Western Maine mountains are in the home stretch of getting ready for the upcoming ski season, which could start any day, weather-depending, for Sunday River Ski Resort. The head of Maine’s ski association is optimistic for an above-average year.
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Nearly 50 cases, 4 deaths reported in COVID-19 outbreak at Rumford Community Home
As of Monday, 36 residents and 11 staff members had tested positive for COVID-19, and four residents have died due to complications.
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Rumford man killed during confrontation with police in Dixfield
Matthew A. Marston, 29, was shot by a Mexico police officer but died after shooting himself Friday night on Route 2, the Maine Attorney General’s Office says.
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USDA Rural Development to support 7 Maine projects
The grants will help create and retain jobs, and benefit rural businesses.
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CANCELED: Dueling Pianos performance planned at 49 Franklin
NOTE: This event has been canceled. The area’s first Dueling Pianos show featuring Julia Chisholm and Aria Madrid is scheduled to be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, in the front room, first level at 49 Franklin, at 49 Franklin St., in Rumford. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for social, pub menu […]
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RSU 10’s priority: Students going to school full time, in person this fall
Regional School Unit 10 is working to have all its students be full time and in person this year, as state guidelines request, Superintendent Deb Alden told directors on Monday.
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30 Maine school districts join suit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma
At least 30 Maine school districts have joined a class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma for damages related to the opioid crisis.
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Legendary Maine bassist, Rumford native Frank Coffin dies
Friends and fans plan a memorial concert this weekend in Mechanic Falls.
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Teen girl leads police on 50-mile chase in stolen pickup before getting stopped in Rumford
The driver avoided at least three spike mats, struck multiple vehicles, drove through a yard and crashed through a fence before Maine State Police stopped the stolen truck in Rumford.
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Rumford’s Tom Fallon publishes new book ‘Creation Now With Words’
RUMFORD — Rumford author, editor and poet Tom Fallon has published a new book, “Creation Now With Words,” that in his own words “injects an avant-garde direction into the Maine literary scene.” Fallon, an octogenarian and former millworker, is well known in Maine literary circles for his experimentation with words. “Creation Now With Words” is […]