‘(On) Friday, Jan. 16, we got 9 inches of new snow. Nadine Drapeau, a CMP worker, showed up at my door and asked if I could provide seating for a power crew for lunch. We hosted 10 guys from Narragansett Power for a pizza lunch . . . ‘
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Hearing set Monday on increasing Dixfield sewer rate
DIXFIELD — A public hearing on raising the sewer rate this year from $70 to $93 per quarter is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday, the first step in possibly erasing an estimated $1 million deficit that’s been building since 2011. The meeting will be held downstairs at the Ludden Library. Town Manager Alicia Conn said […]
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Posted inBusiness, News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Employee housing proposed for Dixfield sawmill
Irving Forest Products Sawmill plans to install four, four-bedroom mobile homes, each with two baths and a common-area kitchen.
Posted inRiver Valley
Med-Care Ambulance in Mexico to receive about $80,000 in funding from towns it services
The emergency medical services agency also received an $86,000 FEMA firefighters’ grant in November to use to pay 95% of the cost of upgrading its outdated radio system.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Top news stories of 2022: The good, the bad and emergence from the pandemic
There were celebrations of sports victories, lots of economic development and plenty of other good news, tempered by the interesting and the unfortunate, as we look back at the area’s biggest stories.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
RSU 10 to receive $1.16 million for wellness, fitness center at new Mexico school
The center will be available for students, school staff and the community.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Dec. 29, 2022
• Chester L. Beauchesne, 44, of 50 Glen St., Oxford, on charges of violation of condition of release, aggravated trafficking of scheduled drug and two charges of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, 4:27 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, on Main Street in Oxford, by Oxford Police Department. • Garrison S. Hebert, 25, transient, on probation revocation […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Flu’s spread and severity remains severe across the region
Flu-associated hospitalizations in Androscoggin and Franklin counties each tripled last week compared to the week prior, with 15 patients and six patients admitted to hospitals, respectively.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Andover to hold special election for selectman in February
Nomination papers are available at the Town Office.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Franklin, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills, River Valley
$6.5 million for tri-county health care providers included in federal spending bill
Maine’s congressional delegation secured millions of dollars in federal funding for more than 200 Maine-based projects and organizations, including $4 million for health care services in Androscoggin County and nearly $2.5 million for services in Oxford County.