RUMFORD — The “Mission: Maine Making a Difference” tour, with musical guests the Hyssongs and featured speaker Dr. Wendell Calder, will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the Rumford Falls Auditorium. This outreach to the community is just one piece of a statewide month-long crusade that began Good Friday, running all of […]
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RSU 10 holding pre-K program sign-ups
RUMFORD — Children who will be 4 years old on or before Oct. 15 and live in the Mountain Valley Region (Rumford, Mexico, Hanover, Roxbury and Bryon) are eligible for the pre-K program at Meroby Elementary and Rumford Elementary. Applications will be available starting Monday, April 22, at those schools. Applications will close at 2 […]
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Calendar raffle winners named
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley Middle School eighth grade has listed the March calendar raffle winners. March 1 Lew Irish $25, March 2 Lew Irish $20, March 3 Crystal Shorey $50, March 4 Jodi Labrash $15, March 5 Gloria Hamel $25, March 6 Susan O’Leary $15, March 7 Shawn York $25, March 8 Kati Mazza $25, […]
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Rumford Finance Committee pares budget requests
RUMFORD — Finance Committee members continued their public hearing and work on municipal budget recommendations Wednesday night with wage increases drawing criticism, mostly from member Jeremy Vashaw. He did much of the questioning, followed by Vice Chairman Ted Hotham, Christopher Carver and Chairman Dieter Kreckel. Richard Greene was absent. They started with Code Enforcement Officer […]
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American Legion hosting benefit dinner for Turner resident
RUMFORD – A benefit dinner for John B. Flagg of Turner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the American Legion hall. Flagg was recently diagnosed with lung cancer, according to his niece, Crystal Taylor. “We just found out about the cancer recently,” Taylor said. “It hasn’t been long at […]
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Logging truck loses trailer, logs on Rumford bridge
RUMFORD — Route 108 in the downtown area was closed for about six hours Wednesday morning when a Vermont logging truck’s trailer load of logs detached and rolled over on Canal Bridge, police said. There were no injuries. Perras Bros. Trucking LLC of Morrisville, Vt., the company that owns the 1997 Freightliner 18-wheeler, was later […]
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‘Best of Every Musical’ is comical MVHS compilation
RUMFORD — The pre-performance flyers read, “Are you tired of seeing the same old musicals? The same story line and the same boring slow parts? What if you could see the best of all your favorite musicals in just one musical?” That might entice some musical fans to trek to Muskie Auditorium at Mountain Valley […]
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Neighborly Seniors to meet PERU — The Neighborly Senior Citizens meeting and potluck dinner will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the former Peru School. Membership cards will be available. Yearly dues are $10. For more information call Connie Tutlis, president, at 364-4189 or Marge Harlow, secretary, at 364-3316. Stephens High Class […]
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Rumford board deems tax cap petition doesn’t meet critical circumstance criteria
RUMFORD — Selectmen unanimously rejected calling a special town meeting sought by a tax cap petition submitted last week to the board. By a 4-0 vote, they decided the petition did not merit the town law-required “critical circumstance.” Selectman Jeremy Volkernick abstained after saying he signed the petition. “Something has to be done for the […]