RUMFORD — Selectmen on Thursday approved a contract between the Park and Recreation Department and Western Foothills Regional School Unit No. 10 for Hosmer Field. The contract gives the town ownership of all concession stand equipment, while RSU 10 reserves the right to use the stand and its equipment at all RSU 10 activities. The […]

RUMFORD — Selectmen have a full slate of issues to discuss including whether to buy a new truck at their meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in Rumford Falls Auditorium. Under old business, the board is expected to OK the Hosmer Field usage contract between the Park and Recreation Department and Western Foothills Regional School Unit […]

RUMFORD — Hoping to make Thanksgiving a little brighter next month for area families struggling with the recession, Pastor Justin Thacker of Praise Assembly of God will ask Rumford selectmen at Thursday night’s meeting for a donation to the Rumford church’s food pantry. The ministry, which delivers a Thanksgiving basket with a 12-pound turkey to […]

RUMFORD — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, will attend the Social Security Administration’s ribbon-cutting to unveil new video service delivery at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Rumford Public Library on 56 Rumford Ave. In partnership with the library, the administration is providing video conference technology to improve service to rural communities. According to […]

Arrests Unless otherwise noted, the following are to be arraigned on Jan. 4 in Rumford District Court: * Dean Watson, 39, Mexico, operating after suspension, 12:55 p.m. Oct. 16 on Rumford Avenue. He was released on $800 unsecured bail. * Beth Gurney, 21, Milton Township, acquiring drugs by deception, 9 a.m. Oct. 15 on Route […]

RUMFORD — Should Boston-based wind developer First Wind LLC overcome the hurdles of whatever new town law evolves to regulate such development here, residents may or may not realize property tax relief. It depends on several variables, especially if the developer asks for a tax shelter or tax increment financing, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said […]

RUMFORD — Of the 50 or so people who attended Thursday night’s public hearing on the proposed wind power ordinance, most who spoke either praised or condemned the work of the Wind Power Advisory Committee which drafted the document in seven months. Many also strayed far from the topic at hand — the ordinance itself […]

RUMFORD — By a margin of 35 votes, residents at Wednesday’s polls approved donating $51,000 to Black Mountain ski resort. An even greater majority OK’d the $35,000 recommendation by selectmen and the Finance Committee for the town’s third attempt in three months to finalize a welfare budget. That means Rumford assessors can finally set the […]