River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Posted inMaine Crime, River Valley
Three suspects charged with drug trafficking in Mexico
Investigators said out-of-state drug traffickers had been traveling from Massachusetts to Mexico, where they distributed illegal drugs with the assistance of a woman who lives on Main Street in Mexico.
advertisement
Posted inNews, River Valley
“A race against myself’: 76-year-old Rumford woman participating in 13th Jimmy Fund Walk
Since 2011, Connie Venskus of Rumford has raised $18,820 in support of research and patient care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Andover board sets public meeting on federal funds and town meeting date
Residents will be asked about switching the annual Town Meeting back to March from June.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford commissioners say they lack jurisdiction on Hartford winter road appeal
Darrington Road has been closed to winter maintenance since 1992.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Replacement of Rumford-Mexico Bridge to begin in October
The project is expected to take two years to complete.
Posted inRiver Valley
River Valley residents share frustrations about opioid problem and effects on community
Residents air complaints at town hall meeting Friday night: ‘This is the stuff you see in the big cities.’
Posted inBethel, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Sept. 18, 2023
• Ryan A. Allen, 23, of 174 Fletcher Road, Auburn, on charges of domestic violence aggravated assault and domestic violence terrorizing, 12:16 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, on Laurel Lane in Oxford, by Oxford Police Department. • Sean M. Dittman, 33, of 16 Medallion Road, Holbrook, Massachusetts, on a charge of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, […]
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
River Valley residents air complaints at a town hall meeting on drugs, homelessness
Residents of the River Valley community gathered to voice their fears and to find answers to the problems of homelessness, mental illness and drug abuse within their community.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, River Valley
Trooper fatally shoots armed Rumford man accused of killing his brother
State police went to Rangeley Plantation to arrest Shay McKenna, who missed his arraignment on a manslaughter charge stemming from his brother’s shooting death.