people. Eagles’ Trustee Ralph Arsenault said that besides the music, there will be a spaghetti supper for $7 from 4 to 7 p.m., a Chinese […]
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Young poets learn the art of writing
RUMFORD — Revise, revise, revise is the mantra gifted and talented (GT) students learn at Rumford Elementary School, Mountain Valley Middle School and Mountain Valley High School. MVHS Sophomore Brooke Sweetser explained the process. “At the beginning of the year, we spend most of the time writing poems. Around Christmas, we choose our favorite poems […]
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Rumford PD budget cuts lead to higher county call volume
RUMFORD — Ever since deep cuts to its budget earlier this year, the dispatch center at the Police Department’s offices on Congress Street has been closed and its direct phone line disconnected. For nonemergencies, residents need to use the red telephone provided to contact the Oxford County Regional Communications Center in Paris, which will connect them […]
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White elephant, rummage sale DIXFIELD — Mystic Valley Grange No. 313 will have its last Rummage and White Elephant sale of the year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at 932 U.S. Route 2 West. There are new items and great sales. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. […]
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Rumford voters approve seven of eight budget articles
RUMFORD — Voters on Tuesday approved seven of the eight municipal budget articles at the town’s fourth referendum ballot in four months, according to Town Clerk Beth Bellegarde. Bellegarde said all of the budget articles passed except for the unclassified accounts budget, which received a tie vote of 478-478. Tuesday’s votes were: * $749,000 for […]
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Applications available for Peg Blouin Nursing Scholarship
RUMFORD — Rumford Hospital is accepting applications for the Peg Blouin Nursing Scholarship. Established in 2009 upon the retirement of Peg Blouin, who worked for 42 years as a registered nurse at Rumford Hospital, the scholarship will be awarded to an applicant who has been accepted into either an associate degree or bachelor’s degree nursing […]
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Glorification Singers perform RUMFORD — On Saturday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m., the Glorification Singers will perform at the Rumford United Methodist Church on Linnell Street. This outstanding male quartet has performed here for the past several years and audiences have enjoyed their beautiful music of well-known selections as well as original compositions. Their presentations […]
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EMMC drops Red Cross; hospital signs contract with Puget Sound
BANGOR — Eastern Maine Medical Center has signed on with a Seattle-based blood supplier and decided to discontinue its contractual relationship with American Red Cross Blood Services, the hospital announced Monday. The Bangor-based health facility has signed a contract with Puget Sound Blood Center for the purchase of blood and blood products, according to an […]
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Maine author, bow-maker to read at Rumford Public Library
RUMFORD — Maine author and bow-maker Richard Longbow will visit the Rumford Public Library from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, to read from his book, “Frozen in Time.” According to a news release by the library, Longbow’s novel focuses on “a 5,300 year-old forensic mystery about a Neolithic human called the Iceman or […]
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What-Not-Shop wants planters RUMFORD — People who have planters that are in good shape are asked to donate them to the What-Not-Shop, which will reuse them in the Briar Patch Greenhouse in the spring. Rumford quilters to meet Oct. 10 RUMFORD — RAQ (Rumford Area Quilters) will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, at […]