BETHEL — An Auburn school science teacher will present a program on Maine lakes and ponds at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Gould Academy. Jim Chandler’s program, “Changing Nature of Lakes and Ponds,” will kick off the Mahoosuc Land Trust’s Changing Nature series, Jolan Ippolito of the Trust stated Monday in a news release. […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Rumford Charter Commission wants insight from new town manager; schedules topics to address
RUMFORD — Members of the Charter Commission decided Tuesday night they need to meet with new Town Manager John Madigan before diving into their task to fix charter issues. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Municipal Building conference room. Members didn’t specify a topic to discuss with Madigan, who […]
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Andover school withdrawal vote falls short
ANDOVER — A town vote to withdraw from SAD 44 failed to get the two-thirds majority necessary for passage Tuesday. The unofficial vote was 238 yes and 131 no. The measure required 246 yes votes to pass. The balloting topped a hard-fought, two-year effort to leave the district, which includes Bethel, Greenwood, Newry and Woodstock. […]
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Dixfield Board of Selectmen chairman responds to union’s grievance
DIXFIELD — During Monday evening’s Board of Selectmen meeting, Chairman Mac Gill read a prepared statement in response to the prohibitive practice complaint that Teamsters Union Local 340 of South Portland filed against the town earlier in the year. Business agent Lorne Smith said Dec. 30 that the Teamsters had filed a prohibitive practice complaint […]
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Holy Savior teacher, students donate Christmas gifts to child in Ecuador
RUMFORD — A teacher at Holy Savior School, and her students helped spread holiday cheer by donating Christmas gifts to a needy child in Ecuador. Kindergarten teacher Malia Letourneau said Operation Christmas Child is organized by Samaritan’s Purse, an evangelical Christian humanitarian organization headed by the Rev. Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham. “I’m […]
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Flu season so far slower than last year
This flu season so far, in the words of one Maine infectious disease specialist: boring. Flu vaccines seem to be a good match for the viruses circulating. Fewer Mainers are coughing and aching. Local emergency rooms are all but empty of flu patients. So far, no big deal. “Last year there was tons of information […]
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Rumford police log
The following arrest was logged by the Rumford Police Department: * Sarah Radmore, 24, Mexico, operating under the influence, 12:28 a.m. Jan. 4 on Portland Street. She was released on $1,000 unsecured bail and will be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. March 4 in 11th District Court.
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Mill electrician to reboot self-run business following NewPage layoffs
RUMFORD — Five years ago, Stephen Cureton of Rumford and Jim Gilbert of Wilton were among the 130 hourly and salaried paper mill employees laid off from the NewPage paper mill. Upon learning they were losing their jobs, Cureton and Gilbert took the skills they had used at NewPage during their years of employment and […]
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Dixfield selectmen’s meeting postponed until Tuesday
DIXFIELD — Due to inclement weather, the Board of Selectmen’s meeting originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, at the Ludden Memorial Library will be held instead on Tuesday, Jan. 7, Town Manager Linda Pagels-Wentworth said Monday afternoon. Among the items on the agenda are continuing discussion on a troublesome section of Route 142. Selectmen […]
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Geese tough out the cold spell
All is peaceful in the goose pen. The temperature feels like something we’d find in the tropics because the thermometer reached above freezing. Amazing. But during the past week or so, the mercury nearly fell out of the thermometer, the wind blew making it feel even worse, and I was so worried about Finny and […]