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Eileen M. Chiasson
RUMFORD — Eileen M. Chiasson, 83, of Androscoggin Avenue in Rumford passed away Tuesday, July 23, at her residence with loving family at her side. She was born in Rumford, Aug. 8, 1929, a daughter of Joseph J. and Josephine M. (Arsenault) Blanchard. Eileen attended St. Theresa’s School in Mexico and was a graduate of […]
Rumford town clerk
RUMFORD — A story published on Page B1 of Wednesday’s River Valley edition about Rumford’s budget revote should have identified the town clerk as Beth Bellegarde. It was a reporting error.
Rumford board to propose new amounts July 29 for 8 budget articles rejected by voters
RUMFORD — Selectmen will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 29, to propose budget amounts for a re-vote on the eight budget articles that failed to be approved at Tuesday’s polls. The meeting will be held in Rumford Falls Auditorium. These eight budgets are General Government, Public Safety, Police Department, Fire Department, Public Works, General […]
River Valley area Korean War veterans to be recognized July 27 at Rumford Legion hall
RUMFORD — Maine Korean War Veterans from the River Valley area will be recognized from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at American Legion Post No. 24. Legion Commander Patricia Thurston will join veterans researcher Len Greaney of Rumford and Maine Sen. Jim Hamper, R-Oxford, in hosting the event on the first Maine Korean […]
Rumford voters reject 8 of 12 municipal budget articles
RUMFORD — Selectmen and the Finance Committee will have to create new municipal budget recommendations after “Neither of the above” votes played the spoiler eight times at Tuesday’s polls. However, that doesn’t tell town officials whether the minority wanted higher or lower numbers than the recommended amounts. Only four of 12 budget articles were approved: […]
Maine to honor Korean War vets during 60th anniversary events Saturday
LEWISTON — Bert Dutil figures he spent too many years as a veteran of a forgotten war. But on Saturday, he’ll line up with more than 1,000 veterans in five Maine towns — Lewiston, Bangor, Sanford, Brunswick and Rumford — to be honored on the 60th anniversary of the Korean War’s end. “They called Korea […]
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 4 p.m., Municipal Center Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Buckfield Village Corp., 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Road Committee, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: RSU 10 budget hearing, 6:30 p.m., Buckfield Junior-Senior High School Thursday Rumford: RSU 10 district vote, […]
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Mexico: Public hearing on budget, selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: RSU 10 budget hearing, 6:30 p.m., Region 9 school Rumford: Budget vote, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., American Legion Hall Wednesday Bethel: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: RSU 10 budget hearing, 6:30 p.m., Buckfield Junior-Senior High School Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., […]