PERU — Selectmen and Friends of Peru Elementary School representatives Norman DeRoche, Anne Stickney and Nick Waugh met last week to work on a management contract. Last month, residents voted to return control of the building to selectmen, to provide $10,000 for its operation as a community center and to enter into a contract for […]
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Peru residents vote to allow town to manage Peru Elementary School building
PERU — Residents voted 500-313 Tuesday to have the town in charge of the former Peru Elementary School building again, and to spend $10,000 to help maintain it. Three years ago, the town voted to rent the school to the Friends of Peru Elementary School for a minimal fee and to spend no more money […]
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MVMS, community participating in Maine and the Civil War
MEXICO — Mountain Valley Middle School students are in the midst of an in-depth study of Maine and the Civil War thanks to a project that involves teachers in several disciplines, the Rumford Historical Society, the Rumford Public Library, and several other community members or groups. The project is under the school’s new Quest program, […]
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Peru Summerfest revival scheduled for Sept. 5 and 6
PERU — After months of preparation, the Friends of Peru Elementary School have officially announced the revival of the Peru Summerfest. The Summerfest is scheduled to take place on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6, at the Peru Elementary School. Nick Waugh, chairman of the group, said Summerfest began about 20 years ago but […]
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Rumford Senior Center settles into new home after stressful year
PERU — Four months after the Rumford Senior Center learned it would have to find a new home, it has finally settled into a new location at the former Peru Elementary School building. Center President Barbara Morse said the nonprofit group, formerly located at 50 Congress St., had a seamless transition and is getting organized. […]