KINGFIELD — Selectmen are asking voters to attend an informational meeting Thursday night to comment on banning plastic bags, creating a riverfront park and paving Tufts Pond Road. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at Webster Hall. The “Ban the Bag” discussion started in July 2018 when several Kingfield Elementary School students […]
2019
Posted inNational Sports
Patriots’ Julian Edelman still making most of his opportunities
Vintage performances by veteran wide receiver coming right on time for New England.
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Posted inFranklin
Livermore Falls property put up for bid
LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen voted Tuesday to put a property at 112 Leeds Road up for bid for a minimum of $15,000. The town foreclosed on the 3.8-acre parcel in the East Livermore area last year for unpaid taxes. The property has a well and a septic system, Town Manager Stephen Gould said, but he […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Drivers hurt in Lewiston crash
Emergency personnel talk to drivers involved in an accident at Russell and College streets in Lewiston on Tuesday afternoon. Police Sgt. Wayne Clifford identified the drivers as Jillian Choiniere, 40, of Auburn in a Volkswagen Passat, Salah Adbullahi, 35, of Lewiston in a 2014 Altima and Meaghan Vallee, 39, of Lewiston in a Dodge van. […]
Posted inSoftball
H.S. swimming results: Lewiston at Brunswick
Blue Devils boys, girls sweep Dragons.
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Wilton awarded grant, loan funding for continued Forster Mill cleanup
WILTON — The town has received a $150,000 grant and $150,000 loan through the Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments for continued asbestos removal at and demolition of the former Forster Mill, Town Manager Rhonda Irish told the Board of Selectpersons on Tuesday. The former mill has been used to manufacture automotive upholstery, wood products and plastic […]
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Sea Dogs' new manager Joe Oliver fosters relaxed environment
New Portland Sea Dogs manager Joe Oliver is introduced at a press conference before the Sea Dogs’ Hot Stove dinner Tuesday in South Portland. (Portland Press Herald photo by Ben McCanna) SOUTH PORTLAND — Joe Oliver played under some tough managers, but he considers himself more easygoing than his mentors. Oliver, 53, looked relaxed Tuesday […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Contract extended, pay increased for RSU 10 superintendent
RUMFORD — The Regional School Unit 10 board of directors Monday night extended Superintendent Deb Alden’s contract to 2022 and gave her a 2 1/2 percent pay increase. “The board felt she did a good job doing what we want (a superintendent) to do,” board Chairman Jerry Wiley said Tuesday. Alden opted not to accept […]
Posted inFranklin
Jay approves new base pay scale for firefighters
JAY — Selectpersons voted unanimously Monday to approve a new base pay scale for firefighters for 2019 and 2020, Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Tuesday. “We have analyzed these increases based on last year’s payroll hours and will be able to cover the increases within the current budget without increasing the payroll line,” LaFreniere said. […]
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Commissioners agree to lease parking lot to town
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners Tuesday approved entering into a lease with the town of Farmington so the town can use the Anson Street lot for year-round overnight parking. Officials have said opening the roughly 40-spot parking lot — which in the past has been reserved for Franklin County Superior Court — would help alleviate demand […]