An FBI agent says the gang recruits people addicted to drugs to help sell their products using their homes as bases.
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School Resource Officer Justin Onofrio covering Dixfield-area schools
The RSU 56 SRO position is funded through a bipartisan Stronger Connections Grant for $250,000 and covers three years of salary/benefits of the SRO in RSU 56, said Superintendent Pam Doyen in an email response to the Rumford Falls Times.
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Peru summer program students learn about disabilities
Dirigo Elementary School students participate in a CARE workshop.
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Peru home, barn, workshop destroyed by fire; two people treated for heat exhaustion
Heat and humidity took its toll on firefighters who couldn’t work more than 20 minutes at a time.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Animals reported in burning barn in Peru
The fire was reported at approximately noon on Ada Avenue.
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Peru snowmobilers presented Spirit of America Tributes
Greg Freeman and Neil Sorensen have dedicated themselves to grooming and maintaining 52 miles of snowmobile trails in town for a combined 51 years.
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Peru man dies when trimming trees near power lines
Gilles Anctil, 81, died Saturday morning after the boom and bucket he was operating while trimming trees touched electrical wires.
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Tyler McDonald elected road commissioner in Peru
McDonald to succeed Brad Hutchings, who was elected to a three-year term in June 2023, but has resigned, effective June 30, 2024.
Posted inLocal News, Rumford Falls Times
Traffic control questions addressed about planned large Peru store
PERU — Questions around the entrances and how traffic flow would operate onsite were raised at a Traffic Control Permit Scoping meeting on May 30 regarding a planned large convenience store at 9 North Main St. Tim Soucie, Project Engineer for Maine Department of Transportation, Region 3, said June 4 that there was some discussion […]
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Bikes for books: 28 Peru students get new rides for reading challenge
Twenty-eight Dirigo Elementary School students read books over four weeks to win new bikes during their school assembly on Monday. The bikes were donated by the Masons of King Hiram Lodge 57 of Mexico.