Town manager search expected to take up to four months.
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Dixfield school district virus numbers drop significantly
Regional School Unit 56 superintendent says pool testing for COVID-19 catching cases sooner.
Ross Swain and the Ellis Pond Sidekicks advocate for their beloved Silver Lake
In four years the group has attracted 1,000 members.
Home prices continue to rise in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties
Maine real estate watchers say fewer houses are going on the market while demand stays high. And maybe that’s making Maine a stressful state to buy a house.
Shaunna Lamontagne of Rumford is a ‘mom of all trades’ who uses her experience to help others
Helping out with the after-school program and running the River Valley Free Store in Mexico are just some of the things she does to strengthen the community.
Rumford prepares to seek bond for $4.7 million fire station
Town Manager Stacy Carter believes only half the project will require a loan.
Gary Dolloff of Rumford is a Mainer to be thankful for, improving his community one kindness at a time
The Rumford Community Center manager can usually be found helping someone or raising money for a good local cause, like running 2,132 miles this year for veterans.
Weld Street Inn’s tax lien paid in full
Dixfield selectmen had accepted an agreement with inn owner two months ago to pay $23,552 by Nov. 17.
Oxford County discusses how to comply with vaccine mandate
The two options would include mandatory vaccination, with exemptions for medical or religious reasons, or an employee choice option where employees who have not provided a copy of their vaccine card would be required to get tested every seven days.