PARIS — The following arrest was logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Timothy R. Newell, 22, South Paris, criminal speeding, 7:18 a.m. June 2 in Norway by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office.
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River Valley agenda
Tuesday Dixfield: RSU 10 districtwide budget vote, 6:30 p.m., Dirigo High School Newry: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Board of Assessors: 7 p.m., Municipal Building Wednesday Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Region 9 School of Applied Technology board, 6:30 p.m., River Road school Rumford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Municipal Building conference room Thursday […]
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Former Andover resident publishes novel about Molly Ockett
BATH — A former Andover resident has published a fictional account of the life of Molly Ockett, an Abenaki healing woman born in the 18th century. Karen Johnson, who now resides in Bath, published her first novel, “Singing Bird: Molly Ockett, A Maine Legend,” on May 19 at local bookstores and Amazon, and describes it […]
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Peru board OKs road rally schedule for July
PERU — The Board of Selectmen on Monday approved the schedule for the New England Forest Rally on July 18. One of the dozen or so legs of the rally is run on the six-mile gravel section of Dickvale Road in Peru. The road will be closed for the event. According to organizer Mark Everett, […]
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Rumford approves 7 percent interest charge on late taxes
RUMFORD — Residents voted 57-37 at Monday evening’s annual town business meeting to set charges on all unpaid taxes after the due date at 7 percent, and that 3 percent interest be paid on overpayment of taxes. The article also stated that the due dates for the collection of property taxes will be set on […]
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Mexico Public Library to kick off summer reading program on June 23
MEXICO — The Mexico Public Library is kicking off their annual summer reading program on Monday, June 23, with registration beginning on Monday, June 9, Library Director Valerie Messana said Monday afternoon. The theme of the 2014 summer reading program is “Read: May the Books Be With You,” Messana said. Messana said that she got […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were made at Oxford County Jail: * Thomas E. Begley, 22, Brewer, disorderly conduct, possession of a dangerous weapon, 2:07 a.m., May 31, Rumford, by Rumford Police Department. * Ronald J. Davis, 24, Jay, failure to appear in court, 10:15 p.m., June 1, Rumford, by Rumford Police Department. * Joseph Allen Denbow […]
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Buckfield middle school students place flags on veterans’ graves
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield middle school students had a chance to learn local history and to pay their respects to veterans on a recent walk through the town’s 13 cemeteries recently. Organizer and teacher Gretchen Kimball said the nearly daylong event for nearly all seventh- and eighth-graders has been happening since 2005. The students place flags […]
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‘The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel’ touts Bethel’s pet friendliness
BETHEL — Bethel has something to bark out to the world now that this Western Maine town has been named one of the top pet-friendly destinations in the country in a new book. Kelly E. Carter’s “The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel” lists the best destinations, hotels, events and advice to please one’s pet and […]