News
Second housing assistance grant may be in works
Jul 22, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- With the successful completion of one housing assistance grant, officials here are considering pursuing another $250,000 Community Development Block Grant to upgrade housing.
At Thursday's meeting of the Board of Selectmen, Jim Rinaldo and Phil Blampied, members of the town Economic Development Committee, briefed the board on what the town, through administrator Community Concepts, achieved with the previous $250,000 CDBG housing assistance grant Rumford won two years ago.
Waste Time With Patty
Jul 22, 2011 12:00 amDid you realize that between 12 and 14 percent of our solid waste is yard trimmings, and between 11 and 13 percent is food scraps? Did you know that this material can be recycled?
Composting is the decomposition of plant remains and other once-living materials to make an earthy, dark, crumbly substance that is excellent for adding to houseplants or enriching garden soil. It is the way to recycle your yard and kitchen wastes, and is a critical step in reducing the volume of garbage needlessly sent to the landfill for disposal.
School continues for some seniors
Jul 22, 2011 12:00 amDIXFIELD -- While the majority of RSU 10 seniors earned their high school diplomas in June, several others are still pursuing their degrees.
Members of the Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 board on July 11 learned that fact in looking over a graduation summary submitted by principals of Mtn. Valley, Dirigo and Buckfield high schools.
Rinaldo is Rumford's Citizen of the Year
Jul 15, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- Selectmen Thursday selected longtime economic development volunteer Jim Rinaldo as Rumford's Citizen of the Year.
Citizens submitted two names for the honor.
Richard Allen, president of the River Valley Growth Council, nominated Rinaldo. He wrote, "Jim has been our most active board member in the area of economic development. Jim has dedicated countless hours of his own time for the economic effort of Rumford and the River Valley region."
Evangeline book signing tomorrow
Jul 15, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD- Richard Mullins of Dixfield will be at Bartash tomorrow at 11 a.m. to sign copies of his novel, Evangeline. Mullins, who was born in Canada decided to write the book while he was doing some research of his wife’s Acadian ancestry.
In 1755, Charles Lawrence became the acting British governor of Nova Scotia and jolted the peace of more than 7,000 Acadian residents of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by ordering their deportation.A summer for Simple Things
Jul 15, 2011 12:00 amPERU- Fran Goodine has opened up her craft shop, Simple Things, located at 480 Greenwoods Rd. for the remaining of the summer months.
If you’re looking for affordable, hand-made crafts such as knit goods, water-colored paintings, wooden knitting needles, stitch markers or want to have a portrait of your pet painted on a saw blade, piece of slate or a rock, Simple Things is where you’ll find it.Oxford County Community resource manual developed
Jul 15, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- Paula Paladino, director of Homeless Services at Rumford Group Homes, Inc., presented the Oxford County Community Resource Manual in May to a newly formed grassroots group called the Community Resource Coalition.
The coalition has had six meetings over the winter and spring months with a goal of developing resource centers for people in the community who wish to learn about what
services and resources exist.
CC's Outdoor Journal
Jul 15, 2011 12:00 amAs a hint of daylight starts to break through the fog, the maple and poplar trees become towering shadows echoing distinct voices made by the sounds of the birds that inhabit them. The songs of the chick-a-dee, the chipping sparrow, robins and phoebes welcome the morning with a unique appreciation. With the robins and phoebes having created nests of babes near to me, it’s like a gift to witness their contributions to nature.
Unnatural Deaths brings organized crime to Maine
Jul 15, 2011 12:00 amREGION- The recognizable decline of industry, the loss of jobs, the familiarity of the rural way of Maine life and the increase in crime all come together in Robert G. Fuller, Jr.’s first novel, Unnatural Deaths.
The unfortunate two-bullet demise of the local shoe factory owner, Harvey Coburn and a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time for Blackie Pelletier, brings a Soprano-type plot to the quiet western Maine town of Coburn.All three Rumford Hospital Oncology nurses certified
Jul 15, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- Stephany Jacques, RN, OCN, has recently joined Oncology Nurses Patricia Perry, RN, OCN, and Tamara Breton, RN, OCN, in achieving certification in adult oncology nursing.
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation, a member of the American Board of Nursing Specialties, administers a written examination that nurses are eligible to sit for after two years of experience in oncology nursing.
With successful completion of the exam, nurses are certified and are granted permission to use the OCN credential. Certification must be renewed every three years.
