Society hosts talk on blackboard inventor from Rumford

Samuel Read Hall Jr. created the nation's first blackboard while teaching at the East Rumford School in 1816.

Photo: High water in Rumford

Flooding Sunday in the Hosmer Field Complex in Rumford.

PHOTOS: Easter egg hunt in Mexico

Rumford man charged with assaulting police officers

A 34-year-old man is charged with hitting Sgt. James Bernard and Patrolman Austin Couture in the face.

Peak-A-Week club hikes Mexico Ledge

The Peak-A-Week hiking group is in its 35th year of three-season hikes throughout Western Maine for anyone who wants to join in.

Andover selectmen OK new computer server

Articles for a truck repair and tractor purchase will be on the annual town meeting warrant in June.

Fire destroys South Rumford Road home

Fire destroys a structure at 660 South Rumford Road on Wednesday morning.

Rumford voters asked to spend another $2.9M on downtown project

The design lacked specificity, resulting in Sargent Corp. finding issues in the ground it wasn't expecting, including excess rock, that resulted in a cost overrun.

Dixfield’s proposed municipal budget up 2.5 percent

Dixfield officials have proposed a $2.46 million municipal budget for 2019-20, an increase of 2.5 percent.

This week’s agenda