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Rumford soldiers’ ingenuity keeps airfield clear of ice
Apr 22, 2011 12:00 amLOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Task Force Knighthawk soldiers’ ingenuity was tested at Forward Operating Base Shank in December when it became apparent there was a need to remove ice from the runway.
“We realized we needed something to get rid of ice just before it started to snow,” said U.S. Army Spc. Lee Hough, a wheeled-vehicle mechanic with Company E, TF Knighthawk, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, and a native of Rumford, Maine.Advantage completes their move
Apr 22, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD- There was plenty of excitement at 160 Congress St. last week at the site of the new Advantage Insurance office with prizes and give aways galore.
Owner of the business, Mark Cote, made a nice donation to the River Valley Fireworks Committee, but not without making them work for it. He and his staff strung together 15 $10 bills as a ribbon and allowed committee members Mary Lapointe and Greg Buccina to do the honors.
Cooking
Apr 22, 2011 12:00 amThe tips of the daffodils and tulips are finally reaching through the snow, the mud is ankle deep in our dirt driveway, and litter is making a reappearance on the sides of the roads, assuring me that spring has, in fact, finally arrived.
Sap still drips down the sides of our old maple trees. We didn’t tap any this year, but my brother did on the lot adjacent to our land, and commercial growers are saying that despite this seemingly never-ending winter, it’s a good year for making maple syrup.
Marijuana growing operation found
Apr 22, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- An elaborate marijuana growing operation was discovered on Pine Street on April 12 while police were conducting a routine bail check on a Rumford man.
Rumford Police Chief Stacy Carter reported that Joshua N. Gilbert, 24 and Heather Souweine, 27, of 328 Pine St. were charged with unlawful furnishing in Scheduled Z Drugs, Class D and cultivating marijuana, Class C.
Gilbert was also charged with violating conditions of release due to the new criminal conduct.
Free medicine disposal day scheduled
Apr 22, 2011 12:00 amRIVER VALLEY -- According to the Partnership for a Drug Free America, approximately, every day 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time.
More than seven million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Maine is no exception. In fact, we have one of the highest incidence rates of prescription drug abuse in the country.
SWIM PROGRAM DONATION
Apr 22, 2011 12:00 amSWIM PROGRAM DONATION -- Coulthard's Pools of Mexico recently donated swim trainers, goggles, noodles, dive rings, beach balls and a lap counterr to the Greater Rumford Community Center's swim program. From left are Stephanie Turner and Becky Coulthard (owner) of Coulthard's, and GRCC Program Director Bob Anderson, who noted that these items will help youngsters in the swim lesson program to get used to the water, not only at the Black Mountain pool, but at lessons taught at Roxbury and Worthley Pond as well.
Residents encouraged to add mobile phones to emergency database
Apr 22, 2011 12:00 amPARIS -- When a new mass emergency notification system goes online, Oxford County residents with cellphones will be encouraged to enter their mobile phone numbers on the county emergency agency's website.
A new system expected to be fully operational in the coming weeks will use the 911 database and mapping software to inform residents of local emergencies, such as tornadoes, floods, chemical spills and hostage situations via telephone calls.
Town to consider contracting mowing
Apr 22, 2011 12:00 amMEXICO -- The Board of Selectmen are exploring the advantages of contracting the mowing at the Mexico Recreation Park.
At the regular board meeting on April 12, resident Todd Piper, who lives down the road from the recreation facility, originally had proposed a verbal bid $3,000 to contract with the town for mowing, then adjusted it to $5,000 after learning about additional mowing that would be involved.
Local daffodil effort raises over $6,000
Apr 15, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD -- A celebration tea was held recently at Rumford Hospital for the volunteers of the Northern Oxford Daffodil Committee, who raised more than $6,000 during the annual American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days.
Evelyn Bodemer, who has chaired the local effort for the past 10 years, thanked the 30 volunteers who participated this year, including co-chairs Judy Broomhall of Mexico and Lorraine Nadeau of Rumford, Bethel organizer Caroline Gould and Andover organizer Ruby Kulpa.
Carrier redefines drive in
Apr 15, 2011 12:00 amRUMFORD- Do you remember the first movie you ever saw at the drive-in movie theater here? Were you one of the first to see the first movie in 1949 when it opened? Did you reminisce of its history in 1985 when it closed and then was torn down a year later? What would ever become of that large space?
Businesses of this town and the surrounding communities have had to take a look at how they operate and find ways to save money, while still providing quality service to their customers.
