When will Rumford learn? Take a look at what happened to Strathglass Park since its entry in the National Registry of Historic Places. That designation is of no use. Downtown Rumford cannot be restored to what it was in decades past and become successful by just wishing it to be. And why has the direction […]
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D. Pratt: Vote must be by secret ballot
Rumford Town Manager John Madigan is checking with the town solicitor to determine if it would be legal to have the vote on choosing the Rumford Police Department or the Oxford County Sheriff Department be held at town meeting, rather than by secret ballot. Obviously, that is so wrong. How dare he? Residents finally got […]
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D. Pratt: Rumford needs to accept reality
It has been a long, hard winter that has given me way too much time to reflect on Rumford, past, present and future. Such a vibrant, healthy, friendly town it was during the 1960s when my children were born. It is rather sad that the town has become the sorry mess it is now. Some […]
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D. Pratt: Not working to make things better
It is difficult to believe that members of the Rumford Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee didn’t get the message from the voters with the first two town budget votes. Yet they raised the budgetary amounts for the upcoming vote on Aug. 27. What is this, a war against the very people they swore to […]
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D. and D. Pratt: Town leaders take note
We really thought the Rumford Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee and town manager had understood the voters. With the exception of Selectman Greg Buccina, apparently not. The budget cuts that need to be made must include personnel, as well as their benefits. The days of overstaffing and big benefit packages are gone in the private […]