Saturday, November 21, 2009 in Lewiston, Maine
After working on the program, Marc Edwards from the Extension stopped at a local gas station in town to find two fully-loaded Harley-Davidsons owned by a husband and wife from Michigan. They were taking a tour of the Northeast and enjoying the scenery.
FARMINGTON — The following arrests were recently logged at Franklin County Detention Center:
John E. Jackson, 28, Strong, warrant-failure to appear, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, Oct. 5, released to Kennebec Sheriff's Office Oct. 6, Franklin County Sheriff's Department.
Daniel R. Banville, 21, Wilton, violation condition of release, Oct. 6, $100 cash bail, court appearance Dec. 10, Farmington Police Department.
The School Street building, which the Board of Selectmen are seeking to sell, was spray painted with graffiti on the outside last week. Damage is estimated at around $500. No damage was done to the inside of the building. Police are pursuing a person of interest.
This is the second recent criminal mischief complaint of that type, he said.
The hearing, held at the start of the selectmen's meeting, provides an opportunity for the public to comment and ask questions about the proposed project prior to a referendum Nov. 3.
Because Highland Plantation is considered an unorganized territory, Independence Wind principals Angus King and Robert Gardiner are expected to file an application for permits for their plan with Maine's Land Use Regulation Commission by early November.
Home delivery of meals in the Farmington area is available by calling 778-4438 Saturday morning.
LIVERMORE FALLS — School directors voted 9-2 Thursday to approve the recommended community survey questionnaire pertaining to the future of the school system and possible consolidation with another district.
Some members of the Board of Directors of Regional School Unit 36, which serves Livermore and Livermore Falls, have been working on an ad-hoc committee in collaboration with representatives from Jay and Fayette to develop the survey.
Jay has already received more than 320 community surveys back. Fayette is expected to vote on the survey soon.
The Road Committee will hold an open meeting Oct. 22 to begin a review of town roads to determine what, when and how much road work and repaving to recommend prior to next year's budget process.
Requested by Public Works foreman John Welch, the committee would give a better, more informed idea at budget time, Welch told the board last month. In a recent year, two dozen possibilities were narrowed down to three roads considered for work.
WILTON — Expecting passage of two November ballot questions that could result in either cuts in the town budget or an increase in the town's tax rate, selectmen unanimously took a stand Tuesday against both the excise tax initiative and the TABOR II question.
The motor vehicle excise tax measure would cut approximately $220,000 in revenue for the town, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the board. That money is used for such things as repair and maintenance of 60 miles of road and four bridges.
FARMINGTON — A statewide conference, Food for the Future: Investing in Maine's Best Kept Secret, takes place from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Author and nationally recognized speaker Woody Tasch, who recently launched the Slow Money Alliance, an organization committed to developing resources for farmers, will speak and facilitate a panel discussion on what resources Maine needs to support a healthy agriculture sector.
FARMINGTON — Author Woody Tasch will discuss and sign copies of his book, "Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms and Fertility Mattered," from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in Olsen Student Center at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Tasch will also give a presentation Tuesday at 2 p.m. as part of the statewide conference on investing in local agriculture also being held at UMF.
JAY — The results are in. The buddies are winning.
Third-graders participating on the Jay Elementary School Civil Rights Team are making sure of it.
They gathered for lunch Wednesday in teacher James Remington's art classroom prior to breaking into groups to do projects during recess.
Both Remington and guidance counselor Jennifer Stone, team advisers, had an increase in team members this year.
There were 10 on the team last year and 23 this year.
FARMINGTON — A Bangor man pleaded guilty Wednesday to theft of $1,243 worth of merchandise from Renys on Broadway in Farmington last July.
"I am completely guilty," Bobbi Frappier, 32, told the court. He pleaded to theft by unauthorized taking, violation of release and probation violation.
Justice Micaela Murphy postponed sentencing pending approval of an agreement that calls for five years in prison and two years of probation.
FARMINGTON — A Franklin Superior Court justice amended requested bail conditions Wednesday for a Farmington man accused of growing and selling marijuana.
Robert J. Sirois, 56, was arrested and charged along with three other men, Charles Correll, 50, of Farmington; Eric Hall, 38, and Matthew Hemingway, 45, both of Industry, in September on charges of trafficking and cultivating marijuana.
The men were each released on $250 cash bail and are scheduled to appear Dec. 18 in a Farmington court.
JAY — Retired administrator Gilbert D. Eaton III has been hired as interim principal of Jay High School, Superintendent Robert Wall said Wednesday.
Easton, of Livermore Falls, will start on Tuesday, Oct. 13. and be paid $308.65 per day he works through June 30 with no benefits, Wall said.
RANGELEY — Three teenagers are facing charges after police said they made two pipe bombs and detonated them in the areas of Allen and Depot streets Saturday evening.
The festival, planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fairbanks School Meeting House on Route 4 north of Farmington, features a variety of demonstrations such as tatting, wood turning, candle making, glass blowing, chair caning and rug hooking. Each artisan will have some of their work available for sale and viewing, she said.
WILTON — Selectmen agreed Tuesday to pursue more options for the vacant Primary School.
While one proposal to turn the building into an alternative school remains on the table, the board also opted to make the property available for sale to others, check the cost of demolishing it and consider auctioning it off.
A previous proposal by Keith Swett to purchase the building for $1 and turn it into nine apartments has been withdrawn, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the board.
The incident is believed to have happened sometime in September when Wescott was out of the country, Police Chief Scott Nichols said.
Digital videos filmed by Wescott and hard drives were taken. Although there is no monetary value to the property, the items were of extreme importance to Wescott, he said.
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday to buy two pieces of communications equipment from Durham for $1,600 as part of the switch to having the county dispatch local police, fire and ambulance personnel next month.
The two modules are being added to the radio console at the Androscoggin County Communications Center in Auburn, allowing dispatchers to reach Livermore Falls emergency workers when the switchover occurs Nov. 23.
Durham paid $3,200 for the modules, Town Manager Jim Chaousis said.
Selectman Bill Demaray opposed the vote.
FARMINGTON — They may no longer fight fires but that doesn't mean the Farmington Falls Fire Co. doesn't still respond to the needs of the community.
When the fire department merged with Farmington Fire and Rescue, some members continued meeting monthly, keeping their focus on what's going on and who in the Falls and Chesterville side of the river might need help, said member Junior Turner.
The eight members enlist other people in the community, he said, to help with their projects, such as the benefit supper they were preparing for Friday night.
Ann Bryant/Sun Journal
Academy Hill School students in Wilton and their mentors from Barclaycard and the University of Maine at Farmington pulled the marigolds in the Children's Garden at Bass Park in Wilton on Tuesday and planted fall mums.
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County register of deeds plans to acknowledge the receipt of a Freedom of Access Act request from a business and to let representatives know she is working on determining what it cost to produce a copy.
Register Susan Black discussed the letter dated Sept. 25 from MacImage of Maine LLC in Cumberland Foreside with Franklin County commissioners Tuesday.
MacImage plans to expand its www.RegistryofDeeds.com Web site to provide access to all land records in Maine.
Jay would contribute $12,000 to the program to lower the user fees for Jay resident children to the same as Livermore Falls residents pay.
The user fee would be $30 for the first child and $10 for each additional child.
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