PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: • Buddy J. Grant, 32, Paris, domestic assault, 9:46 p.m., April 2, Paris, Norway Police Department. • Darren L. Brown, 49, Bryant Pond, failure to appear, 2:20 p.m., April 1, Norway, Norway Police Department. • Alicia M. Bryer, 32, North Waterford, failure to […]
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News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Oxford County Dems to meet Sunday
BETHEL — The Oxford County Democrats will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, preceded by social time at 1:30 p.m., at the Crescent Park School. The major purpose is to fill slots for the May 6 and 7 Democratic State Convention in Portland. This will be done by delegates and alternates elected at the […]
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University College Center moving to Rumford
RUMFORD — The University College Center at Rumford/Mexico is moving to the River Valley Technology Center at 180 Congress St., with an anticipated Aug. 1 opening, center Director Lisa Cooper said Monday afternoon. Cooper said the center at 13 Brown St. in Mexico is “a little off the beaten path in its current building.” “There’s […]
Posted inBethel, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
This week’s agenda
Monday Dixfield: Budget Committee and special selectmen meeting, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Hartford: Food bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall New Vineyard: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Smith Hall Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Library Board of Trustees, 3 p.m., […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Officials investigating leads in dead dog case in Peru
PERU — Officials are still tracking leads in the case of a young dog that was shot in the head last week and dumped over an embankment beside Route 108. Animal Control Officer Sue Milligan said the body was discovered by a group of people Monday, March 21, who waved down Mexico police Lt. Dan […]
Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
RSU 10 superintendent given contract extension
DIXFIELD — The Regional School District 10 board Monday extended the contract for Superintendent Craig King for an additional year. His salary will be determined at a later time. Also Monday, the board heard a presentation by two teachers who led the Village Team program comprised of 50 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at Dirigo Elementary […]
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Forum on heroin use set for River Valley
MEXICO — River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition invites Oxford County residents to a community forum on heroin and other opiates from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at Mountain Valley Middle School. Executive Director Patricia Duguay said “too many people in northern Oxford County are seeking treatment for opiate addiction” and “too many arrests […]
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Rumford, Mexico residents charged in check scam
RUMFORD — Police made four arrests in connection with a rash of fraudulent checks cashed at businesses in Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin counties, according to Rumford Police Chief Stacy Carter. In a news release, Carter said a Waldo Street business reported March 13 that two women cashed payroll checks that were determined to be fraudulent. […]
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Dixfield board votes to place wind ordinance on June ballot
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 Monday evening to place an amended wind energy facility ordinance before voters June 14. The ordinance was written after Patriot Renewables of Quincy, Mass., approached town officials in October 2010 about constructing wind turbines on Colonel Holman Mountain ridge. It passed in November 2012, but zoning restrictions […]
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Dog shot in head, abandoned on Route 108 in Peru
PERU — Police are seeking information about a young dog that was shot in the head and dumped over an embankment on Route 108. The body was discovered by a group of people Monday, who waved down Mexico police Lt. Dan Carrier as he was on his way home from work, Animal Control Officer Sue […]