RUMFORD — The University College Center at Rumford/Mexico has begun the fall semester at its new location on the third floor of the River Valley Technology Center at 60 Lowell St. “We’ve had very positive feedback from the students walking through the door,” Director Lisa Cooper said. “I think it gives them a sense of pride […]
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News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Rumford man to serve 9 months for sexual assault
PARIS — A Rumford man was sentenced to four years in jail Monday morning after pleading guilty to an unlawful sexual conduct charge following a 2015 incident with a girl under 12 years old. As part of the plea deal, Dalton Pike, 20, will have all but nine months of the sentence suspended, and will […]
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Duguay announces campaign for Oxford County commissioner’s seat
RUMFORD — Oxford County Commissioner Dave Duguay, an independent from Byron, has announced he will seek re-election to represent District 2. The district includes Andover, Bethel, Byron, Canton, Dixfield, Gilead, Lincoln Plantation, Magalloway Plantation, Mexico, Milton Township, Newry, Peru, Roxbury, Rumford, Upton and townships in northern Oxford County. A graduate of Mexico High School, Duguay […]
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Regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Library Hartford: Food bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 10 a.m., Town Office Paris: […]
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Antique cars and Charlie Daniels coming to Oxford County Fair
OXFORD — The annual Oxford County Fair opens at the fairgrounds on Pottle Road on Wednesday, Sept. 14, and among the highlights is a performance by The Charlie Daniels Band. The 174th annual event is hosted by the Oxford County Agricultural Society. Wednesday is Education Day, and thousands of schoolchildren will be at the grounds […]
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Geologist sheds light on ‘Androscoggin esker’
BETHEL — “Earth is a crazy, changing, chaotic place,” environmentalist and teacher Bob Elliott told an audience Thursday night at the McLaughlin Auditorium at Gould Academy. His lecture, courtesy of the Western Mountains Senior College, was on the “whale’s back” gravel ridge, or “ancestral Androscoggin esker” that rises from the ground and trails from Aziscohos […]
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Rumford police log
* Aug. 30, 12:36 a.m.: A Waldo Street resident reported two individuals trying to get into an abandoned building on Waldo Street and Oxford Avenue. Officers summonsed a 16-year-old Mexico male on a charges of criminal trespass and curfew violation and a 15-year-old Rumford male on a charge of criminal trespass. * Aug. 29, 12:27 […]
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Local events to honor the victims of September 11th
Events have been planned in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. * Auburn: Sunday, Sept. 11, Auburn Fire Department’s Annual 9/11 Ceremony, 8:30 a.m., Auburn Fire Department, 550 Minot Ave., Auburn. * Livermore Falls: Sunday, Sept. 11, Patriot Day Sept. 11 Remembrance, 6:30-7:15 p.m., Union Park. Rain or shine. * Norway: Sunday, Sept. […]
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Fish-fry fundraiser for Telstar students Friday
GREENWOOD — There will be a fish fry at the Greenwood Fire Department from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. It will benefit the Fire Department and 15 seniors from Telstar High School, who plan to travel to Greece and Italy for 10 days shortly after graduation. The trip is not affiliated with the school […]
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Water meeting interests many area residents
ANDOVER — About 80 people attended a meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening to listen to Poland Spring Bottling Co. geologist Mark Dubois explain the company’s investigation of Ellis River springs for water extraction. Andover Water District trustees Brad Thibodeau, Gary Peaslee and Peggy Madigan asked Dubois to address Andover residents’ concerns about […]