Andover: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Avon: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Community Room Bethel: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Crescent Park School Bridgton: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Buckfield: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Municipal Building Canton: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Office Carrabassett Valley: 8 a.m. to 8 […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Building Farmington: Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Paris: Oxford County Commission, 9 a.m., county building Paris: Conservation Committee, 7 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Planning Board, 6:30 […]
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National Red Ribbon Week: Mexico middle school students send anti-drug message
The door of Lisa Belanger’s seventh-grade classroom at Mountain Valley Middle School in Mexico is decorated as book shelves for National Red Ribbon Week. The anti-drug campaign message by students is Read Your Way Out of Drugs. (Submitted photo) MEXICO — Students at Mountain Valley Middle School celebrated National Red Ribbon Week by pledging to […]
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When and where to vote on Election Day
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Polling places in some cities and towns open as early as 6 a.m. All polling places will close at 8 p.m. Here are the times and locations for voting in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties: Andover: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall Auburn: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. […]
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Bliss Thru Shopping: Rumford and What Not
It’s been a while since Shopping Siren has been shopping in Rumford. Like, way back then, Congress Street was in one solid piece. And there was no pond in the middle of the road. Ahh, the good old days. But while a lot is changing in Rumford, there’s still a little shop near the […]
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Six-year-old crowned Miss Mexico 2018
MEXICO — Mya Lennon, 6, has been named Miss Mexico 2018 for her participation in the town’s bicentennial events this year. She was presented with a tiara and handmade sash by Judy Breau Kennedy, who was crowned Miss Mexico 1968 during the town’s sesquicentennial year. “I wore this crown for 50 years,” Kennedy told Lennon at […]
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Canton board OKs money to fix turnarounds
CANTON — Selectmen voted Thursday night to spend up to $2,500 to build up road turnarounds used by town vehicles and school buses. Selectman Rob Walker said Staples Hill Road and Farrand Hill Road turnarounds need gravel. “The one on Farrand Hill would probably take eight loads,” Selectman Don Hutchins said. The money will come […]
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Bridge dedication honors a fallen Mexico soldier
Nine-year-old Owen McLain of Peru does the honor Friday of uncovering the dedication plaque for the PFC Buddy Wendell McLain Memorial Bridge, named after his father. From left are Owen’s mother, Chelsea McLain, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and state Rep. Richard Pickett, R-Dixfield. (Bruce Farrin/Sun Journal) PERU — Nine-year-old Owen McLain of Peru unveiled the […]
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RSU 56 to be reimbursed $42,000 from state for special ed services
PERU — The Maine Department of Education will reimburse Regional School Unit 56 for $42,000 in special education costs, according to a school official. Special Education Director Heidi Connelly informed the RSU 56 board of directors of the expected payment Wednesday night. Connelly was hired in July following the resignation of Susan Moore at the end […]
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Prescription drug take-back day this Saturday
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at locations around Maine. Sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, the day aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible way of disposing of prescription drugs, while educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Police […]