ROXBURY — Residents met with the Board of Selectmen on Thursday evening at the Town Office to discuss ways to reduce speeding on Main Street. The meeting followed complaints from Stan Kaubris and several other residents during the summer. Selectman Tim Derouche said Thursday that residents could provide a list of suggestions and later evaluate […]
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News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Geese show distinct personalities, colorings
As I was lining the geese and duck coops with hay, which I hope will help fend off the soon-to-come cold weather, I took a loving, close look at each one of these wonderful creatures. They are all so different and so beautiful in their own unique ways. Each has his or her own distinct […]
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Rumford Police Log
RUMFORD — Among the calls answered by the Police Department recently were: * Oct. 13, 6:07 a.m. — A male reported being assaulted on his way to work on the Business Island. The suspect male fled the area. Sgt. Tracey Higley is investigating. * Oct. 12, 1:28 p.m. — A Somerset Street resident reported the theft […]
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Community remembers Michael Holland of Wilton
JAY — To get a sense of the impact Michael Holland had on this community, you only had to drive to Jay on Wednesday, where “Holland Strong” posters were hung in random places. On the streets, groups of glum-faced men and women made their way toward the middle school where a celebration of life was […]
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Coffee among offerings for students at Mountain Valley H.S.
DIXFIELD — Regional School Unit 10 Nutrition Director Jeanne LaPointe told board members Tuesday night that students at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford are now offered coffee. Other new menu offerings include dried fruit and low-fat beef jerky at all three high schools in Rumford, Dixfield and Buckfield, she said. The foods are included […]
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Rumford Elementary School hosting annual craft fair on Halloween
RUMFORD — The Rumford Elementary School will hold its 22nd annual craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, teacher Linda Howe said. Crafters will offer knitwear, jewelry, cloth handbags, wooden crafts, goat soap, doll clothes and homemade jams, jellies and pickles. “Students will also have the chance to sell artwork that they’ve […]
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Rumford Historical Society to hold monthly meeting on local bridges Oct. 21
RUMFORD — The Rumford Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the Rumford Town Hall Auditorium for its monthly meeting. The meeting will include a talk entitled “Bridges and Ferries Over the Years From Hanover to Dixfield,” and will feature a roundtable discussion by several locals, including Chris Howe of Hanover, […]
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RSU 10 board updated on withdrawal progress
DIXFIELD — Directors heard updates to the status of three of the five Regional School Unit 10 towns exploring withdrawing from the district at Tuesday’s board meeting. Superintendent Craig King said he received a request from the lawyer who represents the towns for information needed for the withdrawal committees to continue their work. Board member […]
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Cause of Dixfield head-on collision remains undetermined
DIXFIELD — Police are continuing to investigate the cause of a head-on collision Saturday afternoon that killed a Winslow man and critically injured his wife, Lt. Benjamin Gaudet of the Dixfield Police Department said. Gaudet said officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident at about 4:30 p.m. on Route 2 in the […]
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Roxbury board to discuss cemetery tree-cutting at Oct. 13 meeting
ROXBURY — The Board of Selectmen will discuss updates to the town’s cemetery during Tuesday’s meeting at the Town Office. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Town Sexton Todd Piper said he submitted estimates to selectmen on the cost of to cut trees back on town cemeteries. The estimates will be discussed at Tuesday’s meeting. […]