Rumford News

RUMFORD a ' Heavy rains in Franklin County on Monday night, coupled with high water and predicted thunderstorms, are wreaking havoc with the already disjointed Androscoggin River trek.

Eileen Adams/Sun Journal The Rumford Library Growth Committee has released this rendering created by Scott Simons Architects of a new proposal for expanding the Rumford Public Library.

RUMFORD a ' Selectmen named resident John Kezal as Rumford Citizen of the Year 2009 at Thursday night's meeting, but the official awards ceremony will take place later in the year.

RUMFORD a ' Aside from being the "Joke of the Day" on Thursday in the municipal building, there were no more reported sightings of a giant snake in Rumford's canal system.

RUMFORD a ' A simple 4-0 vote at Thursday night's Board of Selectmen meeting could better Rumford's chances of winning a $3 million federal grant being sought to build a new fire station.

Arrests The following are to be arraigned on Aug. 4 in Rumford District Court: a Niklaus Justard, 20, Rumford, furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol, 11:54 p.m. July 1 on Somerset Street.

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Terry Karkos/Sun Journal Two people told Rumford police dispatcher Sue Milligan on Wednesday morning that they saw a 17-foot-long boa constrictor enter the Rumford canal here behind Bartash's store, seen in the background.

Emergency crews in Oxford County were busy Saturday afternoon and into the night dealing with washed-out roads.

RUMFORD a ' The most likely cause of Saturday's house fire on 13 Andover Road was a bolt of lightning.

Maine Department of Transportation officials say it will cost the state about half a million dollars to replace a washed-out bridge in Rumford.

Terry Karkos/Sun Journal River Valley firefighters fight a fully-involved structure fire at 13 Andover Road after a heavy downpour early Saturday evening caused flashflooding that washed away a section of the road near Route 2. A second thunder and lightning storm rolled through a short while later and completely submerged the road and was about to ...

Longtime Rumford barber retires By Terry Karkos Staff Writer RUMFORD - People seeking one last haircut from Congress Street barber Alvin Prevost have until 5 p.m. on Friday.

A concerted effort by municipal officials and the grant-writing skills of the parent of a Rumford Elementary School student has resulted in funding for safer sidewalks.

If the town can prove that 51 percent of its population are in the low- to moderate-income bracket, chances are the River Valley Technology Center could be restructured as a community service facility.

Tim Gallant has been hired by Main-Land Development Consultants as the firm's first Geographic Information Systems coordinator.

Rumford officials recognized the life-long achievements of world and national powerlifting champion Richard "Dick" G. Austin of Rumford on Friday afternoon, by inducting him into the town's Wall of Fame.

Ten union firefighters suspended last spring without pay for backing selectmen candidates have been exonerated by an independent arbitrator.

After 70 years as a distributor of Exxon motor fuels for the state of Maine, Dead River Co.

Tucked away in the South End is a house built for 16 girls. In the front of the white-and-brick house, up the winding driveway and past the flower beds, is a room devoted to the Countess Rumford, the Concord woman whose money opened the home 129 years ago.