RUMFORD — An exercise in body building took a criminal tack Monday afternoon when two skinny suspects decided to amp up their efforts, police said. The teen suspects rode bicycles to Rite Aid in Rumford, entered the store and attempted to shoplift three body building supplements valued at $130, Rumford police Sgt. Douglas Maifeld said […]
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Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on March 30
The River Valley Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Mexico Fire Department will sponsor the annual Easter Egg Hunt for kids ages 2 through 12 on Saturday, March 30. The Friends and Family Forever Relay For Life Team will be serving a hot breakfast the morning of the egg hunt again this year. The […]
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Shirley Ann Thibeault
RAYMOND — Shirley Ann Thibeault, 68, passed away Friday, March 22, surrounded by her family, after a long illness. She was born in Rumford, Sept. 21, 1944, to William Cormier and Edna Dixon, whom are both deceased. She lived in Raymond, where she married her sweetheart in 1985. She was a graduate of nursing in […]
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RSU 10 budget funding presented to Rumford board
RUMFORD — RSU 10 Superintendent Thomas Ward updated the board Thursday night to help Rumford selectmen better understand the school budget and funding. Ward said he will meet with municipal officials in RSU 10’s other towns to do the same. He provided selectmen with handouts labeled Educational Funding in RSU 10 and State Valuation History […]
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Rumford board supports state project to remove Haverhill Bridge
RUMFORD — Selectmen unanimously gave their support Thursday night for a Maine Department of Transportation project to remove the Haverhill Bridge and replace it with a sloping road. The Haverhill Bridge provides access to the NewPage Inc. paper mill and to Brookfield Power from upper Congress Street behind Rite Aid. “It’s a win-win situation,” Selectman […]
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Rumford board OKs Hosmer Field infield renovation work
RUMFORD — Selectmen at Thursday night’s board meeting unanimously approved a bid of $16,415 to renovate Hosmer Field’s baseball infield. Sports Fields Inc. of Monmouth submitted the winning bid. The work won’t be completed until after the spring season. The project had already been approved by residents and the money appropriated, Mike Mills, Parks & […]
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Arnold G. Warner
1931 – 2013 AUGUSTA — Arnold Gregory Warner, 81, of Grover Hill Road, Bethel, longtime resident of Hancock Street, passed away on Thursday, March 21, at Togus. He was born in Rumford, on Sept. 25, 1931, a son of John and Helen (Shea) Warner. Arnold was a caring dad, grandpa and husband, who died after […]
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Stephen Nichols
RUMFORD — Funeral services for Stephen Nichols were held Thursday, March 21, at 2 p.m., at the MEADER & SON FUNERAL HOME, 3 Franklin St., Rumford, with the Rev. Shepherd Swain officiating. Eulogy was given by Joshua Shaw and memories and reflections were shared by other family members and friends. Interment in the spring will […]
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Rumford board OK’s use of town land for twin zip lines for Paul Bunyan festival
RUMFORD — Excitement continues to build for members of the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Festival Zip Line Committee as plans are being finalized. Pending state fire marshal approval, the May 4 debut celebration will feature dual 600-foot-long zip lines that will carry riders over the Androscoggin River from upper River Street near Memorial Bridge to the […]