Rumford, ME Mortgage Refinance in Maine

The U.S. Military is hoping to lower its flying altitude over Western Maine from 7,000 feet to 500, but many residents are saying "not in my backyard." Currently the National Guard actually flies over about 54% ...

Trying to get cash donations during a recession to help pay for an educational and overseas community service trip next summer to Italy and Greece has been tough for Rebecca Maifeld.

Always a time for celebration, this holiday season is especially meaningful for the Rumford Association for the Advancement of Performing Arts.

Another Maine mill has announced a huge number of layoffs that could not have come at a worse time of year.

NewPage paper company said it will temporarily lay off about 250 employees at its Rumford mill starting Dec.

Town Manager Len Greaney spent Friday trying to do right by four tenants being evicted from two tax-acquired town apartment buildings on Waldo Street.

The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Rhonda Jean Kelce, 46, of Norway, Nov.

Fifty years ago, Pete Riley of Mexico earned an award in woodshop class as a junior in high school in Milford, N.H. It was the only subject in which the Lowell, Mass., native excelled.

A Norway hunter said Friday night that he and his brother didn't consider themselves lost when they failed to return home Thursday night, prompting a search by wardens and others.

The Weston Observatory at Boston College confirms that there was an earthquake Thursday morning in Oxford County.

Supporters of a proposed resort casino in Oxford County said they were not willing to concede early Wednesday morning as voting results on the Question 2 referendum continued to trickle in.

AUGUSTA – Voters approved 12 of 18 reorganization plans up for vote on Tuesday; a 13th plan may also be approved.

Peterson, an independent living specialist at Alpha One, Maine's Center for Independent Living, South Portland, made his first run for elective office.

The following arrests were recorded at the Oxford County Jail: Everett Wilbur Adams, 30, of Yarmouth, Oct.

Two of three tenants ordered to vacate their Prospect Avenue apartments last month by selectmen trying to force their landlord to fix code violations, aren't budging, they say.

M. Joseph Scott of Oxford was found dead at about 7:15 a.m. Friday. The accident is believed to have taken place nearly three hours earlier.

Editor's note: A Wednesday B1 article on Dot Sanchas was not printed in its entirety.

Former Gov. Angus King is weighing in on a proposed casino for western Maine, calling Question 2 a "deceptive" proposal.

Election day may not be here yet, but that hasn't stopped a lot of Mainers from voting now.

The Oxford County Medical Reserve Corps needs your help. We are establishing teams throughout the county to act as local responders to major events. Our function will be to assist Maine CDC and local hospitals with staffing hospital overflow care facilities, mass immunization clinics, and special needs shelters. We need both clinical staff as well as support personnel.

Clinical Volunteers: If you have training working in a medical capacity we have positions that need your expertise. We also need help from those with mental health training and spiritual support.

Support Volunteers: We cannot function without a large number of people who can perform support functions such as checking people in, issuing and receiving paperwork, or simply directing people to the appropriate place. If you can sit or stand for a couple of hours, we need you on our team.

Leadership Volunteers: Every good organization needs a few good leaders. Under the Incident Command System, we need to fill a number of positions to assure that the process runs smoothly. If you have leadership experience, we need to speak with you about how your experience can best work into our system.

"A disaster is NOT the time to be trading business cards" - Rick Sarino, Boston EMS

When an emergency occurs, it is too late to begin screening and training volunteers. Our program handles those tasks ahead of time. We review each applicant, do a background check, and verify credentials. We then provide members with both online and in-person training based upon their level of participation. People who wish to be available for deployment Outside of Oxford County are required to take additional training.