RUMFORD — The Greater Rumford Community Center will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new fitness center from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1. Gary Dolloff, chairman of the GRCC’s Board of Directors, said the center is in the former Rumford Senior Center building and has more than 10 machines, including three treadmills, two […]
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News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Seven vehicles, garage door damaged in accident at Rumford used-car lot
RUMFORD — Seven vehicles were damaged Tuesday morning when a local woman attempted to reverse direction on Andover Road by driving through Duke’s Auto Sales parking lot. Neither Janet Wilson, 52, nor her passenger, Opal Varnum, 47, of Rumford, were injured, Rumford police Detective Sgt. James Bernard said on scene. Bernard said Wilson was driving a […]
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Mahoosuc Arts Council hosting dance, visual arts performance on Jan. 14
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Arts Council, in conjunction with local and out-of-state visual artists and musicians, is inviting students from Gould Academy and Telstar Regional Middle/High School to participate in a multi-disciplinary visual arts performance set to a classic song by composer George Gershwin. Aranka Matolcsy, executive director of the Mahoosuc Arts Council, said the […]
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Kingfield fabricator seeks to buy former Diamond Match factory
PERU — Walter Kilbreth of ARC Enterprises in Kingfield told selectmen Monday night he is interested in buying the old Diamond Match factory for his metal fabrication business. Kilbreth said the company specializes in large plate girders for bridges. The railroad is discontinuing service to its Kingfield facility. If ARC purchases the Peru property, it […]
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Union files prohibitive practice grievance against town of Dixfield
DIXFIELD — Teamsters Union Local 340 of South Portland has filed a prohibitive practice complaint with the Maine Labor Board, claiming the town showed discrimination and bad-faith bargaining during negotiations with the Public Works Department. Business agent Lorne Smith said Monday morning that the Teamsters has also filed a human rights suit against the town […]
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Final hearing on Andover school withdrawal is Saturday
ANDOVER — The second and final public hearing on the town’s proposed withdrawal from SAD 44 will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Town Hall. The Andover Withdrawal Committee, headed by Selectman Susan Merrow, has been working with consultants for the past couple of years on the effort. Residents will vote […]
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This week’s agenda
Thursday Bethel: Recreation Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Municipal Building
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Rumford snowmobile trails need more snow for good riding; Rangeley trails ‘quite good’
RUMFORD — Members of the Rumford Polar Bears Snowmobile Club remain optimistic that they’ll have a good riding season to offer sledders in 2014 on nearly 90 miles of trail. All they need is 10 to 15 inches of snowfall to create good riding conditions. “We’re just a storm away,” Bob Stickney, vice president, said […]