Blue Devils boys, girls sweep Dragons.
January 2019
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 […]
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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 […]
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Sea Dogs-Red Sox extend affiliation through 2022 before Hot Stove dinner
Joe Oliver is introduced as the new manager for the Portland Sea Dogs.
Posted inFranklin
Manchester man seriously injured in Farmington collision
FARMINGTON — A Manchester man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when the Maine Department of Transportation van he was driving hit the back of a tractor-trailer on Route 2, near Hammond Lumber. Aaron Buotte, 32, did not see a UPS truck that was stopping in front of him, according to Sgt. Edward Hastings IV of […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Former Maine woman to serve four years for dealing heroin
PARIS — A former Maine woman identified by officials as the “financial officer” in the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history has been sentenced to serve four years of a six-year prison sentence. Briana Thayer, 29, of Bean Station, Tennessee, was sentenced in Oxford County Superior Court on Jan. 8, more than five years […]
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Edelman staying on target during Patriots’ playoff run
Just ask quarterback Tom Brady about the efforts of receiver Julian Edelman in the playoffs: ‘We needed it (last week) and we’ll need it next week, too.’