• Keith A. Bartlett, 49, of 115 Linden St., Berlin, Massachusetts, on a charge of violating condition of release, 5:09 p.m. Monday by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Philip J. Brown, 37, of 32 Alpine St, Norway, on a charge of unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs, 11:50 p.m. Monday on Alpine Street by Maine State […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Buckfield supports RSU 10 budget
Money for school construction fund and vocational adult education were rejected.
Voters approve $29.4M budget in RSU 10
Five of seven towns pass the spending package, which more than last year
RSU 56 budget approved by 106 votes
The $12.97M proposal is 2.02% more than in 2019-20.
Theriault, McLean elected to Rumford Select Board
Bellegarde retains position as clerk/treasurer.
Rumford voters approve $9.81M municipal budget
Town manager said he expects ‘good year this year and next year.”
Mexico voters approve $3.4M town budget
MEXICO — The 2020-21 municipal budget of $3.4 million passed Tuesday. It’s a $138,000 increase from last year. Major contributors to the increase are the Med-Care Ambulance subsidy increase, at $44,000 per year, as well as a 2% cost-of-living increase given to town employees. Voters also approved $94,419 for the second year of a seven-year […]
Rumford voters turn down proposed advisory ordinance
Parks Commission, library trustees were focus of law.
Oxford County police log
• Noah A. Blodget, 21, of 388 Swain Road, Rumford, on a charge of violating condition of release, 6:27 a.m. Sunday in Rumford by Rumford Police Department. • Edwin J. Dakin, 40, of 317 Elm Hill Road, Paris, on charges of domestic violence assault, obstructing report of a crime and terrorizing, 11:41 a.m. Saturday at […]
Roxbury ATV club carves out 8.5-mile trail to Rumford
ROXBURY — ATVers in the River Valley have completed a mission to build an 8.5-mile trail between Roxbury and Rumford. For the past 3½ years they have cleared brush, built bridges, installed culverts, made water bars, laid down swamp mats and dug ditches. On Sunday morning, some 60 riders from local clubs and beyond gathered […]