Tuesday Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Mechanic Falls, Greene residents arrested on theft, drug charges
MEXICO — A Mechanic Falls man and a Greene woman were arrested over the weekend on charges of stealing two cellphones from Wal-Mart, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday morning. Hodsdon said Shaun Bennett, 34, of Mechanic Falls was arrested Friday on two counts of theft, unlawful trafficking in heroin and unlawful possession of heroin. […]
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Rumford man featured in Press Herald heroin story never a state trooper
LEWISTON — A story published by the Maine Sunday Telegram chronicling the life of a Rumford man who was addicted to opiates incorrectly reported the man was a former Maine State Police trooper and incorrectly reported the man volunteered with recovery efforts at Ground Zero immediately after 9/11. The Portland newspaper story featured Bob L. […]
Posted inFranklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office
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RVHCC invite Rumford/Mexico college director to speak
RUMFORD — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will meet at noon Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the Rumford Public Library community room. Executive Director Patricia Duguay said Lisa Cooper, director of the University College Centers in Norway/South Paris and Rumford/Mexico, will be the guest speaker. Participating organizations and programs of the River Valley Healthy Communities […]
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Dixfield board moves Nov. 23 meeting to Dirigo High School
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will hold its meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, inside the Dirigo High School community room instead of the Ludden Memorial Library, Town Manger Carlo Puiia said Saturday morning. The board normally meets in the basement of the Ludden Memorial Library, Puiia said, but since a public hearing […]
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Rumford loans $100,000 to business for bottling plant
RUMFORD — Following a number of closed-door meetings, the Board of Selectmen on Nov. 5 approved a $100,000 loan to a business for a bottling plant. The board voted 4-0 to approve an Urban Development Action Grant loan agreement of $100,000 for economic development to Moontide Springs Inc. and Jean Castonguay. The loan is for three […]
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Rumford board to make payroll change in February
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Thursday to switch employee payroll to biweekly and direct deposit, starting Feb. 1. At the Nov. 5 meeting, Selectman Frank DiConzo said he believed biweekly payroll and direct deposit would be more efficient and save money. At that meeting, Selectman Mark Belanger asked Town Manager John Madigan […]
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Films of Charlie Chaplin to be featured at annual Silent Film Night in Dixfield
DIXFIELD — A Dirigo High School history class will pay homage to the films of Charlie Chaplin at its third annual Silent Film Night at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Old Tuscan Opera House on Main Street. The night will focus on Chaplin’s 1921 film, “The Kid,” along with two of his early […]
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Mexico board to decide fate of fitness center in March
MEXICO — When the Board of Selectmen accepted a revised payment proposal from Rich Viitala Jr. of Fire & Iron Athletics last April, the goal was to bring in $3,000 for the year. However, the business, which is leasing space at the Recreation Center and using fitness equipment owned by the town, is falling well short […]