PERU — Two drivers were injured in a three-car collision Saturday afternoon on icy Route 108 and taken to Rumford Hospital, police said. The third driver fled into the woods and was pursued on foot by police, who captured him on Valley Road, Oxford County Cpl. Chancey Libby said. Thomas Sinclair, 86, of Mexico, and […]
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Dixfield Congregational Church hosting candlelight service on Christmas Eve
DIXFIELD — The Dixfield Congregational Church is hosting its annual Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6 p.m. Monday. A dinner and Yankee swap will be held Sunday, Dec. 23. Pastor John Gensel said normally the candlelight service attracts a large number of people, more so than a Sunday worship. “Last week, we had about 80 […]
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Posted inBusiness, River Valley
NewPage emerges from bankruptcy
RUMFORD — Paper producer NewPage Corp. says it has completed financial restructuring and has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of its plan, NewPage secured financing led by Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC of a $500 million term loan plus $350 million in revolving credit led by J.P. Morgan Stanley Securities LLC, the […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Hartford board seeks state funds for schools, shed project
HARTFORD — Selectmen ranked funding for schools and the town salt and sand shed at the top of a list for state Sen. John L. Patrick, D-Oxford County, Thursday night in response to a letter seeking input on topics affecting local communities. Patrick wrote that now was the best time to introduce legislation on issues of local […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, River Valley
RSU 10 board welcomes student reps
DIXFIELD — The RSU 10 board welcomed three student representatives to its meeting Wednesday night. They represent Mountain Valley and Dirigo high schools in Rumford and Dixfield, respectively. Additional alternate student reps will be appointed, as well as two students from Buckfield Junior-Senior High School. Addy Fuller, a senior at Dirigo High School, is the […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, River Valley
Annual Living Nativity scene scheduled for Sunday
BETHEL — The Bethel Alliance Church is preparing for its annual Living Nativity scene at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, at the town common. Pastor Kevin Bellinger said the the Living Nativity in Bethel began around 30 years ago. “A woman named Sue Farrar started it, as far as I know,” Bellinger said. “She used […]
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Sheriff reports fewer calls in Bethel
BETHEL — Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant told the Board of Selectmen this week that the number of calls from town residents has slowly decreased over the past few years. Gallant said the Sheriff’s Office began drafting incident reports on a yearly basis beginning in 2010, after residents voted to contract law enforcement duties to […]