River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Carter’s Cross Country Ski Center hosting annual tour of trails
BETHEL — Carter’s Cross-Country Ski Center will host its 28th annual Mr. Machine tour on Sunday, March 3. Owner David Carter said any resident interested in participating should show up around 11 a.m. at the ski center at 786 Intervale Road. When the Mr. Machine event began 28 years ago, it was in the form […]
Mexico police log
MEXICO — The Mexico Police Department responded to 38 incidents over the past week. Among the incidents were the following: Accidents At 3:55 p.m. Feb. 23, Baily M. Williams of Dixfield was traveling west on Route 2 in his 1998 Pontiac when he attempted to pass a vehicle ahead of him. Due to the weather […]
RSU 10 continues budget request review
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board earlier this week heard budget requests from the district’s three principals, made several appointments and acted on a 2013-14 school calendar that pretty much lines up with the two vocational schools some of the students attend. George Reuter, principal of Buckfield Junior-Senior High School, requested the highest change for […]
Local foods, supplies store opens
GREENWOOD — Fedco seeds, fresh local eggs and milk, sprouts, micro greens, worm farms and hundreds of other items for anyone who loves to dig in the soil or eat local foods line the shelves and cooler of this town’s newest business. Janet and Nick Bartlett opened The Local Hub last month, much to the […]
Budget development a challenge for SAD 44
BETHEL — SAD 44 Superintendent David Murphy said that as the Finance Committee begins work on the operating budget for 2013-14 in a couple of weeks, many financial challenges face the 800-pupil district. According to the preliminary General Purpose Aid to Education report issued this week, he said this rural district stands to drop to […]
Rumford clinic, direct dental services among topics discussed at network meeting
RUMFORD — The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition heard Tuesday afternoon from Jennifer Thibodeau of the Family Planning Association of Maine about changes made to the group last month. Speaking at the Rumford Library, Thibodeau, the outreach coordinator for the Family Planning Association, told the coalition that as of Feb. 1, Western Maine Community Action […]
Selectmen vote to purchase pin access system for fitness center
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday evening to purchase a pin access for one of the doors on the Mexico Fitness Center. During the Feb. 11 selectmen’s meeting, the board decided to set March 1 as the tentative opening date for the Mexico Fitness Center. The fitness center has been closed since […]
One student expelled, one suspended for school break-in, thefts
BETHEL — The SAD 44 board expelled one Telstar High School student indefinitely and extended the suspension of another by unanimous votes Monday night. Both disciplinary actions are related to the unlawful entries and thefts at Crescent Park Elementary School in Bethel that occurred near the end of January. Superintendent David Murphy said the votes […]