MEXICO — A Mexico man with a broken lower leg crawled 2½ miles down Thompson Hill in six hours to get help early Friday morning after crashing his snowmobile. Nicholas Brown, 57, said late Tuesday afternoon that it was quite the ordeal at about 24 degrees. “It was a bad situation, but it could have […]
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News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Sunday River to host uphill race Saturday
NEWRY — Most skiers and snowboarders at Sunday River Ski Resort lock their boots into their skies or snowboard, ride the chairlift to the top of the mountain and head to the bottom. However, on Saturday, Jan. 25, Sunday River will host the uphill Winter Wild Race. The race is the third stop of Team […]
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Rumford police log
Arrests Unless otherwise noted, the following are to be arraigned on March 4 in 11th District Court * Matthew Ellis, 30, Mexico, theft by unauthorized taking/transfer from Rumford Hospital, 9:10 a.m. Jan. 20 on Highland Terrace. He was released on $1,000 unsecured bail and will be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. on March 14 in Oxford […]
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Mexico man arrested in connection with 2012 fire at USM
MEXICO — A local man was charged Monday with setting a fire in a dormitory at the University of Southern Maine’s Gorham campus while a student there in 2012, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said in a press release Tuesday. The State Fire Marshal’s Office arrested Thomas “TJ” Williams, 23, at his […]
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Bethel Historical Society receives $15,000 for collections wing
BETHEL – The Bethel Historical Society received $15,000 in grant money to assist with the construction of the upcoming Mary E. Valentine Collections Wing, according to a press release by Executive Director Randall Bennett. Bennett said that the Historical Society received a $5,000 grant from the Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust foundation and a $10,000 grant from […]
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Fire at Taggart Road residence damages snowmobile, garage
RUMFORD — A snowmobile was destroyed and a garage damaged in a fire Monday afternoon, Fire Department Deputy Chief Richard Coulombe said. The garage at 14 Taggart Road is owned by Dave Glover and housed several cars, snowmobiles and ATVs, though Coulombe said he was unsure if any of the other vehicles were damaged. There […]
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Peru issues policy on use of town sand
PERU — A policy on residents’ use of town sand was approved by the Board of Selectmen on Monday night. As a courtesy, the town provides sand to residents during the winter. The limit is two five-gallon buckets per storm. Commercial use of town sand is prohibited. The sand is available in a large wooden […]
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Geese get cabin fever, go ice skating
People aren’t the only ones to get cabin fever. So do geese. During the rain, ice, rain, ice, snow and cold days earlier this month, my lovely and entertaining flock decided it was time for a trip outside the pen. I’ve been leaving the gate open during the day, just in case they wanted to […]
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday BETHEL: Water District, 7 p.m., Town Office RUMFORD: Northern Oxford Regional Solid Waste Board, 5 p.m., Municipal Building RUMFORD: Charter Commission, 6 p.m., Municipal Building WOODSTOCK: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office WOODSTOCK: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday BETHEL: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office