Two teachers joined the staff Monday. The district will also have a new website beginning Friday, and new playground equipment is expected at Hartford-Sumner Elementary School by Saturday.
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Fire fills Rumford Community Home basement with smoke
Twenty-nine residents were moved to another wing temporarily.
Thurston named Rumford Citizen of the Year
RUMFORD — Patricia “Tricia” Shahan Thurston is this year’s Rumford Citizen of the Year. Thurston, currently serving as Commander of American Legion Post 24, was presented with a certificate and a town clock at the start of the Board of Selectmen’s meeting Thursday. A large contingent from the Rumford post was in attendance to hear […]
Cleaning Canton’s gravestones and honoring ancestors
Four women and other residents from Canton have been working hard to clean gravestones in the town’s cemeteries as they work to honor the town’s important historical figures and veterans by their cleanup.
Hartford-Sumner Elementary School to add parking spaces
The director of buildings, grounds and transportation said the move will improve pedestrian safety along Route 219.
This week’s agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Livermore: Select Board, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Select Board budget workshop, 6 p.m., Municipal Center. Regular Select Board meeting to follow. Farmington: […]
Canton 4-H’ers host Family Fun on the Farm
The fundraiser focused on bringing families and community members together to learn about local agriculture and food production.
RSU 56 board sticks with 5% school budget increase
Residents of Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru will vote for the third time Sept. 17.
Rumford porch fire knocked down quickly
The owner of the home on Wyman Hill Road died earlier in the day after a medical call, Fire Chief Chris Reed said.