LEWISTON — Lea Girardin, former director of the Maine Film Office, will be the featured speaker at the Great Falls Forum lecture series at noon on Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Lewiston Public Library. Girardin will present a talk entitled, “Visual Media Production: a Diverse and Growing Industry Just Right for Maine.” The presentation will […]
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Superintendents seek details on governor’s education proposal
RSU 10 Superintendent Tom Ward said a first impression to a proposal by Department of Education Commissioner Steve Bowen and Gov. Paul LePage to make significant changes to education may not be as bad as it looks. “We need to know the details,” he said. One of the proposals is to remove a prohibition against […]
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Dixfield businessman offers $5,000 reward to help solve $50,000 theft case
DIXFIELD — A local businessman offered a $5,000 reward Wednesday for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of thieves who broke into his log yard on Monday night in North Anson. They stole $50,000 worth of tools, lumber and saws and vandalized other equipment at his North Anson Log Yard, Clinton Bradbury said late […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged in Oxford County Superior Court: * Michael J. Ricci, 27, of Norway, Feb. 13, domestic assault, $200 cash bail, Norway Police Department. * Brandon E. Holmes, 25, of Mexico, Feb. 14, carrying a concealed weapon and discharging a weapon near a residence, $600 cash bail, Mexico Police Department. […]
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Rumford cooking classes help parents, children
RUMFORD — Stacey Morrison really likes the Cooking Matters program at Mountain Valley High School. She and her two children, along with several other families, attend the special session every week. “I like to involve the children. I get a lot of good tips,” she said. On Monday, parents were learning to make barley jambalaya […]
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Reporter hit by car in Mexico
MEXICO — A Sun Journal reporter was hit by a car Tuesday evening while crossing Main Street. Rumford Bureau reporter Erin Cox, 33, of Peru was taken first to Rumford Hospital, and later to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, after being hit by a 1998 Subaru station wagon driven by Ashley Cioffa-Orr, 25, of […]
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Dixfield bridge construction moving along after delays
DIXFIELD — Residents will see portions of the new Webb River Bridge being put in place on Wednesday and Thursday. Phil Pinkham, Maine Department of Transportation resident engineer, said two large beams were delivered to the construction site and two more would arrive Wednesday. The $2.8 million project that started in May 2011 has seen […]
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Mountain Valley school district learns of possible state aid boost
DIXFIELD — Superintendent Tom Ward and the RSU 10 board kicked off the 2012-13 budget development process Monday with news of a possible increase in state aid. Ward explained that valuations in the 12 district towns have remained essentially flat, unlike last year when the overall values increased by $45 million. With more value, state […]