DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Fire Co. has won an $89,143 grant to pay for 13 new self-contained breather apparatus, Fire Chief Scott Dennett said. The units being replaced are from 1998 to 2000, he said. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant includes a 5 percent local match, bringing the total to $96,300. Dennett said Dixfield’s share will […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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RSU 10 seeks to fill three positions
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board this week approved a search for a half- or full-time behavioral interventionist, a full-time special education teacher and an educational technician. Superintendent Craig King said finding an appropriate behavioral interventionist could be difficult. “Everyone is looking for these positions,” he said. Perhaps officials could check with the […]
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RSU 10 names superintendent search committee
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 10 board appointed four members to an interim superintendent search committee Monday night. They are Chairman Bruce Ross of Dixfield, Richard Dyer of Hartford, Jen LeDuc of Rumford and Jerry Wiley of Buckfield. Superintendent Craig King has resigned to take a similar position for the Gray-New Gloucester school district […]
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Oxford County arrest log
* Ronald Bartlett Jr., 44, of Fryeburg, violation of bail conditions, 12:20 a.m., July 10 in Fryeburg, Fryeburg Police Department. * Misty Blue, 32, of Mexico, two counts, failure to appear, 11:58 p.m., July 9 in Mexico, Mexico Police Department. * Mitchell Bolduc, 20, of Holden, Mass., domestic violence assault, 10:27 p.m., July 8 in […]
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Tying the knot: Second loves
HEBRON — Online she was “Spunky Nana,” age 67, living in Otisfield. He was “Best Pie Baker,” 70, in Hebron. “Just for the heck of it one night, I went on ChristianMingle.com and his cute little face came up,” Carlyn Kroitzsh said. The cute face belonged to pie baker Jim Kroitzsh. She dropped him a […]
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This week’s 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 Memorial 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 Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, […]
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Latest wind ordinance draft on agenda for Dixfield selectmen
DIXFIELD — Selectmen will meet at 5:30 tonight at Ludden Memorial Library to continue discussing the future of their wind ordinance draft. Townspeople in June voted 178-220 against approving the most recent version of the ordinance, which included the state standard for sound limits of 42 decibels at night and 55 decibels during the day. The […]
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Andro, Oxford GOP to hold special nomination caucus
BETHEL — Katrina Waite, chairwoman of the Oxford County Republican Committee, and Patti Gagne, chairwoman of the Androscoggin County Republican Committee, have scheduled a special caucus to select a replacement for the Senate District 18 Republican nominee. In a recent letter to Maine’s Secretary of State, Gary Knight withdrew as the Republican nominee for Senate […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Jacob Blood, 22, of Mexico, disorderly conduct, 1 a.m., July 8 in Rumford, Mexico Police Department. * Carrie Mikalunas, 46, of Mexico, two counts failure to appear, failure to pay fines, 1:05 p.m., July 7 in Mexico, Mexico Police Department. * […]
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RSU 10 withdrawal meeting lays out plan
PERU — About 25 people attended the first of four public informational sessions Thursday night on a proposal for Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru to leave Regional School Unit 10. Residents of those former School Administrative District 21 towns will decide Nov. 8 whether to withdraw and adopt a plan to educate their students. The […]