LIVERMORE FALLS — Planning Board members voted Wednesday to approve a site-plan-review application to restore and improve the 1887 Lamb Block building on Depot Street. Planning Board member Bruce Adams, whose propane business office is a tenant in the building, abstained from voting....
WILTON — Selectmen sold the local Primary School on Tuesday for $50 on the condition that the Planning Board and town voters accept a zoning change for the School Street site. Michael Wells of Wilton was the lone bidder for the school that has an assessed value of $71,000. His plans...
University of Maine at Farmington President Theodora Kalikow, left, introduces Bhavani Lorraine Nelson to nearly 40 students and community members in the first session of joyful Sanskrit chanting Wednesday at UMF. A series of programs on chanting and meditation continue through Saturday and ar...
* Heather Foss, 37, Jay, failure to appear-driving after suspension, Feb. 7, $500 cash bail, court appearance March 7, Franklin County Sheriff's Department. * Paul J. Brackett, 39, New Sharon, driving under the influence and possession of a firearm by a felon, Feb. 7, no bail listed, Maine...
FARMINGTON — A Portland man admitted Wednesday he drove the car that two other men loaded up with more than $5,000 worth of stolen goods from Walmart on April 16, 2011. Brian Elliot, 35, pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge in Franklin County Superior Court. Justice Michael...
FARMINGTON — A Jay man was sentenced Wednesday to serve 45 days in jail and pay a $250 fine after he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a roadblock last year. Edward E. Barbioni Jr., 29, pleaded guilty to passing a roadblock, failing to stop for an officer and operating while li...
Ashley Taylor of Chesterville serenades noontime pedestrians on Main Street in Farmington on Wednesday. Taylor, a Mt. Blue High School graduate, just started classes at the University of Maine at Farmington. She started playing on the streets last week but said she has played since she was 9. Don...
Jay Fire Department presented the Firefighter of the Year award for 2011 to Kyle DeMillo on Monday evening. “Kyle was recognized for his dedication to duty and his great work ethic," Public Safety Director Larry White Sr. said Wednesday. "He leads by example and is always willing to help ou...
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a local man Wednesday to serve 90 days of an 18-month jail sentence for possessing and importing heroin, and stealing tools from a New Sharon residence. Justice Michaela Murphy also ordered Gregory Schiche, 31, to serve two year...
FARMINGTON — The Western Maine Legislative Caucus will host a forum on Feb. 14 to discuss "Community Impacts of Maine’s Health Care Cuts" with representatives from Maine Equal Justice Partners, the Maine Hospital Association and the Maine Heritage Policy Center, among others. T...
RANGELEY — Police are following leads after two tires were slashed on a truck in a driveway at a Cross Street residence. The criminal mischief was reported at 6:38 a.m. Tuesday. It looks like a knife was used to cut the front and rear passenger tires on the half-ton truck, off...
FARMINGTON — The following were recently booked at the Franklin County Detention Center: Shanon L. Zimmerman, 26, Jay, warrant unpaid fines/fees, Feb. 6, $55 cash bail, Farmington Police Department. Timothy L. Gotto, 52, Rumford, probation violation, Feb. 6, no bail listed as ...
LIVERMORE FALLS — Planning Board members are scheduled to go over a site plan review application Wednesday to restore and improve the historic Lamb Block at 10 Depot St. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Town Office. Main-Land Development Consultants...
LIVERMORE FALLS — Complaints about use of the sand pile by nonresidents have raised questions again. The issue is brought up every year. It was brought up again Monday and selectmen will try to deal with it in an appropriate manner that still allows Livermore Falls residents to get ...
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to send to referendum a nearly $600,000 building project for a new dispatch center on county land. The proposal is expected to go to voters countywide on Tuesday, June 12. Dispatch Building Committee Chairman Stan Wheele...
JAY – Eighth-graders at Spruce Mountain Middle School will hold a yard sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in the cafeteria. Staff and parents of eighth-graders have donated items to sell. All proceeds will go toward the eighth grade trip to Boston in May.
JAY – Thirteen-year-old Trevor Doiron noticed that it costs a lot more money to eat healthy than it does to eat processed, fast and junk food. He came up with an idea to help the community and to try to prevent child obesity. “At the beginning of the school year, I knew ...
JAY — The VFW is holding a Valentine's dinner and dance on Saturday to benefit Operation Uplink, a program that helps active duty military personnel and hospitalized veterans stay in touch with family and friends by providing free phone cards. The prime rib dinner will be served at 6...
FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of theft for stealing scrap metal from a Temple property in August 2011. He will serve 48 hours in jail Roy Gordon, 41, of Farmington was one of six men accused of stealing metal, mostly used automobile parts, in ...
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen decided Monday not to appoint a resident to a vacant position on the RSU 73 school board. No one contacted the town manager about filling the remainder of Ann Souther’s one-year term on the board, which ends in June, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said.
