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River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Geologist sheds light on ‘Androscoggin esker’
BETHEL — “Earth is a crazy, changing, chaotic place,” environmentalist and teacher Bob Elliott told an audience Thursday night at the McLaughlin Auditorium at Gould Academy. His lecture, courtesy of the Western Mountains Senior College, was on the “whale’s back” gravel ridge, or “ancestral Androscoggin esker” that rises from the ground and trails from Aziscohos […]
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Rumford police log
* Aug. 30, 12:36 a.m.: A Waldo Street resident reported two individuals trying to get into an abandoned building on Waldo Street and Oxford Avenue. Officers summonsed a 16-year-old Mexico male on a charges of criminal trespass and curfew violation and a 15-year-old Rumford male on a charge of criminal trespass. * Aug. 29, 12:27 […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Local events to honor the victims of September 11th
Events have been planned in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. * Auburn: Sunday, Sept. 11, Auburn Fire Department’s Annual 9/11 Ceremony, 8:30 a.m., Auburn Fire Department, 550 Minot Ave., Auburn. * Livermore Falls: Sunday, Sept. 11, Patriot Day Sept. 11 Remembrance, 6:30-7:15 p.m., Union Park. Rain or shine. * Norway: Sunday, Sept. […]
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Fish-fry fundraiser for Telstar students Friday
GREENWOOD — There will be a fish fry at the Greenwood Fire Department from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. It will benefit the Fire Department and 15 seniors from Telstar High School, who plan to travel to Greece and Italy for 10 days shortly after graduation. The trip is not affiliated with the school […]
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Water meeting interests many area residents
ANDOVER — About 80 people attended a meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening to listen to Poland Spring Bottling Co. geologist Mark Dubois explain the company’s investigation of Ellis River springs for water extraction. Andover Water District trustees Brad Thibodeau, Gary Peaslee and Peggy Madigan asked Dubois to address Andover residents’ concerns about […]
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Andover Elementary S.O.A.R.s into the new year
ANDOVER — Andover Elementary School held an open house Wednesday night that included an assembly on the S.O.A.R. code where students get “caring coins” for being respectful, responsible and honest. The school of about 30 students in grades kindergarten to five thrives on the code, which stands for Supporting Others Acting Responsibly. Karen Thurston, in […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County Jail log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Roberta Blood-Kemp, 40, of Lovell, escape from custody, operating under the influence, failure to submit to arrest, refusing to sign summons and failure to stop for an officer, 3:21 a.m., Sept. 4 in Fryeburg, Fryeburg Police Department. * Matthew Callaghan, 33, […]
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Mexico board approves $1 tax rate increase
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to raise the 2016-17 property tax rate by $1, to $27 per $1,000 of assessed value, but most tax bills will not go up, according to Town Manager John Madigan. The vote followed a special town meeting in which residents voted 9-2 to allocate $175,000 from […]
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State OKs withdrawal of former SAD 21 towns from RSU 10
DIXFIELD — The Maine Department of Education has approved an agreement for Canton, Carthage, Dixfield and Peru to withdraw from Regional School Unit 10 and a plan to form a new district, according to Withdrawal Committee member Natalie Sneller. An informational meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Dirigo Elementary School to […]