Oxford County arrest log
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
State police respond to lawyer’s criticisms in case against Seth Carey
Maine State Police defended their investigation into Rumford lawyer Seth Carey, who was charged with a host of sex crimes that were dropped by a Hancock County prosecutor.
Laura Johnston and Mark Thibodeau hired as assistant principals for Rumford, Mexico schools
Johnston will serve Rumford Elementary School; Thibodeau at Meroby Elementary School in Mexico.
Charges against Seth Carey dismissed; attorney rebukes state police for ‘rotten’ investigation
Lawyer James Howaniec is calling for an investigation into the practices of Maine State Police who brought charges against Carey in 2018.
Oxford County arrest log: July 5, 2023
• Jacob A. Arundel, 43, of 100 Coldwater Brook Road, Oxford, on two charges of violating condition of release, 12:15 a.m. Saturday, July 1, at 62 Coldwater Brook Road, Oxford, by Oxford Police Department. • Nathan M. Blodgett, 25, of 22 Prospect Ave., Unit 6, Rumford, on charges of disorderly conduct loud unreasonable noise, criminal […]
Photo: Roscoe rocks Mexico
Roscoe the snake is growing by the day on the front lawn at the Mexico Town Office.
Dixfield-based school district librarians, directors speak against book rating suggestion
Director Liz Kelly of Dixfield asked about adopting questioned the board at their June 13 meeting regarding their interest in “looking into a rating system for materials in our library.”
Striking Maine gold: Prospectors say they live for the ‘thrill of discovery’
Western Maine is known for its pure but elusive gold. ‘You never know,’ said one prospector. ‘(But) when you find a nugget, it’s pretty darn exciting.’
Rumford native Matt Carrier shares his story on surviving cancer
A crowd of about 40 people gathered at the library Thursday to hear Carrier read from his book, “To Ring the Bell,” about surviving cancer twice in his lifetime.