MEXICO — Selectmen have authorized Town Manager John Madigan to contact an attorney in a class action suit against International Truck and Engine Corp., because of engine problems with the town’s newest truck. The 2012 International has 23,000 miles and is used to plow the Back Kingdom area. “Basically, on the 2012, they’re having major engine […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Milledge named Mexico’s Boston Post Cane recipient
MEXICO — Since December, town officials believed 100-year-old Myrtle Milledge would be the next recipient of the town’s Boston Post Cane. On Tuesday, the Board of Selectmen made it official, but she narrowly edged another centenarian for the honor. Milledge, who now resides in the Rumford Community Home, was born on Dec. 26, 1915. Gleason Street resident […]
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Oxford County residents gather in Rumford for public forum on health trends
RUMFORD — A health official said Tuesday that more than half of high school students in Oxford County feel they don’t matter, and their sense of isolation and disconnection correlates with the top five health issues identified in a recent wellness survey. Carl Costanzi, Western Maine Health coordinator for the 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! Program, addressed […]
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Rumford board to consider grant application
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen on Thursday will discuss obtaining a Community Development Block Grant to repair downtown water and sewer systems and sidewalks. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in Rumford Falls Auditorium. At their Jan. 21 meeting, selectmen unanimously agreed to submit a letter of intent for a CDBG grant. For Rumford’s […]
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Rumford police log
RUMFORD — Among the calls answered by the Police Department recently were: • Jan. 31, 8:43 p.m.: Gage Boulanger, 18, of Mexico was arrested on Waldo Street on a charge of operating without a license by Patrolman Lawrence Briggs. Boulanger was released on $600 unsecured bail and is scheduled to appear in Rumford District Court at […]
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Holy Savior students fill ‘Bags of Love’ for children
RUMFORD – Students at Holy Savior School this week are filling bags with items for children who have to leave their homes because of an emergency. Bags of Love is one of the events marking Maine Catholic Schools Week. On Monday, bags were filled with “handmade quilts, stuffed animals and personal items like toiletries,” Principal […]
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Canton firefighters give input on chief selection
CANTON – Members of the Fire Department shared their thoughts Monday night about who selectmen should appoint to replace Fire Chief Shane Gallant. Gallant, who has been chief for five years, submitted his resignation, effective June 30. Board of Selectmen Chairman Donny Hutchins asked the 14 firefighters to speak about what they’re looking for most […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Food Bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Jay: Selectmen and Budget Committee, 5 p.m., Town Office New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Board of Library Trustees, 3 p.m., Public Library Tuesday […]
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Andover woman nails down roofing project
ANDOVER — A local woman said Thursday she intends to start a fundraiser to help needy local homeowners whose roofs are in need of repair. Melanie Nordwall, a single mother of two children, said she came up with the idea of the Raise a Roof project last year, but she was in the middle of […]
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Editor’s note:
The paper mills in Western Maine have been a way of life for more than a century, but as the workforces shrink the mill towns are being forced to reinvent themselves. In this sometime series, we take a look at the mill towns of Rumford and Jay in 2016, their history, their reality and their […]