• Hanover July 15

    Henrietta and Jim List have returned home from San Jose, Calif., where they attended their son John’s graduation from Santa Clara University Law School. The Rumford Grange will host an open house at the Rumford Center Grange Hall on Saturday, July 17. The event will start at noo... xx
  • Gilead July 15

    This hot weather seems to go on forever. At least, the rain on Saturday helped a little. It cooled down enough at night to sleep without a fan. My brother, Steve McLain, tried to get out to do some work in his garden, but the rain forced him to stay inside and work in his garage. The we... xx
  • Newry July 15

    Happy Thursday to my fellow Newryians and beyond. Of course happy whatever day to you too if its not Thursday when you finally get a chance to sit down and read the paper. How lovely July is now that the humidity has finally broken  I haven’t actually watched the weather la... xx
  • Mason July 15

    Ron and Dee Fournier are rejoicing that they are now hooked up to CMP electricity. They were getting tired of troubles with their generator and tired of paying large bills for propane to run it, and have been anticipating having reliable power for about a year, since Vernon Davis ran new power li... xx
  • West Paris July 15

    We all have been wishing for warmer weather and less rain and now all wishes have been granted. Each day for the week the thermometer has been up to nearly a 100 degrees. The weather people are promising the same for the coming week. Over the week end heavy rain fell whic... xx
  • Waterford

    It is mid-July and the weather is hot, hazy and humid; not to mention huge rainstorms with flash floods. Our new cellar has flooded twice and now we find that the guys who poured the concrete messed up big time. The floor is uneven and the drains are not put in properly, or at least they are not ... xx
  • East Bethel July 15

    It has been quite the eventful week for the neighborhood. First of we need to wish both Kathy Hebert and Skype (Kenneth) Crockett a belated Happy Birthday ( July 6). Bettyann and Sonny Hastings had a small family reunion at Small Point, with all the kids and grandkids. Last Wednesday, Arle... xx
  • Bryant Pond July 15

    Bryant Pond Services at the Baptist Church are Sunday school at 9:15, morning worship at 10:30, evening service at 6 p.m. Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. is prayer meeting. Sunday, July 25 at 6 p.m. Evangelist Steve Schwanke will be speaking. Ten members of Judith Grover tent 17 atte... xx
  • Locke Mills July 15

    Locke Mills By Lorraine Larson I hope everyone is coping with the heat. I find as I get older I don't do well with extreme temps of any kind. I hoped that I would do better in the heat as I feel the cold more than I used to but, alas it hasn't made much difference as far as the heat... xx
  • Andover July 8

    Hello Andover friends, what an awesome summer; gotta love this weather. This Saturday, July 10, the Roxbury ATV Club will be having their annual toy run. It will start at the Grimaldi field in Andover and they will travel to Rumford. Participants should bring a new toy,or a cash donation,w... xx