FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen would like to find a new home for the community banner poles located at the corner of Farmington Falls Road and High Street. The two poles, which hold up to three banners, are used by local groups to announce events to drivers entering Farmington on Route 2. While planning […]
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Police still searching for Rumford slashing suspect
RUMFORD — Police say they continued to search on Thursday for a Rumford man suspected of slashing a kidnapping victim’s face with a knife during a robbery Monday night. Police identified Randall Chapman, 37, as the assailant. When seeking help from the public to find him, police Chief Stacy Carter said Tuesday morning that Chapman […]
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Weld driver charged after police chase
DIXFIELD — Police said a Weld man is scheduled to appear Friday in 11th District Court in Paris on several charges related to a police chase Wednesday night. Cody D. Austin, 21, of 511 West Side Road, is charged with felony attempting to elude an officer, operating under the influence, driving to endanger and speeding […]
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Man assaulting pickup truck in Rumford leads to arrest of a Skowhegan man on warrants
RUMFORD — A Skowhegan man was arrested late Thursday afternoon on warrants in Rumford after police responded to a 911 call about a man seen hitting a white pickup truck parked beside Route 2. Troy Hampton, 20, was charged with unpaid fines on convictions of operating under the influence and operating without a license, as […]
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Mexico man recalls March 7 brush with death from a logging truck collision
MEXICO — People usually don’t survive collisions with logging trucks, but David Richards of Mexico did last month. Late Friday afternoon, he was still dealing with injuries from that harrowing incident on March 7, specifically neck pain, a sprained right ankle, hip pain and muscle and body aches. Richards, 57, who drives for Community Concepts, […]
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Correction: Rumford building lease pending approval
RUMFORD — A story published on Page B2 of the Region edition Monday about the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles moving into the former Amato’s building should have added that the lease signed with Gateway Plaza LLC is pending state approval, David Duguay of Gateway Plaza LLC said.
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Mexico Bureau of Motor Vehicles moving to former Rumford Amato’s building
Editor’s note: According to David Duguay, the lease is pending state approval. (updated April 9, 2014) RUMFORD — The state Bureau of Motor Vehicles office in Mexico will move this summer to the former Amato’s restaurant building across from Hannaford on Route 2. A 10-year lease was signed Friday, David Duguay said. “It’s a state-of-the-art […]
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Police: Sleepy Route 2 driver collides with snowbank, utility pole at Rumford Point
RUMFORD — A Rumford man escaped serious injury late Wednesday afternoon when his car collided with an island of snow and a utility pole at the intersection of Routes 2 and 232 at Rumford Point, police said. Scott A. Mills, 49, complained of shoulder pain and was examined inside a Med-Care Ambulance at the scene, […]