MEXICO — Elizabeth Wasson potted begonias at the grand opening of the Briar Patch Greenhouse on Thursday amid a colorful and fragrant display of flowers. The greenhouse is part of Hope Association’s effort to engage its participants and the community, and produce a profit. The association, based in Rumford, offers programs and services for people […]
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News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Peru to vote on community center's future
PERU — Residents will decide June 12 whether to appropriate $7,000 to maintain the Community Center or demolish it. An informational meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, to discuss both questions and the June 12 annual town meeting warrant. In 2011, voters approved of selectpersons leasing the former school, which closed in […]
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More security cameras at Dirigo middle and high schools
PERU — More security cameras are coming to schools in Regional School Unit 56. Technology Director Brian Keene told the RSU 56 board of directors Tuesday that the technology department has installed cables for additional cameras at Dirigo Middle School, and that more cables and cameras are coming to Dirigo High School. The additional cables […]
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Use of Rumford's UDAG loan program debated
Glenn Gordon, owner of Good Karma Cafe and Health Foods, said he is grateful for the Urban Development Action Grants program. He said his loan was instrumental in getting the business started. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) RUMFORD — In the 1980s and ’90s, the federal government doled out hundreds of millions of dollars in Urban Development […]
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Several new hires at Rumford school
RUMFORD — Regional School Unit 10 directors Monday hired staff member Tom Danylik as assistant principal and athletic director for Mountain Valley High School. He will begin July 1. Danylik has been a special education teacher at the school for 10 years and a varsity boys’ basketball coach and an assistant athletic director for the […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Community Day Committee, 6 p.m., Municipal Center Buckfield: Selectmen and Budget Committee, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Eustis: School Committee, 5:30 p.m., Stratton Elementary School Farmington: RSU 9 board of directors, 6:30 p.m., Mt. Blue Campus Paris: Planning Board, 7 […]
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Video tribute to Corp. Eugene P. Cole in Rumford
Dan Gauvin, manager of the S.G. Thibault Funeral Home in Rumford, is inviting the public to view a video tribute to slain Somerset County Sheriff’s Cpl. Eugene Cole from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. to noon Monday. Cole, 62, was shot to death while on duty April 25 in Norridgewock. Gauvin […]
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Mexico celebrating bicentennial
MEXICO — A story published on Page B3 of the Region edition Friday should have said selectmen approved a parade by the Mexico Bicentennial Committee. It was an editing error.
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Mexico selectmen OK bicentennial parade
MEXICO — Selectmen have approved a parade by the Mexico Centennial Committee for Saturday, Aug. 25. Jennifer Blodgett, town executive secretary and bicentennial committee member, said the parade will start at 11 a.m. at the former Franklin Savings Bank on Main Street and go to the Mexico Green. After the procession, activity moves to the […]
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Spring cleanup begins Monday
MEXICO — Spring cleanup gets underway Monday and runs through May 26, Board of Selectmen Chairman Richie Philbrick said. Residents are encouraged to bring items to the transfer station, if possible. Among the rules for cleanup are: • Have everything at curbside by 6 a.m. Monday. Public Works will not make return runs. • All leaves […]