DIXFIELD — Marissa LaPointe’s mother was driving Marissa to school on April 4 when her mother had a seizure. The Peru seventh-grader took action as the car approached a bridge. She put on the four-way flashers, took the driver’s foot off the gas pedal, steered the vehicle into an empty parking lot, put it into […]
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News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Canton board briefed on school budget
CANTON — Regional School Unit 56 director Anne Chamberlin of Canton told selectmen Thursday night that the $12.28 million budget for 2018-19 budget is less than this fiscal year, but local assessments will be higher because town valuations went up and the state is decreasing its funding. Superintendent Pam Doyen said Friday that if the budgets […]
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Community cleanup Sunday in Rumford, Mexico
A community cleanup day will take place this Sunday throughout Rumford and Mexico. A community cleanup day will take place throughout Rumford and Mexico this Sunday. With the theme, “Let’s Clean Up Together,” volunteers will meet at 8 a.m. at the Rumford Information Center. People are asked wear bright colors or safety vests. Some supplies […]
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Rumford couple named MSA's Snowmobiler of the Year
Louise and Bob Stickney of the Rumford Polar Bears Snowmobile Club were named Maine Snowmobile Association’s Snowmobiler of the Year on Saturday. Jon Holmes, right, of the Poodunck Snowmobile Club of Dixfield nominated the couple. (Submitted photo) RUMFORD — Bob and Louise Stickney of the Rumford Polar Bears Snowmobile Club have been named Snowmobiler of the Year […]
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RSU 56 board approves $12.25 million budget for 2018-19
DIXFIELD — The Regional School Unit 56 board of directors Tuesday approved a $12.25 million budget for the 2018-19 school year, an increase of 1.5 percent from this year’s spending. At its previous meeting, the board had proposed a 2 percent increase, but decided Tuesday that further cuts were needed. Superintendent Pam Doyen told the board […]
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After-school program 'surviving,' but without materials or supplies
MEXICO — The after-school program in Regional School Unit 10 faces significant financial challenges, but is “surviving.” At the RSU 10 meeting Monday, Program Director for the Western Foothills Kids Association Barbara Radmore gave the board of directors an update on the struggling after-school program, which serves more than 180 low-performing students at Mountain Valley Middle […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library; public hearing on application for special amusement permit for American Legion Swasey-Torrey Post 100 Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Livermore Falls: Public hearing on town budget, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, […]
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Dixfield taxes likely to go up slightly
DIXFIELD — Despite a drop in the proposed municipal budget, increases in school and county assessments mean a proposed increase of $330,493 for taxpayers for 2018-19. Town Manager Carlo Puiia said the largest increase in the total budget of $4.94 million, which doesn’t take into account revenue-sharing and other credits coming to the town, is “reflected […]
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Earth Day cleanup in Rumford
Employees of Oxford County Mental Health Services, members of the Beacon House Peer Recovery Center and community members spent about two hours Friday picking up trash in honor of Earth Day, which is Sunday, April 22. Groups spread out throughout the downtown Rumford area and nearby to pick up two truckloads of trash, Oxford County […]
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Canton official quits, cites ‘hostile work environment’
CANTON — Selectmen accepted the written resignation of Town Administrator Scotty Kilbreth during an emergency meeting Thursday. Kilbreth’s letter said he “no longer (has) confidence in the majority of the Board of Selectmen to do what is right for the town.” “Also, the lack of support for me is evident,” he wrote. “The chairman of […]