RUMFORD — To better accommodate area transportation needs, Western Maine Transportation Services on Tuesday launched a new expanded, trial public bus service for the River Valley area. It will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and will continue the weekly Wednesday service between Rumford and Lewiston-Auburn, Craig Zurhorst, WMTS Community […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Rumford: Board of Assessors, 4 p.m., Municipal Building Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday Rumford: Selectmen workshop, 6 p.m., Municipal Building
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River Valley Homecoming debuts July 28 at Black Mountain of Maine ski area
RUMFORD — A few hundred people are streaming into town to participate in this weekend’s River Valley Homecoming debut at Black Mountain of Maine, organizers said Thursday. Held by the Rumford nonprofit corporation of the same name, the homecoming is open to anyone who is or was living in Rumford, Mexico, Dixfield, Roxbury, Andover, Bethel, […]
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A directive to reinvent the wheel
Last week, without any input from Maine’s 27 community health coalitions, the Department of Health and Human Services and the state’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dismantled and reorganized the coalition network funded by Healthy Maine Partnerships. The DHHS and CDC split the 27 coalitions, naming nine as “lead” agencies and the remaining 18 […]
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Entries encouraged to society’s flower show
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Historical Society invites all River Valley flower and plant enthusiasts to bring their flowers or plants to the historical society at 81 Main St. between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, to place on display. Display categories are: single flower, miniature bouquet under four inches, bouquet of wild flowers, […]
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Fresh corn
River Valley residents have two opportunities to buy fresh, locally grown produce weekly. On Thursday, Evelyn Kenney of Upton was buying corn from Sue Billings, owner of Lloyd’s Farmstand, at the Rumford Farmers Market that sets up each Thursday at the information center parking lot. On Fridays, people can buy a wide variety of vegetables […]
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Road to Recovery
American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery Program The Road to Recovery Program sponsored by the American Cancer Society is a service offered in which volunteer drivers provide cancer patients transportation to and from their scheduled medical appointments. Drivers donate their time and the use of their personal vehicles to help ensure that cancer patients get […]
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Hope Lodge
Home Away from Home at Hope Lodge The American Cancer Society understands that quality care includes more than just excellent medicine. Cancer patients need answers, direction, and hope. The Society’s Hope Lodges in Burlington, Vermont, and Worcester, Massachusetts, provide free temporary lodging and other vital services for cancer patients who must travel far for outpatient […]
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Cancer Survivor’s Network
Cancer Survivors Network A Community of Survivors and Caregivers The Cancer Survivors Network is an online community created by and for survivors and caregivers. From diagnosis, cancer becomes a part of a person’s life and a caregiver’s life experience. The Cancer Survivors Network unites all people touched by cancer. Survivorship can be an opportunity for […]