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River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Dixfield board to vote on certification of wind energy ordinance draft
DIXFIELD — Two weeks after voting to place an amended wind energy facility ordinance on the June 14 referendum ballot, the selectmen will vote Monday, April 11, on whether to officially certify the ordinance draft. The ordinance was written after Patriot Renewables of Quincy, Mass., approached town officials in October 2010 about constructing wind turbines […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Michaud to retire from “career of a lifetime”
MEXICO — Elaine Michaud has two very different talents and loves — singing at local events and teaching physical education. When the school year ends in June, she will retire from teaching at Mountain Valley Middle School, where she has taught for 38 years. “My first teaching job was here when it was Mexico High […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Rumford police log
RUMFORD — Among the calls answered by the Police Department recently were: * April 3, 5 a.m.: A Smithville Road resident reported a burglary and theft of money and prescriptions. Patrolman James McLamb is investigating. * April 3, 12:21 a.m.: Dustin S. Daigle, 35, of West Gardiner was arrested and charged with criminal speed, refusing […]
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Cayer returning to Rumford Police Department
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday night unanimously approved a recommendation by Police Chief Stacy Carter to rehire George “Chip” Cayer. Carter said Cayer will assume the detective’s post, vacated recently when Peter Casey left. Carter said Cayer, who has served with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office for the past nine years, “is looking […]
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Madigan switching from local to state government
RUMFORD — John Madigan Jr.’s first job as town manager was right out of college in 1978 in the small Piscataquis County town of Monson in 1978. It was a little town where he made some big decisions. “A little town like that, that’s where you learn how to be a town manager because you […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: • Jamel J. Johnson, 28, Rumford, failure to pay fines, 4:06 p.m., April 6, Rumford, Rumford Police Department. • Danielle M. Lynn, 39, Center Ossipee, N.H., failure to appear, 10:35 a.m., April 6, Paris, turned herself in at the jail. • Dustin A. […]
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Mexico police get $2,000 ATV grant
MEXICO — The Police Department has received a $2,000 grant from the Department of Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to patrol all-terrain vehicle trails, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Patrols will start when trails open. The Police Department will participate in an ATV safety course, in conjunction with the Roxbury ATV Club, from 8 a.m. […]
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Peru scholarship fund accepting applications
PERU — The family of the late Devon Waugh announced that applications for a $3,000 scholarship to a Peru resident seeking higher education are due April 30. Nick Waugh said that in June 2003, just before his wife, Devon Ezell Waugh, died, his family received an anonymous $100 to be used for a scholarship to […]
Posted inBethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Brandon Shaw Hodgdon, 30, Paris, domestic violence assault with priors, violation of bail conditions and obstructing the report of a crime, 10:44 p.m., April 5, Paris, Paris Police Department. * Chad Alan Knox, 29, Bethel, failure to pay fines, 4:20 p.m., April […]