RUMFORD — A week of steady rain and warm weather has left several snowmobile clubs in the River Valley area hoping for another big snowstorm. Bob Stickney, treasurer of the Rumford Polar Bears Snowmobile Club, said their trails were marginal, at best, before a week that saw “a lot of rain, freezing rain and fluctuating […]
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Debut Rumford motorcycle show a success
RUMFORD — Motorcycle enthusiast Nick Brown’s idea to host a motorcycle show in Rumford paid off with a large turnout. Fifty motorcycles were brought by riders to the inaugural Rumford Bike Show on Canal Street behind Kevin Kaulback’s Hotel Rumford sports bar. “It was definitely a successful show,” Brown said. “So we’re gearing up for […]
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Rumford board to revisit Public Works’ proposed projects
RUMFORD — Selectmen will revisit a couple of Public Works project proposals at their meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 5, in Rumford Falls Auditorium. The first, under old business, is Superintendent Andy Russell’s attempt to seek bids to reline a sewer main with cure-in-place fiberglass resin rather than try to dig up the old […]
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17th annual Blessing of the Sleds to be held Saturday
RUMFORD — The Poodunck Snowmobile Club and the Mexico Trailblazers will host the 17th annual Blessing of the Sleds at noon Saturday, Feb. 8, at Mountain Valley Middle School, club President Jon Holmes said. The weather forecast for the blessing is “looking pretty good right now,” he said. “Last year, we weren’t even able to […]