A structure fire in Peru Thursday afternoon leveled a home and set off a woods fire spanning about 4 acres.
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Rumford plans Patriots Super Bowl parade for May 31
Rumford is hosting its version of a New England Patriots Super Bowl parade on Friday, May 31.
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Investment group finalizes funding for Rumford Best Western
Pennacook Falls Investments closed Wednesday on a loan that finalizes the capital needed to proceed with construction of a 63-room Best Western in Rumford.
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Andover road work to begin soon
The Andover select board accepted a $128,826 bid from Steve Swayze Excavation to begin work on five town roads this spring.
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Rumford seeks ideas for spending $50,000 water payment
Rumford is accepting ideas for projects from private nonprofits for the purpose of spending a $50,000 Community Benefit Fund payment from Poland Spring.
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RSU 56 board OKs overnight trip for Dirigo High School students
RSU 56 directors on Monday approved two outdoor adventure trips for Dirigo High school students.
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Dirigo High School student talks about struggles with autism
TW Kelly Dirigo Middle School students had an assembly titled Respect Matters on Friday where they listened to Dirigo High School sophomore Will Hines give his National Speech and Debate Association qualifying speech about his struggles with autism.
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Peru budget hearing set for Tuesday
Finance Committee members will be present to explain why they voted against 12 of the 36 articles on the warrant.
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This week’s regional agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Social Services Committee, 3:30 p.m., Municipal Center Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Bethel: Conservation Committee, 4 p.m., Town Office Bethel: Rec Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center […]
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State police: 4-month-old girl’s death in Rumford not suspicious
RUMFORD — Maine State Police are investigating the death of a 4-month-old girl Thursday but do not consider it suspicious, according to Maine Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland. State police, Med-Care and the Rumford Fire Department responded to a Rumford Avenue home at 6:56 p.m. Thursday for a report of an unresponsive 4-month-old girl. “When […]