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.
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.
Legendary Maine bassist, Rumford native Frank Coffin dies
Friends and fans plan a memorial concert this weekend in Mechanic Falls.
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.
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 […]
Area agencies policed differently under COVID-19; some are returning to normal with lessons learned
The leaders of police departments in the tri-county area say they made fewer arrests, issued more summonses, tried to stay safe and may push to keep some changes in place.
Former DA candidate Seth Carey back in Maine facing sex charges
Seth Carey was arrested last week in Orlando, Florida.
Former Auburn lawyer Seth Carey arrested in Florida, charged with sex crimes
Police said their investigation began in March 2018, when a 34-year-old woman reported to Rumford police that Carey, now 46, had sexually assaulted her.
Mexico vaccination clinic almost loses license after offering vaccines to RSU 10 school staff
Med-Care Ambulance offered 30 doses that were set to expire Thursday.