River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Rumford board OKs funding for Envision Rumford!
RUMFORD — After giving local economic development group Envision Rumford! $850 to apply for nonprofit status, selectmen Thursday night spoke against donating $10,000 to the Greater Rumford Community Center. Envision Rumford! member Jennifer Kreckel sought funding to cover the filing fee for the group of volunteers to apply as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Kreckel is […]
Rumford Eagles Auxiliary hosting Mardi Gras dance Feb. 28
RUMFORD — The Rumford Eagles Auxiliary will host a Mardi Gras dance party at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the Rumford Eagles Hall. Doors will open at 7:45 p.m. and the band Backlash will provide music. Tickets will be $7 at the door and attendees will receive free top hats and tiaras. “We’re also […]
Bike trail mapping session rescheduled to Feb. 12
RUMFORD — A bike trail mapping session canceled because of Wednesday’s snowstorm has been rescheduled to Feb. 12, Barbara Rajaniemi of the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition said. It will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Room 302 at Mountain Valley High School. Participants will be asked to help identify common bike routes […]
Andover snowmobile club to lead ride to wind towers
ANDOVER — The Snow Valley Sno-Goers in Andover will host its first wind tower ride at 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, in Roxbury, club member Paula Smith said. The purpose is to raise money for club activities and maintenance of the clubhouse. “We have a beautiful clubhouse here, surrounded by big fields, with a big […]
Barrett resigns from RSU 10 board
MEXICO — Bertha “Betty” Barrett, 88, has always considered community service important and, although she resigned from the RSU 10 board last week, she remains a member of the Region 9 School of Applied Technology Board and the Mexico Budget Committee. Barrett became a member of the SAD 43 school board a few years after […]
Andover drops AES transfer-lease from ballot
Andover selectmen voted 2-1 Tuesday to remove a question from the March 18 ballot on approving an agreement with SAD 44 that would give the Andover Elementary School to the town. A draft proposal from SAD 44, presented last week, would have also provided for leasing the school back to the district to operate (for […]
Requests for support, business park marketing on agenda for Rumford meeting
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will hear two requests for support and discuss the next steps in marketing the Puiia Business Park at its meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Rumford Falls Auditorium. In a letter to selectmen, Gary Dolloff, chairman of the Greater Rumford Community Center’s Board of Directors, asked […]
Strathglass Park Preservation Society to discuss restoration at Rumford Public Library
RUMFORD — The Strathglass Park Preservation Society will host a public forum from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Rumford Public Library to discuss the potential for further restoration of the park. Society President Edward Paterson said Wednesday that the society was formed in 2008 by former members of the Strathglass Park […]