RUMFORD — With the Stay Healthy At Home Order by Gov. Janet Mills, parents have had to rapidly adopt the principles of remote learning. Sarah Arsenault of Peru, who works as a certified dental assistant and waitress when those places aren’t closed, is teaching her two Meroby Elementary School students. She is also assisting with […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Rumford extends deadline for election petitions
Town officials moved voting from June to July.
Mexico town manager plans to leave office this summer
Jack Gaudet said he will stay until selectmen fill his position.
Rumford officials replace overseer of downtown project
Gary Violette is not returning due to fears of the coronavirus, town manager said.
Canton selectmen sending request for lakeside work to voters
The board proposed $5,000 as a partial local match for a federal grant.
Rumford moves election, budget vote to July
The date coincides with the statewide primary.
Education-minded Bates student serves Rumford on school board
Travis Palmer, 21, is coping with remote learning at college while helping ensure RSU 10 students are taught and fed during pandemic.
In wake of economic slowdown, Dixfield reduces revenue projections
Town manager expects $100,000 less in excise taxes.
RSU 10 board of directors propose $29.4 million budget, approves its remote learning plan for students
Regional School Unit 10 board of directors is proposing a $29.4 million budget for the 2021 school budget. The budget is a 5.3% increase from this year’s budget and it’s an average decrease of 1.65% in tax assessments for the district’s seven towns.