DIXFIELD — To better inform residents and raise awareness of community events, selectmen Tuesday authorized forming a committee to buy and install an electronic message board. The committee members are Charlotte Collins, Bev Glover, Dana Whittemore Jr., Scott Belskis and Aaron Jamison. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Tuesday that after discussion and research last week, […]
Town Manager Carlo Puiia
Posted inRiver Valley
State hearing on Rumford culvert set for Jan. 8
RUMFORD — The Maine Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing next month to discuss a culvert replacement on Andover Road. It will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, in the Conference Room at Rumford Town Hall. The culvert is 2.29 miles north of the intersection of Route 2 over Meadow Brook, just […]
advertisement
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford town manager ‘disappointed’ with mill’s machine shutdown after tax reduction
RUMFORD — Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Tuesday that he is disappointed that NewPage Corp. will shut down its No. 12 paper machine indefinitely by mid-February. Ron Hemingway, president of the Local 900 United Steelworkers, told the Sun Journal that “around 120 people” may be affected by that shutdown. “Well, the mill’s been very forward […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford board to begin interviewing town manager applicants
RUMFORD — Selectmen are expected to begin interviewing town manager applicants next week. Selectman Jeff Sterling said Tuesday night that the board had received about 20 applications for the job being vacated by Town Manager Carlo Puiia. Puiia said Thursday afternoon that selectmen met Monday evening to review the applications and resumes. They narrowed down […]