MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday approved the purchase of a Western Star plow truck and chassis for $67,250, including a $14,000 trade-in. The winning bid was submitted by Daigle & Houghton of Herman. Town Manager John Madigan is also looking into quotes for new and used sidewalk plows, as well as leasing costs. […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Two hearings this week on RSU 10 budget
DIXFIELD — Residents in Regional School Unit 10 will have two opportunities this week to learn about the proposed 2016-17 budget. Public hearings are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at Dirigo Elementary School in Peru and at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School in Buckfield. The $38.23 million budget […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Allen J. Chase, 50, of Keene, N.H., failure to appear, 11:22 p.m. May 14 in Rumford, Rumford Police Department. * Richard Lee Downs, 65, of Rumford, criminal trespass, 6:08 p.m. May 14 in Rumford, Rumford Police Department. * Donald V. Ingerson, […]
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RVHCC final networking meeting of the season May 25
RUMFORD — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will hold its final networking meeting of the season at noon Wednesday, May 25, in the community room of the Rumford Public Library. Executive Director Patricia Duguay said instead of a guest speaker, residents and coalition members are welcome to share programs and projects they are involved […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Town Office closed New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., […]
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East Dixfield man pays tribute to ancestor, with help of living history reenactment group
CANTON — A Dixfield man, with the assistance of a group of living history reenactors who depict life in the pre-1840 era, paid tribute to his sixth great-grandfather Friday evening by placing a flag and Revolutionary War marker on his unmarked grave. In October 2014, Nelson Coolidge, 71, discovered that his sixth great-grandfather, Simon Coolidge, […]
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School withdrawal plan awaits state response
DIXFIELD — A committee studying the possible withdrawal of four towns from Regional School District 10 is waiting for state approval of its plan, member Barbara Chow said at Wednesday night’s meeting. The effort by Dixfield, Canton, Carthage and Peru was undertaken to maximize education opportunities and best utilize available funding, a committee member said. […]
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Rumford police log
RUMFORD — The Police Department responded to 117 calls for service in the past week. * May 10, 7:11 p.m.: Michael Highsmith, 19, of Rumford was arrested on Franklin Street on a charge of refusing to submit to arrest/detention. He was released on $600 unsecured bail and is to appear in Rumford District Court on […]
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Firefighters douse Dixfield brush fire
DIXFIELD — Firefighters from four towns quickly knocked down a brush fire Wednesday afternoon that spread to a home at 25 Averill Hill Road, Fire Chief Scott Dennett said. “By the time we got on scene, it was pretty much contained to the ground, with the leaves and pine needles,” he said. The fire burned […]