RSU 9 projected tax assessments Chesterville: $939,061, increase of $2,973; Farmington: $4.51 million, decrease of $108,489; Industry: $819,946, increase of $11,345; New Sharon: $998,329, decrease of $26,670; New Vineyard: $700,739, decrease of $4,736; Starks: $380,275, increase of $21,582; Temple: $418,702, decrease of $21,572; Vienna: $685,518, decrease of $14,242; Weld: $462,792, decrease of $7,696; Wilton: $2.76 […]
August 2017
Posted inFranklin
RSU 9 off to 'great' start
FARMINGTON — “Here we go.” With these words, a W.G. Mallett School staffer walked to the first bus to arrive Wednesday morning for the start of a new year. The school, one of seven in Regional School Unit 9, was abuzz with activity even before pupils began to arrive. Kindergarten through grade nine classes started Wednesday; grades 10 through 12 will […]
advertisement
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Raymond woman, 2 goats unhurt after Vermont crash
GUILFORD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a Maine woman and two goats that were riding in her car were unhurt when she crashed after falling asleep while traveling on an interstate in Guilford. Rescue crews were called to the one-vehicle crash at about 6 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the northbound car driven by […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Authorities: Girl, 5, picked up dad's gun, shot self in head
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — An autopsy shows the shooting death of a 5-year-old Maine girl at her grandparents’ home was accidental: The child had picked up her father’s gun and shot herself in the head. The state medical examiner’s office released its results Wednesday on Elise Dorr, of Belfast, who died Monday. Police said the .45-caliber […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
St. Mary's CEO resigns
LEWISTON — After two years on the job, St. Mary’s Health System’s CEO is leaving. Chris A. Chekouras has resigned effective Oct. 6. Chekouras was not available for comment Wednesday. A spokeswoman for St. Mary’s parent, Covenant Health, said he had accepted a position elsewhere to be closer to family. “He originally is from the Mid-Atlantic […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Puppies seized from homeless encampment in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Police went into a homeless encampment along Lincoln Street on Wednesday, removing 13 puppies and ordering the occupants to leave the property by the end of the week. In the thickly wooded area between Lincoln Street and the Promenade Mall, half a dozen tents were set up at the start of summer, with […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Gutman joins Franklin Surgery
FARMINGTON — Stacey Gutman, MD, has joined the medical staff of Franklin Health Surgery and Franklin Memorial Hospital. Gutman recently completed a five-year surgical residency at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington. She also received her medical degree there, graduating with high distinction. Besides general surgery, her professional interests include advanced laparoscopic […]
Posted inBusiness, sj-web
Weigel elected to Bankers Association post
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — At the 124th annual meeting of the Maine Bankers Association in Boothbay Harbor, the member banks elected Patricia Weigel, president and CEO of Norway Savings Bank, as the association’s vice chairwoman, beginning July 1. Weigel joined Norway Savings Bank in 2001 and has worked in the banking industry for 30 years. She is […]
Posted inThe Bethel Citizen
Conservation District offers Shoreline Buffer Planting
The Ellis Pond Watershed Protection Project in Roxbury is close to the end of its second summer. With cooler weather approaching, this fall is the perfect time to establish some vegetation along the shorelines of ponds and lakes. Planting vegetation along shorelines creates a great filter for stormwater runoff and helps protect ponds from nutrients, […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Bowl made from Sesquicentennial Oak will be raffled
FARMINGTON — A bowl made from the wood of the Sesquicentennial Oak, a red oak tree that stood at the Farmington Public Library, corner of Academy and High streets, will be raffled as a library fundraiser. The tree was taken down about three years ago because it would have interfered with a new utility pole. […]