Mexico town office to get AED MEXICO — The Town Office will soon receive a portable heart rhythm regulator. The Board of Selectmen approved the purchase of an Automated External Defibrillator at their meeting Nov. 21. Town Manager Jack Gaudet said the $899.88 purchase, through Med-Care Ambulance, is at a reduced cost thanks to a federal […]
River Valley
News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Holiday season opens with annual Santa parade
Piper Dyke, 3, of Mexico, with Salena Berry, covers her ears to block the sounds of sirens from the firetrucks in Friday’s parade in Mexico as she waits for Santa to pass her in his sleigh. Andre Breton, 4, of Rumford, shares an important moment with Santa Claus on Friday at the Mexico Fire Station […]
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Sheriff Wayne Gallant solicited sex from employees, union official says
Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant solicited sex from at least two of his employees, according to an agent for the union that represents 23 sworn officers. Ray Cote, business agent for Teamsters Local 340, said he received the reports directly from the employees but declined to name them. In one instance, Gallant sent multiple sexually […]
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Santa coming to Mexico on Friday
The Mexico Firemen’s Relief Association will present the annual Santa Claus parade Friday. Santa arrives at last year’s parade. MEXICO — The holiday season officially gets underway in the River Valley this Friday with the annual Santa Claus parade. The event, sponsored by the Mexico Firemen’s Relief Association, will begin at 6 p.m. from Franklin Savings […]
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Couple raising money to train seizure-alert dog
Kristen Scott had her first seizure when she was six weeks old. She was diagnosed with epilepsy — grand mal and absent seizures, and as she got older, they became more frequent, and more severe. Still, she was determined not to let the epilepsy stop her from doing everything she wanted to do. She went […]
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Rumford hotel project to move forward
RUMFORD — Selectmen have approved the effort to build a Best Western Plus Rumford Falls hotel. They unanimously approved allowing Town Manager Linda-Jean “LJ” Briggs to enter into a $350,000 loan contract with Pennacook Falls Investments Ltd. Tony Carter, president of Pennacook Falls, is leading 22 local investors in developing the four-story, 60-room hotel on Route […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Casco: Open Space Commission, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Casco: Zoning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., touring 33 Nash St. Jay: Special selectmen meeting, 6 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Livermore Falls: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Otisfield: […]
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Rumford police K-9 proposal gets the go-ahead
Rumford Police Chief Stacy Carter tells the Board of Selectmen on Thursday his department needs a police dog to deal with an area-wide drug problem. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) RUMFORD — A proposal for a police dog was given the go-ahead by selectmen Thursday evening, but only if the cost of it can be privately funded. […]
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Rumford church furnishing Thanksgiving dinners
The Thanksgiving Giveaway by Praise Assembly of God Church, 89 Congress St. in Rumford, will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) RUMFORD — The 15th annual Thanksgiving Giveaway by Praise Assembly of God Church will take place Saturday, Nov. 18, with a goal of helping 100 families. Baskets containing food […]
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Mexico to remember Greg Arsenault with sign
MEXICO — An effort is underway to raise money for a sign in the Mexico Recreation Park to remember Greg Arsenault, who passed away Sept. 19. Arsenault was very active in the community, volunteering for years at the department before becoming its first full-time director. At the selectmen meeting Nov. 7, Dwight Murphy said the sign […]