Michael Peter Chase died Aug. 25. Chase was a 25-year firefighter, a volunteer in the community, served on the Charter Commission, the Planning Board and the County Budget Committee.
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
Peru grandmother named Angels in Adoption honoree
Cyndi Dolloff adopted her daughter and then her daughter’s two children.
Peru food drive features doll, handmade outfits
Ninety-year-old seamstress has been sewing for over 82 years.
Oxford County arrest log: Nov. 30, 2022
• Shane A. Haley, 51, of 54 Valley Road, Dixfield, on a charge of arson, 6:43 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at that address, by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. • Adrian Matos, 53, of 396 Main St., Bridgton, on a charge of operating after license suspension, 10:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, on Lake […]
Rumford man to serve less than a year for sexual assault of girl
Izayha J. Walsh will be on probation for eight years and must register as a sex offender for life.
Oxford County arrest log: Nov. 28, 2022
• Norman F. Alleano, 27, transient, on charges of refusing to submit to arrest or detention, violation of condition of release and failure to appear after bailed, 1:28 a.m. Sunday, in Oxford, by Oxford Police Department. • Robert E. Arris Jr., 44, of 1168 State Highway 232, Milton Township, on a charge of failure to […]
Face Time: Marie Therese ‘Terry’ Martin writes her memoir about ‘Life, Death, and Survival in Maine’s Cancer Valley’
By the 1970s Martin and her husband Dr. Edward Martin became whistle-blowers attempting to alert state agencies, legislators, governors and environmental groups about emissions from the mill in Rumford.
Canton home damaged by fire Thursday morning
Flames originated near a TV in the living room.
Oxford County arrest log: Nov. 23, 2022
• Chester L. Beauchesne, 44, of Proctor Heights Dr., Waterford, on charges of domestic violence criminal threatening, violation of condition of release, domestic violence assault and possession of a firearm when prohibited, 2 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, in Waterford, by Maine State Police. • Kori T. Doyle, 29, of 1290 Pequawket Trail, Brownfield, on a […]