RUMFORD — Police said two Rumford men are accused of breaking into a Waldo Street business Sunday and stealing items to support their heroin habit. Police Chief Stacy Carter said in a news release that Gregg Gibbons, 29, and Darren Thibodeau, 34, were each charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief. The name of the […]
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News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Dixfield considers four-man Police Department
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen and Police Chief Jeff Howe discussed Monday evening how the Police Department will switch from a five-man to a four-man force when its COPS grant runs out in July. The department received a Community Oriented Policing Services grant in 2012 to pay for a fifth officer for three years. […]
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Dixfield selectmen nominate Dixfield cat caretakers for Spirit of America Foundation Tribute
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen have agreed to nominate sisters Brenda Jarvis and Caroline Smith for a Spirit of America Foundation Tribute. The sisters converted their deceased parents’ mobile home into a cat shelter in 1974, and have been feeding and caring for abandoned cats in Dixfield ever since. Jarvis and Smith, along with […]
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River Valley coalition cancels Feb. 24 meeting
RUMFORD – The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition has canceled its Wednesday, Feb. 24, networking meeting at the Rumford Public Library due to inclement weather. The next networking meeting is scheduled for March 29. [email protected]
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Mountain Valley High School uses #FalconsFly project to showcase alumni achievements
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School launched a project last fall to use social media to boost student aspirations. Alumni were asked to make a one-page slide featuring their picture, post-secondary training, profession and the hashtag #FalconsFly, Principal Matt Gilbert said. He suggested the graduates post the slides on Facebook or Twitter and e-mail them […]
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Dixfield board unanimously approves application for Dixfield Legion to hold BYOB events
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Monday evening to approve an application for the Dixfield American Legion to hold “bring your own booze” events for a year. Members of the Legion explained to Chairman Hart Daley and Selectmen Dana Whittemore and Mac Gill that every time they want to hold an event at […]
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Roxbury board meeting Tuesday
ROXBURY – The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday will continue discussion on obtaining a portable radar speed display sign for Main Street. The board will meet at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Town Office. Last year, Stan Kaubris and several other residents complained that vehicles were driving too fast on Main Street. At their October […]
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This week’s agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Spruce Mountain High School Jay: Budget meeting for town departments, 6 p.m., Spruce Mountain High School Mexico: RSU 10 board of directors, 6:30 p.m., Mountain Valley Middle School Paris: Paris Utility District, 6:30 p.m., Wastewater Treatment Facility Paris: […]
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Dixfield board to hear police, water department reports
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing for the Dixfield American Legion during its Monday, Feb. 22, meeting. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the downstairs room of Ludden Memorial Library. At the start of the meeting, the Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on whether to consider […]
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Thorpe trustees deny they’re witholding money from stray cats
PARIS — Trustees of the Barbara Thorpe estate deny withholding money from the abandoned and unwanted cats in Dixfield and have asked an Oxford County court to dismiss a case filed against them last month. The trustees claim they have fulfilled their obligations under the Thorpe Trust, that the cat caretakers have no standing to […]