RUMFORD — William Petrie, commander of Napoleon Ouellette American Legion Post 24, told those at a Memorial Day ceremony Monday about his encounter with a World War II veteran at a cemetery in Normandy, France in 2000. Petrie said he and his wife were “looking for stones of comrades from Maine who had died” and […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: SAD 61 budget vote, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Casco Community Center Livermore: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Auburn: Androscoggin County Commission, 5:15 p.m., county building Otisfield: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Policy and Procedure Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Thursday Buckfield: Economic […]
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Valedictorian, salutatorian reflect on success, look to challenges
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield High School Class of 2016 valedictorian Brianna Damon and salutatorian Hunter Wiley plan to attend the University of Maine in the fall. They and about 40 other classmates will graduate on June 11. Damon wants to major in biochemistry while Wiley plans to focus on business and marketing. Both earned college credits […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were recently recorded at the Oxford County Jail: * Jeremy Belskis, 29, of Roxbury, unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, 10:10 p.m., May 25 in Roxbury, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Shawn Boutilier, 34, of Oxford, violation of bail conditions, 9 a.m., May 25 in Paris. * Michael Doucette, 30, of […]
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Roxbury and Mexico men charged in heroin bust
ROXBURY — Two men were arrested on heroin charges Thursday as law enforcement officers prepared to search a home on Main Street for drugs. Jeremy Belskis, 29, of Roxbury was the focus of a heroin trafficking investigation when officers from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police, Mexico and Rumford […]
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Town of Dixfield removed from cat inheritance case
PARIS — Dixfield selectmen have asked the Oxford County Superior Court to remove the town from an ongoing civil dispute over an inheritance left to feed and care for abandoned cats in town. A request by the remaining plaintiffs to have their attorney, Seth Carey of Rumford, removed from the case has been granted. The […]
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Dixfield sets hearing on warrant articles
DIXFIELD — A public hearing is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, June 2, on town meeting warrant articles. The hearing will be held in the basement of Ludden Memorial Library and moderated by Richard Pickett. Residents voted on the first nine articles at the April 28 town meeting. The remaining 18 will be decided by […]
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Manslaughter case against N.J. man dismissed
PARIS — An indictment charging a New Jersey man with manslaughter, aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated criminal operating under the influence in a fatal motorcycle accident in 2014 has been dismissed because he has died. Steven Thomas, 54, of Califon, N.J., was charged six months after turning in front of an oncoming motorcycle […]
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Cannabis sign lights up Mexico controversy
MEXICO — On a recent Friday evening parents and children were seated at tables at the Frosty Delite ice cream shop on Main Street. In an adjacent parking lot, in plain view, a large electronic sign displayed three alternating messages: “Weed the People.com,” “Cannabis oil cures cancer,” and “Natural Cures.” Some people call it free speech; […]
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RSU 10 budget gets first passage
RUMFORD — The $38.23 million Regional School Unit 10 budget was overwhelmingly approved Wednesday night at Mountain Valley High School. About 50 residents plus the school board attended the meeting and vote. A validation referendum in each town is set for June 14. Passage of the 2016-17 spending plan, which is 4.2 percent more than this […]