RUMFORD — Among the calls answered by the Police Department recently were: * Nov. 24, 12:58 p.m.: Darryl Streeper, 27, of Rumford was arrested on a charge of violation of conditions of release. He was transported to the Oxford County Jail. Court date of Jan. 11. * Nov. 24, 12:11 p.m.: Waldo Street business reported […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Posted inRiver Valley
Dixfield board to consider ordinance question
DIXFIELD – The Board of Selectmen is expected to decide Dec. 14 how to proceed with bringing a Wind Energy Facility Ordinance to voters next June, Town Manager Carlo Puiia said Tuesday. It would be the fourth time in over three years that residents have cast ballots on the measure to regulate wind power development. […]
advertisement
Posted inRiver Valley
Dixfield police Chief reports on speeding survey
DIXFIELD — Police Chief Jeff Howe told the Board of Selectmen during its Monday meeting that he would continue investigating the speed of vehicles on High Street after receiving complaints from residents. Howe told the board at its Oct. 26 meeting that some residents on High Street told him about cars speeding now that road […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford structure fire destroys two-story home on Route 232
RUMFORD – Several people were left homeless Tuesday afternoon after their two-story home on Route 232 was destroyed by fire, Rumford Police Sgt. Tracey Higley said. No one was injured, he said, but the owner’s two dogs were unaccounted for late in the afternoon. The name of the homeowner was not immediately available. Fire Departments […]
Posted inRiver Valley, sj-web
Fire reported in Rumford
RUMFORD — Firefighters are responding to a report of a “fully involved” structure fire at on Route 232. Multiple fire departments were called to assist. Sun Journal staff are on the way to the scene, and this story will be updated.
Posted inRiver Valley
Dixfield board votes against moving forward with Safe Routes to School project
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-2 against moving forward with the Safe Routes to School project, nearly two months after residents voted against appropriating surplus money. In early 2013, the town agreed to move forward with constructing 3,500 feet of sidewalk from Dirigo High School to T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School, and also […]
Posted inFranklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
This week’s agenda
Tuesday Hartford: Road Committee, 7 p.m., Town Hall Mexico: Mexico Sewer District Board of Trustees, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Paris: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Mechanic Falls, Greene residents arrested on theft, drug charges
MEXICO — A Mechanic Falls man and a Greene woman were arrested over the weekend on charges of stealing two cellphones from Wal-Mart, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday morning. Hodsdon said Shaun Bennett, 34, of Mechanic Falls was arrested Friday on two counts of theft, unlawful trafficking in heroin and unlawful possession of heroin. […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford man featured in Press Herald heroin story never a state trooper
LEWISTON — A story published by the Maine Sunday Telegram chronicling the life of a Rumford man who was addicted to opiates incorrectly reported the man was a former Maine State Police trooper and incorrectly reported the man volunteered with recovery efforts at Ground Zero immediately after 9/11. The Portland newspaper story featured Bob L. […]
Posted inFranklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Tonight’s agenda
Franklin Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Oxford Hills Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office River Valley Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office