RUMFORD — The Greater Rumford Community Center will host a slew of fundraisers over the next month to help save the center from being shut down, Chairman Gary Dolloff said. At the annual town meeting in June, voters rejected the GRCC’s operating budget and summer programs budget. The GRCC’s operating budget of $138,100 was defeated […]
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A mountain of generosity in Rumford
Something good is happening in Rumford. In the weeks since voters turned down a request from the Maine Winter Sports Center to fund $51,000 in tax dollars for the nonprofit Black Mountain of Maine, residents and businesses have stepped forward to raise the necessary funds. The two most recent businesses to step forward are Bangor […]
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Law enforcement officers to pump gas July 27 for Special Olympics Maine fundraiser
RUMFORD — Law enforcement officers will be pumping gas for customers at Irving/Circle K stores across Maine on July 27 for Special Olympics Maine. The Fueling for Dreams fundraiser will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by officers with the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, Rumford police Sgt Douglas Maifeld stated Friday […]
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Jeb Bush hosting fundraiser for LePage
KENNEBUNKPORT (AP) — Maine’s self-proclaimed “blue-collar governor” is headed to genteel Kennebunkport for a fundraiser. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is headlining Tuesday’s event to raise money for Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s re-election campaign. The fundraiser is being held at the waterfront Nonantum Resort in the coastal town where Bush’s father, former President George H.W. […]