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Tuesday Hanover: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., courthouse Rumford: Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Board, 5 p.m., Municipal Building Rumford: Ordinance hearings, 6 p.m., Municipal Building W...

• River Valley • Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Telstar senior making memory quilt from T-shirts

HANOVER — Hunter Verrill looks forward to attending college in the fall, but she also knows she'll miss her hometown, friends and family. So, she decided to take a piece of home with her when she attends Vermont Technical College. Accumulated during the past 10 years are many memorie...

Eileen M. Adams, Staff Writer • River Valley • Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Saint Anselm College dean's list

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The following students that were named to the dean's list for the first semester at Saint Anselm College. Alexander J. Lafreniere of Lewiston, a psychology major and a member of the class of 2012. Grace K. Reynolds of Lewiston

Well Done • Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 12:12 pm

Sleepy Route 2 driver travels several hundred feet in drainage ditch

HANOVER — A local teen took a wild ride Thursday for several hundred feet in a muddy drainage ditch off Route 2 when he fell asleep at the wheel, police said. Matt Morin, 19, suffered a possible dislocated thumb in the accident that occurred at 1:14 p.m. a short distance from his par... 1

Terry Karkos, Staff Writer • River Valley • Friday, October 28, 2011

Newry woman injured in Hanover crash

HANOVER — A Newry woman was hospitalized Monday after her vehicle and another collided on Route 2. Merlee Page, 81, of Newry, was taken to Rumford Hospital with cuts to her face and body and a possible broken leg, Maine State Police Trooper Dan Hanson said. As of 6 p.m., she was bein...

Erin Cox • River Valley • Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Oxford County Commission: Hanover boulder a town issue

Getting this 12- by 17-foot rock removed from in front of their new garage at 409 Howard Pond Road in Hanover has been difficult for Glen and Suzanne LaForest. On Tuesday, Oxford County commissioners opted not to get involved in the controversy, calling the boulder a town issue.

Tony Reaves, Staff Writer • Oxford Hills • Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Source to Sea Trek paddles through River Valley this weekend

HANOVER — The 16th annual Source to the Sea Trek entered the heart of the River Valley on Thursday with a leisurely 9.2-mile paddle from a Hanover public boat launch to Rumford. The trek is a 19-day, 178-mile journey sponsored by the Androscoggin River Watershed Council. The trek fol...

Dan Fayen, Staff Writer • River Valley • Friday, July 22, 2011

Hanover fractured, tumbling over glacial boulder

Getting this 12- by 17-foot glacial erratic, a rock deposited by a glacier, removed from in front of their new garage at 409 Howard Pond Road in Hanover has been difficult for Glen and Suzanne LaForest. Last year, selectmen voted 2-1 not to remove the boulder. 7

Terry Karkos, Staff Writer • River Valley • Friday, May 20, 2011

Blustery snow causes few accidents

RUMFORD — State and municipal snowplows and sand trucks, along with private snowplowers, far outnumbered ordinary vehicles on Western Maine roads Monday. The blizzard, which started Sunday night, continued into most of Monday, bringing 5 to 10 inches of snow to parts of Western Maine... 2

Eileen M. Adams, Staff Writer • River Valley • Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Fall foliage run to paddle Androscoggin

HANOVER — A Fall Foliage River Run on the Androscoggin River will take place on Saturday, Oct. 10, for canoe and kayak enthusiasts. The scenic 9 1/2-mile river run will start at the Hanover boat launch and end at the Rumford boat launch on Route 2 in Rumford. There will be a chick...

Connections • Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 4:04 pm

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