MEXICO — State fire investigators are seeking help from the public to learn who intentionally destroyed an uninhabited two-story house by fire early Tuesday morning at 42 Mexico Ave. There were no injuries in the 12:30 a.m. inferno, but the fire scorched a tenant’s white Dodge Neon parked in the driveway of Diane Ellis’s house […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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This week’s agenda
Tuesday Rumford: Rumford Performing Arts Committee, 4:30 p.m., Municipal Building Rumford: Board of Assessors, 4 p.m., Municipal Building Woodstock: Selectmen, 5 p.m., Town Office Woodstock: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Wednesday Hanover: Planning Board, 6 p.m., Town Office Newry: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Office Rumford: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Municipal Building Thursday Canton: […]
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Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County Jail: * David V. Auty, 24, of Hebron, Dec. 2, disorderly conduct, released on personal recognizance, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Crystal M. Weyant, 30, of Oxford, Dec. 2, disorderly conduct, $1,000 unsecured bond, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Stephanie L. Gould, 33, of […]
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Money OK’d for Peru bridge
PERU — Voters at a special town meeting Monday night authorized selectmen to use up to $200,000 from surplus to replace the Cummings Brook bridge on Dickvale Road. The project was started Monday by Sargent Corp. of Stillwater and will be finished by Friday, Road Commissioner Joe Roach told residents. The bridge was destroyed by […]
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Open house draws hundreds to Woodstock turbine project
WOODSTOCK — Hundreds of people attended an open house to get an up-close look at wind turbines on Spruce Mountain over the weekend. Tom Carroll, project coordinator for Patriot Renewables LLC, said the event was planned because the company had received many requests for tours of the project. The development is almost complete with 10 […]
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DEP project replaces oil tanks at risk of failure
BETHEL — Nine old heating oil tanks are being replaced in well-head protection zones to protect the water as part of a Maine Department of Environmental Protection project. The work on North Road and side roads in the area is being completed by L.M. Longley & Son of Norway at no cost to homeowners. DEP […]
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Rumford board hires local logger to harvest wood on 43-acre lot
RUMFORD — A Rumford logger will start selectively cutting trees next month on 43 acres of town land to free up space for quality trees. Selectmen on Thursday hired Kenrick Logging, approving Kenrick Thibodeau’s bid of $19,080.75 for the harvest job at the Franklin Annex Lot. It was the highest bid of five proffered that […]
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Black Mountain of Maine promotes local shopping
RUMFORD — Helping the local economy and giving space to those who work from home was the theme of a “shop local” fair on Friday. Black Mountain of Maine hosted its second annual vendor fair at the ski mountain. “We have this great facility and I feel it really should be used for more than […]