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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Posted inOxford Hills, River Valley
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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Posted inNews, River Valley
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 […]
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
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.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Man charged with murder after allegedly shooting his wife in her car on Route 108 in Peru
Police say David Gaudreau drove next to his wife’s car on the side of Route 108 in Peru and fired shots into her vehicle.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Police arrest suspect in Peru car crash and gunfire incident
A section of Route 108 was closed to traffic Tuesday.
Posted inNews, River Valley
Peru man dies in crash on Route 108 in Canton
Jared Bernard, 22, was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Turner Street, also Route 108, on Monday morning.
Posted inNews, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Peru voters to consider switch to appointed road commissioner
Current Road Commissioner Brad Hutchings, elected to a three-year term in June 2023, has resigned, effective June 30.
Posted inRiver Valley, Rumford Falls Times, Schools & Education
Peru school leader named National Distinguished Principal for 2024 by Maine peers
Dirigo Elementary School Principal Charlie Swan is recognized Friday.