RUMFORD — Selectmen will continue work to develop a wind power ordinance at their board meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. They will also again discuss creating a shadow flicker standard and decommissioning plan, two facets that were tabled at the meeting March 3 due mostly to a lack of […]
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Police chief warns of crime spike, reduced services if budget cut
RUMFORD — Depending on the whim of town meeting voters considering budget recommendations this summer, the Police Department could again be forced to reduce its services to the public. Should cuts go beyond the current budget of $803,430, it could also become less efficient and lead to a crime spike, Chief Stacy Carter warned selectmen […]
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Rumford board wants workshop to review $7.33M in budget requests
RUMFORD — Selectmen have asked Town Manager Carlo Puiia to schedule a workshop soon so the board can review 2011-12 budget requests from departments. In a meeting with selectmen and Puiia on Thursday that lasted nearly five hours, department heads presented municipal budget requests totaling $7,330,717. Puiia stressed on Friday that these are just requests […]
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Correction: Selectman Jeff Sterling
RUMFORD — A story published on Page B1 of Friday’s River Valley edition should have identified a selectman as Jeff Sterling. It was a reporting error.
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Rumford police arrests
Unless otherwise noted, the following are to be arraigned on June 7 in Rumford District Court: * Mark Towle, 22, Burnham, violation of a protection order, 2:03 a.m. March 11 on Bridge Street, released on $600 unsecured bail. * Michael Hogancamp, 34, Meredith, N.H., operating under the influence, operating after suspension and failure to stop, […]
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Two rear wheels on chip truck detach in Rumford, smash Taurus
RUMFORD — An elderly Mexico woman suffered a fright Thursday afternoon when two rear wheels fell off a loaded chip truck and slammed into her station wagon, police said. Irene Thibodeau, 78, wasn’t injured, but she was “shaken up,” Sgt. Doug Maifeld said Friday morning. Driving a 2008 Taurus, Thibodeau was stopped on Prospect Avenue […]
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Daffodils locations announced
RUMFORD — The American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days will be held in the Rumford area during the week of March 14. Local volunteers will sell bouquets, potted plants and this year’s limited edition Boyd’s Bear, Liv N. Hope, at various locations in Oxford County. Funds raised support the American Cancer Society’s efforts to prevent cancer […]
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Most Rumford dept heads seek wage hikes when pitching budgets
RUMFORD — Nine department heads pitched their budgets for 2011-12 in about three hours Thursday night in front of three selectmen and Town Manager Carlo Puiia. Board Chairman Brad Adley and Selectmen Greg Buccina and Jeremy Volkernick questioned most department heads. Selectmen Mark Belanger and Jeff Sterling were absent. Code Enforcement Officer Richard Kent began […]
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Rumford to hear budget pitches
RUMFORD — Selectmen will hold a budget hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Wednesday that the meeting is for department heads to present their budgets to the board for review. But whether selectmen will ask department heads to reduce their budgets by hundreds of thousands […]
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Hit-and-run incident sends Rumford man to hospital
RUMFORD — Police continue to investigate the second hit-and-run incident in two months that sent another Rumford man to the hospital. Christopher Patneaude, 26, of 654 South Rumford Road, told police he was struck on Monday night on the road beside his vehicle by a dark colored car that appeared to be like a Chevy […]