BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Arts Council is hosting the first Bethel Bee Week, with the help of local schools, community organizations and a grant awarded to the Local Food Connection. Bethel Bee Week, which began Sunday and lasts until Friday, will feature a wide array of programs, including lectures from beekeeping experts, screenings of documentaries […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Bethel: SAD 44 Board of Directors, 6:30 p.m., Telstar High School Hanover: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Mexico: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Roxbury: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Rumford: River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition board, 12 noon, Rumford Public Library Saturday Hanover: Board of Assessors, 10 a.m., Town Office
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Lack of open water delays Roxbury Polar Plunge
ROXBURY — The annual Roxbury Pond Polar Plunge, organized by a Relay For Life of River Valley team, was rescheduled from March 24 to 1 p.m. April 7, due to the fact that there is no open water. Tracy Daigle, team captain for Abbie’s Avengers, a Relay For Life of River Valley team, said that […]
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Sumner residents circulate petition to withdraw from RSU 10
SUMNER — Following in Buckfield’s footsteps, a group of Sumner residents is circulating a petition to withdraw from RSU 10. Lana Pratt, a retired educator and Sumner resident, said she and other residents have gathered about 30 signatures and she knows of about 20 more people interested in signing. If the petition gets enough signatures, […]
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RSU 10 completes first run-through of budget, now ready to make changes
PERU — The RSU 10 board finished the first run-through of a proposed 2013-14 budget Monday night with presentations by special education and several other cost centers. At the April 8 regular meeting, the board and administration will take a closer look at requests and most likely make some cuts. The current year’s operating budget […]
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Telstar student takes gold in fire science competition
MEXICO — A Telstar High School senior took a gold medal in a Skills U.S.A. Career and Technical Education competition earlier this month in Bangor. This is the first time a Region 9 School of Applied Technology fire science student has been so honored. This is only the second year the fire science program, taught by […]
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Dixfield to use state fuel pumps
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to permanently switch to using the Maine Department of Transportation’s fuel depot at the state shed on routes 2 and 17. The town will discontinue use of its fuel tanks several miles away on routes 2 and 17. Town Manager Eugene Skibitsky said Friday that Dixfield decided […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Joseph W. Bennett, 35, of Oxford, failure to appear, March 22, Oxford Police Department. * Jason P. Campobasso, 26, of Norway, disorderly conduct, assault and failure to submit to arrest or detention, March 22, Norway Police Department. * Desiree Dearborn, 19, of West Paris, attempting to […]
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RSU 10 budget funding presented to Rumford board
RUMFORD — RSU 10 Superintendent Thomas Ward updated the board Thursday night to help Rumford selectmen better understand the school budget and funding. Ward said he will meet with municipal officials in RSU 10’s other towns to do the same. He provided selectmen with handouts labeled Educational Funding in RSU 10 and State Valuation History […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * Kalyn R. Kersey, 26, of Harrison, March 20, failure to appear, Maine State Police. * Angela M. Desroches, 24, of Mexico, March 21, operating after suspension, Maine State Police. * Bert T. Holmquist III, 30, of Peru, March 21, failure to appear, […]