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Wind power company holds open house in Peru

PERU — EDP Renewables held an open house for residents of Peru on Tuesday night. EDPR is a North America renewable energy operator and owner. It develops, constructs, operates and owns wind projects. Katie Chapman, project manager, presented the crowd with multiple handouts, one of w... 1

Mary Standard, Special to the Sun Journal • Oxford Hills • Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Temper, outbursts bring Peru board meeting to early end

PERU — Loud objections to a proposed ordinance that would prohibit town employees from holding an elected office in the town ended the selectmen's meeting Monday night. The first interruption came when Chairman Tim Holland called a recess after people started screaming at him. A...

Mary Standard, Special to the Sun Journal • River Valley • Monday, May 21, 2012 at 10:10 pm

Food, garage sale to benefit Trekkers

Ethan Cantin and Samuel Rock, along with their mothers Katie Cantin and Penny Rock, all from Peru, will be Trekking Across Maine for the American Lung Association Fundraiser on June 15-17. A benefit food and garage sale will be held at 141 Hall Hill Road in Rumford on May 19 and 20, along with a ...

Connections • Friday, May 18, 2012

Builder of glider swing with roof sought

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Would you or any of your readers know of anyone who makes double-flat seated glider swings with a roof in the Livermore Falls area? Thanks. — Pam Goulder, Livermore ANSWER: Sun Spots only knows of one: Glen Tompkins at Glen's Country ...

• Sun Spots • Thursday, May 17, 2012

Garage sale to raise money for Trek on May 19, 20

RUMFORD —Two Peru families will be participating in the American Lung Association’s Trek Across Maine on June 15-17. A two-day garage sale on May 19 and 20 will be held in Rumford to raise money for their ride. Katie and Ethan Cantin, and Sam and Penny Rock, will join th...

Connections • Monday, May 14, 2012 at 3:03 pm

Briefly

Historical society meeting PERU — The Peru Historical Society will meet a 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at the Peru Historical Society Building. Stephens High Class of 1953 MEXICO — Members of the Stephens High School Class of 1953 will ...

• Connections • Thursday, May 3, 2012

Peru wind committee seeks to extend moratorium

PERU — The status of the moratorium on industrial wind power development was the major concern of the Wind Power Committee Tuesday night. Because the original 180-day moratorium ordinance specified that it was retroactive, there were questions about whether to count the days from the... 2

Tom Standard, Special to the Sun Journal • River Valley • Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Peru may adopt another wind farm moratorium

PERU — Wind power is a “hot potato in this town right now,” the chairman of the Board of Selectmen said at Monday night's meeting. Tim Holland said because of confusion about the effective date of the industrial wind power development moratorium, which was passed last fal...

Mary Standard, Special to the Sun Journal • River Valley • Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Peru business, town at odds over permit

PERU — The owners of the Bus eatery on the west shore of Worthley Pond and the Board of Selectmen disagreed Monday night on whether the business complies with state law. The state Department of Environmental Protection has said signs for the takeout enterprise on Greenwoods Road are ... 1

Mary Standard, Special to the Sun Journal • River Valley • Tuesday, April 17, 2012

C. McLain: Take more action against drug abuse

The epidemic in Maine with prescription drugs is becoming overwhelming. Whether authorities are aware of how massive the issue has become has yet to be seen or heard about in the press. If only we could treat every drug epidemic as was done with bath salts, Maine would be a better, safer place. 3

Chelsea McLain • Letters • Friday, April 13, 2012

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