River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Meeting to approve wind ordinance scheduled
RUMFORD — A special selectmen’s meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 6 p.m. to approve a proposed wind energy ordinance. Voters rejected an ordinance in June by a 696-582. The board has until Thursday to sign an ordinance in order for it to go before voters in November. Selectman Jeremy Volkernick said at an ordinance […]
Oxford County arrest log
PARIS — The following arrests were logged at the Oxford County jail: * Richard P. Breau, 31, of Bethel, Sept. 23, violation of bail condition, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. * Anthony W. Carro, 25, of Paris, Sept. 23, possession of heroin and probation hold, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. * Kevin M. Litchfield Jr., 24, of […]
Safe Voices showing the color purple this fall
RUMFORD — Fall colors are starting to peak all over Maine but Safe Voices in Oxford County is hoping to see the color purple. October is domestic violence awareness month, which was first enacted in 1995 by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence. The color purple has been used to display support for victims […]
Dixfield police log
DIXFIELD — Police responded to 23 incidents from Sept. 20 t0 Sept. 27. Among these incidents were: Theft * On Sept. 23 at 1:15 p.m. Dirigo High School reported the theft of a student’s Mac Book laptop. The student reported last seeing it on Sept. 22. The student was not sure where the laptop was […]
Backkingdom Road, soccer discussed at board meeting
MEXICO — Concerns over easement and property lines for the end of Backkingdom Road were among topics mentioned at Tuesday night’s selectmen’s meeting. Construction has been ongoing for the dead-end portion of the road, including building a new turnaround for town plows and school buses. The issue Town Manager John Madigan had been concerned with […]
High school meets accreditation goals
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School Principal Matt Gilbert unveiled an accreditation report Monday night that showed the school was meeting goals. He outlined areas the administration and staff must work on now. The report, written by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, of Bedford, Mass., is the result of a multiday visit […]
Rumford crime bulletin
Patrol officers responded to 125 complaints from midnight Sept. 18 to midnight Sept. 26. Arrests/summonses Sept. 18 at 12:54 p.m., Theresa Nicholson, 26, of Rumford was arrested by Sgt. Douglas Maifeld on Cumberland Street on a charge of domestic violence assault. Nicholson posted $1,000 unsecured bail and is scheduled to appear in Rumford District Court […]
Car crashes after child pulls gear shift out of park
DIXFIELD — A 4-year-old boy pulled a gear shift lever out of park, sending a vehicle rolling down Brian Street last week with two other children on board. Dixfield police Chief Richard A. Pickett said Nicole Baltrus of Dixfield parked her 1996 Chrysler Cirrus at a house on Brian Street, took the keys out of […]