RUMFORD — Residents will return to the voting booth for the fourth time in four months Tuesday, Oct. 8, to decide eight remaining municipal budget articles. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee approved the following recommendations: * $625,000 for […]
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Alder River harvest supper BETHEL — Alder River Grange will hold a public Harvest Supper at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. Cost is $8 for adults, $3 under 12. Fire Dept. to visit library RUMFORD — The Rumford Fire Department will be at the Rumford Public Library at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, during regular […]
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Family Fun Fridays start Oct. 11
PERU — Starting Oct. 11 Family Fun Fridays will be held at the Old Peru Elementary School for children in grades K-5 in the RSU 10 area. Each Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. there will be an event for elementary kids with a cost of $1 per kid and $1 for adults. The events […]
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RES gathering white copy paper RUMFORD — Rumford Elementary School has designated October as “Bury the Bus” month. A picture of a school bus is posted in the main lobby with a goal of burying the bus in paper. If the goal is met, the principal will color his moustache pink. Community members can donate […]
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Rumford to vote on Swain Road request
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday evening to schedule a special town meeting Nov. 7 to decide whether the town should give up its right of way on a corner of Swain Road. Resident Tammy Witas of Swain Road put her house up for sale and learned that its wraparound porch is […]
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Lawyer suspended for bomb threat to continue practicing
RUMFORD — Lawyer Ron Hoffman was suspended from practicing law a year after admitting to phoning in a pair of bomb threats to schools in 2012. The suspension itself comes with a twist — according to the Maine Overseers of the Bar, Hoffman’s suspension was, itself, suspended, meaning he can continue to practice law on […]
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s PARIS — South Paris area residents will unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions at the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Oxford Hill Comprehensive High School. Registration and check in is at 8 a.m. with the opening ceremony and start of the […]
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Dunneman concert Oct. 6 DIXFIELD — Dixfield Plains Church of the Nazarene, 171 Weld St., will host a gospel concert with the Dunnemans Music Ministry at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. Reg and Gretchen Dunneman sing their own special blend of gospel music, including southern gospel, traditional, hymn, classical, country and contemporary Christian styles. Stephens […]
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Selectmen appoint three to Charter Commission
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday evening to appoint Michael Peter Chase, Amy Bernard and Kevin Saisi to the town’s Charter Commission. The votes were 4-0 with Selectman Frank DiConzo abstaining. The Charter Commission will have nine members, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. Selectmen have authority to appoint three of the residents who […]
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Rumford resident charged with leaving scene of crash
MEXICO — A Rumford man is charged with leaving the scene of a crash on Swift River Road early Sunday morning, according to Lt. Roy Hodsdon of the Mexico Police Department. Matthew Lloyd, 22, of Rumford was charged Sunday morning and given a date of Nov. 5 to appear in 11th District Court in Rumford. […]