DIXFIELD — The River Valley Animal Advocates will hold its annual perennial plant sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in the empty lot next to Rowe’s Afternoon Delite. The sale is one of two major fundraisers the group holds during the year. The other is a yard sale. The River Valley […]
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River Valley rallies for Rumford cancer victim
RUMFORD — Residents and businesses are rallying to host a benefit dance next month for a local mechanic and drummer who has esophageal cancer. Resident Lora Cotton said Tim Smith of Rumford, her friend of many years, was diagnosed with the disease in December. Smith is a mechanic and manager of Archie’s Inc., a truck […]
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Andover woman nails down roofing project
ANDOVER — A local woman said Thursday she intends to start a fundraiser to help needy local homeowners whose roofs are in need of repair. Melanie Nordwall, a single mother of two children, said she came up with the idea of the Raise a Roof project last year, but she was in the middle of […]
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Rumford to withhold payment on ‘botched-up’ paving job
RUMFORD — The Rumford Board of Selectmen voted Thursday night to approve the Nov. 6 town warrant with one exception: paying a bill of $106,000 for paving on Maine Avenue done by Bruce A. Manzer Inc. of Anson. Board member Peter Chase expressed concern about the seams left as a result of the Maine Avenue paving […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Oxford Hills Hartford: Food bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Newry: Fire Department, 7 p.m., Sunday River Station River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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Franklin and Oxford county polling places
State of Maine voter information: Maine.gov When and where you can vote Tuesday: Franklin Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Room Carrabassett Valley: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Carthage: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Chesterville: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Coplin Plantation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office […]
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Dog photos a fundraiser for advocacy group
RUMFORD — The River Valley Animal Advocates is inviting dog owners to have their pets photographed in costume from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at The Tractor Supply. The event is a fundraiser for the organization. Becky McDonald, president of River Valley Animal Advocates, said the nonprofit group “did something like this […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Oxford Hills Casco: Open Space Committee, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Newry: Road Committee, 5 p.m., Town Office Newry: Fire Department, 7 p.m., Bear River Station Paris: Paris Utility District Board of Trustees, 6:30 p.m., 7 C N Brown Way River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town […]
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Tonight’s agenda
Franklin New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Oxford Hills Hartford: Food Bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Newry: Fire Department, 3 p.m., Sunday River Station Newry: Cemetery Committee, 5 p.m., Town Office River Valley Peru: Planning Board, 4 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: […]
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River Valley residents team up to help 11-year-old boy with rare form of cancer
PERU — A group of residents is organizing fundraisers the next three months for an 11-year-old boy diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. Deanna Dolloff said Wednesday that her cousin, Travis Ryerson, was recently diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of cancer that develops in bones. The cancer is centered in Ryerson’s legs. Dolloff […]