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News and information about the River Valley area from the Sun Journal.
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Mexico police log
• May 23, 3:01 p.m.: A Roxbury Road resident reported the theft of a gaming system and prescription pills from their apartment. Officer Rob Drouin is investigation. • May 22, 4:05 p.m.: Angel Stillkey, 29, Rumford, was arrested by officer Caroline Casey on a warrant charging failure to appear. She was transported to the Oxford County […]
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Rumford police log
• May 11, 2:14 p.m.: A report of theft of change from an unlocked motor vehicle on Knox Street is under investigation. • May 12, 8:44 a.m.: Patrolman Ashley Rich is investigating the theft of inspection stickers stolen from a garage on Potato House Road. Estimated loss of $80. • May 12, 4:43 p.m.: Report […]
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Bethel school principal retiring next month
BETHEL — Levi Brown, gym teacher and teaching principal of Crescent Park Elementary in Bethel, will retire from School Administrative District 44 next month. Brown received his teaching degree at Plymouth University in New Hampshire. He said playing games for a living sounded great to him, so he became a physical education teacher. In 2003, […]
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Rumford Water District is in ‘sound financial position’
RUMFORD — The Rumford Water District is in a “sound financial position,” its auditor told those at a district trustees’ meeting Wednesday night. Ronald H. R. Smith of RHR Smith & Co. of Buxton, certified public accountants, was asked to attend the meeting because of questions raised by the citizens group Protect Rumford Water Alliance about […]
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Group questions Rumford Water District finances
RUMFORD — A group opposed to a proposed contract between the Rumford Water District and Poland Spring Water Co. is questioning the district’s finances. Len Greaney of the Protect Rumford Water Alliance said 75 people attended an information meeting moderated by Walter Buotte last week at the American Legion Hall. Poland Spring, a subsidiary of Nestle […]
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Rumford Water District to ‘set the record straight’
RUMFORD — The Rumford Water District board of trustees will meet Wednesday to respond to issues raised by the citizen group, Protect Rumford Water Alliance. The 4 p.m. meeting will be in the Rumford Falls Auditorium. “We’re addressing our finance condition, our financial management,” district Superintendent Brian Gagnon said. “We’ll be discussing the infrastructure conditions and […]
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Barbara Chow named Dixfield’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year
Barbara Chow named Dixfield’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year DIXFIELD — Barbara Chow was named Dixfield’s Distinguished Citizen of the Year on Monday. The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved the nomination, submitted by Susan Holmes. Holmes said Chow has served on local school boards for numerous years, and participated in many of the committees that support […]
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SAD 44 music teacher retiring
BETHEL — Linda Stowell, music teacher of over 28 years, will retire from School Administrative District 44 next month. Stowell received her teaching degree at the University of Portland-Gorham, now the University of Southern Maine. Raised in a musical household complete with a family band, Stowell said she knew she wanted a career in music, […]
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Meet the Candidates Night in Rumford
RUMFORD — A Meet the Candidates Night will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Rumford Falls Auditorium, offering residents an opportunity to learn more about the candidates seeking to fill two open three-year positions on the Rumford Board of Selectmen. The event is sponsored by EnvisionRumford. The seats are presently held by Mark Belanger and […]