MEXICO — Residents voted 6-0 Tuesday night to enter into a 15-year contract with Central Maine Power to switch hundreds of streetlights to LED fixtures. The work is expected to be completed by summer, allowing the town to save money on 317 energy-efficient lights it rents from the utility company. CMP will pay for the […]
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News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Andover man dies in Roxbury snowmobile crash
ROXBURY — An Andover man was killed Thursday night in a single snowmobile crash on a trail near Roxbury Notch Road, according to the Maine Warden Service. Gregory Simmons, 47, of Andover was killed when it appears he lost control of his machine on Interconnecting Trail System 84 and was ejected, according to a statement […]
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New circulation desk at Rumford library a model of efficiency
RUMFORD — The new circulation desk at the Rumford Public Library is a “godsend” for the staff, Circulation Supervisor Christy Bates said Tuesday. “It helps us serve the public faster and more efficiently, absolutely more efficiently,” she said. “It was just a godsend,” she said. With thousands of materials from all over the state of […]
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Contract extended, pay increased for RSU 10 superintendent
RUMFORD — The Regional School Unit 10 board of directors Monday night extended Superintendent Deb Alden’s contract to 2022 and gave her a 2 1/2 percent pay increase. “The board felt she did a good job doing what we want (a superintendent) to do,” board Chairman Jerry Wiley said Tuesday. Alden opted not to accept […]
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This week's agenda
Tuesday Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Farmington: RSU 9 Operations Committee, 6 p.m., Chef’s Table Farmington: RSU 9 Personnel and Finance Committee, 7 p.m., Central Office Hartford: Ordinance Committee, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 […]
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Byron requests sheriff’s investigation into missing funds
BYRON — Nine months after a long-overdue, town audit revealed that money was missing, selectmen have requested that the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office investigate what appears to be years of financial mismanagement and missing town records. The audit, launched in March 2018, was the first one in five years, and it was immediately clear that […]
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Beloved photographer gets 'hug' from community
RUMFORD — Less than a day before Greg Viger died, more than 100 community members gathered Sunday afternoon outside the window of his room at Rumford Hospital to show him their love. Viger, 56, who photographed community events most of his life, died Monday, some two weeks after learning he had stage four liver cancer. Dorie […]
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Police arrest suspect after standoff in Mexico
MEXICO — A section of Route 2 was shut down Friday night as police searched for a man said to have taken refuge in a home near the Peru bridge. Police from several agencies were at the scene at about 8:30 p.m. as the standoff continued. Firefighters from Mexico and Dixfield were called to help […]
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Gift or loan: Canton Historical Society question going to voters
CANTON — The Canton Historical Society has been advised to prepare a petition for the June town meeting for voters to determine whether $60,000 given to the group in 2017 was a gift or a loan from the town. The issue was debated at the selectmen meeting Thursday night when society member Phyllis Ouellette said […]
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Mexico looking to convert streetlights to energy-efficient LEDs
MEXICO — New streetlights could line roads in the coming months, replacing existing lamps with energy-efficient LED fixtures. However, unlike other towns in Maine doing so, the Mexico Board of Selectmen is looking to go through Central Maine Power for the conversion project to avoid maintenance responsibilities and costs. Town Manager Jack Gaudet said Thursday […]