Dee Menear is a staff writer for The Franklin Journal. She has reported local news in Oxford and Greater Franklin counties since 2013 and has a passion for connecting with local people and communities. Dee covers community and school news with a focus on Regional School Unit 9 and the Town of Wilton. She enjoys coffee, fly fishing, frequent trips to Seattle, learning local history, exploring the mountains of western Maine, and live music. If The Mallet Brothers Band or Ghost of Paul Revere are playing nearby, she is most likely in the front row. Dee earned her associate degree at Central Maine Community College and has won several Maine Press Association awards.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
‘I hate that I loved him so much’
Editor’s Note: We have changed the name of the DV survivor to protect her. REGION — “I felt like a ‘jerk’ for staying,” said “Barbara.” “I worked on being ready to go for a long time. He just couldn’t know.” He was her high school sweetheart, the only man she ever knew intimately. They married […]
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
Data logs installed for Welchville Dam study
OXFORD — Town Manager Butch Asselin told the Board of Selectmen Thursday, Sept. 19, he had received several phone calls regarding the levels of Whiney Pond going down. also said he had fielded several phone calls regarding lower water levels on Whitney Pond. Whitney and Hogan ponds feed the Little Androscoggin River, which is controlled at the Welchville Dam […]
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
PHOTOS: Moving toward ‘a positive climate future’
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
The heart of Farmington
Our community faced a horrific tragedy on Monday. Farmington lost a beloved and respected firefighter. Several other firefighters and a civilian hero were injured, some critically. A newly constructed building of a well-established non-profit with deep community ties was destroyed. Eleven families lost their homes. Farmington did not face this alone. Volunteer firefighters and first […]
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Flag-folding at the fair
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
Whitney Pond water level not attributed to Oxford dam operations
Oxford Town Manager Butch Asselin said he received several phone calls Thursday about lower
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
Wandering: Heritage
There is something to be said about providing for yourself. Plant a few seeds and you can have a garden full of fresh produce. Tap a few trees and you have maple syrup. Keep a few bees and you get honey. Learn to hunt and, if you are lucky, you can fill a freezer or […]
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
New education laws could have local cost impact
PARIS — School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Rick Colpitts told directors Tuesday night, Sept. 17, that a number of new laws affecting school districts would be going into effect Thursday, Sept. 19. “Many of them have some far-reaching costs that likely will hit the district and probably not be contributed to by the state,” he […]
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2019
Oxford Board of Selectmen Agenda – September 19
Public Hearing – Acceptance of CDBG Public Hearing – General Assistance Ordinance Amendments September 19, 2019 6:00 PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER and FLAG SALUTE Chairman Scott Hunter will preside. ACTION ON MINUTES Action on minutes dated September 5, 2019 and September 12, 2019. ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA – PUBLIC COMMENTS – Please state your name […]
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2019
Arrests made in SAD 17 laptop theft
Superintendent Rick Colpitts said two males, ages 17 and 22, have been arrested and charged in the June theft of six laptops.
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