RUMFORD — Many westbound drivers negotiating Route 2 at the intersection with Lincoln Avenue on Tuesday couldn’t avoid a cluster of potholes. But between gaps in traffic, drivers swung into the opposite lane to avoid the mess, trying to save nasty yanks on their shock absorbers and suspensions, and scrapes on their undercarriages. Maine’s pothole […]
western Maine
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Too risky, too young
New survey highlights troubling trends among western Maine teens, tweens One in five western Maine middle school students has seriously thought about committing suicide. The same students were more likely than peers across the state to admit to having huffed paint, smoked marijuana, had sex, gambled or driven with someone drunk or high. In Oxford […]
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Oxford County Special Olympics brings 110 athletes to Black Mountain for training
RUMFORD — More than 100 Special Olympics Maine athletes from 11 Western Maine teams participated in the Oxford County Special Olympics Winter Games training day at Black Mountain Ski Resort on Friday. They competed in snowshoe, and Alpine and Nordic skiing at the Rumford ski hill. The speedskating competition took place at the Hosmer Field […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford tourism promoter gets new FM radio station
RUMFORD — A River Valley tourism promoter announced Wednesday that it received approval from the Federal Communication Commission to operate a noncommercial, low-power FM radio station at 91.1. Run by the River Valley Community Association of Rumford, the 100-watt River Valley Community Radio station is part of an overall marketing push, association Director Kevin Saisi […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Extreme cold not affecting skiers, but causing headaches for road crews
RUMFORD — Sub-zero temperatures this week and an ice storm two weeks ago have hampered Black Mountain Ski Resort’s ability to get underway for the season. But it isn’t stopping the public from getting out and enjoying the slopes. The local ski hill opened for the season Dec. 21, right in the middle of an […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Western Maine sees successful deer season
RUMFORD — Early deer kill numbers from the fall hunt indicate a good season in Western Maine at least, according to Chuck Hulsey, a state wildlife biologist in Strong. His coverage district spans from Farmington to Bethel and the whole area between the two up to Rangeley. “The Rumford tagging station — our biggest tagging […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
SJ will soon charge for unlimited access. New ‘bundle’ can include 7 papers
On Dec. 3, the Sun Journal and our family of weekly newspapers will begin charging for Web access, and offering something unique in Maine: an all-access bundle of newspapers that will include the daily Sun Journal and six weekly newspapers in Franklin, Oxford and Androscoggin counties. As a current Sun Journal print subscriber, you will […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Western Maine passenger rail possible within the year
PARIS — Representatives from two passenger rail proposals looking to link Montreal to Boston through Western Maine say regular train service could start as early as next year. Speaking at a meeting of the Androscoggin, Oxford and Coos Counties Corridor Committee on Wednesday, George Schwanke and Bob Steele of Golden Eagle Railway Co. and Francois […]
Posted inSpecials
Things to see in Western Maine: Road signs, yard art
One of Maine’s unique and endearing characteristics is its many “foreign” place names, among them Egypt, Canton, Sweden (and New Sweden, not to discriminate), Lisbon, Lebanon and Vienna (but please: vye-ENNA). One sign tells you how far it is to places in Maine like Washington, Clinton and Harrison … all presidential names. Who knew? And […]