Sophomore Dalton Milledge explained, “It took two hours to get to near the top and only 20 minutes to get down!” “At first it was really easy, I was breaking trail when it got steep and it was more difficult,” said junior Shannon Laubauskas. “The snow was crusty on top and then fluffy underneath. Sometimes […]
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SeniorsPlus to visit towns PARIS/NORWAY/RUMFORD — SeniorsPlus, the Area Agency on Aging, will be at the West Paris Library from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 10; at Norway Town Hall from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 17; and at the Rumford Town Office from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 24. Representatives will be […]
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Rumford group introduces tax relief petition, vents about high tax rate
RUMFORD — Wednesday night’s large crowd at The Concerned Rumford Taxpayers Group meeting was an unexpected bonus for organizers. Co-organizer Phil Zinck said he and fellow organizer Mark Belanger decided last Thursday to convene the gathering to educate residents about the need for tax relief. “I’m extremely happy” with the turnout, Belanger, a former Rumford […]
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Rumford board to consider regionalization meeting with Mexico, sewer pipe-lining bids
RUMFORD — Selectmen will take another whack at regionalization by convening a special board meeting in the near future with their counterparts in Mexico. Scheduling that meeting is one of the agenda items the board is to decide at its meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. Among the other new […]
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Wisconsin sledder urges Arctic Cat to fix ‘dangerous problem’ in 2007 F series snowmobiles
RUMFORD — A Wisconsin snowmobiler believes he knows why a Rumford man’s 2007 Arctic Cat sled erupted in flames in January at a Rumford gas station. Dave Oberbeck, an architect from Wausau, said on March 25 by email that a similar thing happened to his 2007 Arctic Cat F5 LXR sled. He said it shares […]
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Isabella meeting is April 9 RUMFORD — The Daughters of Isabella will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9. The lunch committee includes chairperson Judy Collette and Marcelle Miller, and members Evelyn Bodemer, Jolene Lovejoy, Sandra Gamez, Ann Brewer and Kelly Beauchesne. Stephens High Class of 1965 RUMFORD — Stephen’s High School Class of […]
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DARE fifth-graders recognized at Rumford graduation ceremony
RUMFORD — About 84 excited fifth-grade students graduated Tuesday night from the Rumford Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. Several also won cash prizes, grabbing the cash as it flew past them inside a vinyl wind tube on stage at Muskie Auditorium in Mountain Valley High School. It was a debut event by Matt […]
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Rumford police arrest
RUMFORD — The following arrest was recorded by the Police Department. Thorin Walton, 19, Rumford, disorderly conduct, 10:45 p.m. April 1 on Hancock Street. He was released on $200 cash bail and will be arraigned on May 7 in 11th District Court.
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Alexa Fryover receives Principal’s Award
RUMFORD — Alexa Fryover of Jay, daughter of Melissa Forbes and Mark Fryover, a senior at Mountain Valley High School, has been selected to receive the 2013 Principal’s Award, Principal Matthew Gilbert has announced. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals’ Association, is given in recognition of a high school senior’s academic achievement and citizenship. […]