The Budget Advisory Committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Franklin County Courthouse at 140 Main St. in Farmington.
Donna M. Perry
Staff Writer
Donna M. Perry is a general assignment reporter who has lived in Livermore Falls for 30 years and has worked for the Sun Journal for 20 years. Before that she was a correspondent for the Livermore Falls Advertiser for five years. She covers Franklin County courts, police and spot news. She also covers police and spot news in northern Androscoggin County and town governments of Jay and Livermore Falls. In her spare time, she spends time with her family, including three grandchildren, and relaxes by reading books.
Marijuana plants burned in Wilton warehouse fire
The fire damaged a warehouse where several legal marijuana grow operations were located.
Meet the two women behind Farmington’s bustling parks and rec programs
Face time: Jennifer Savage of Chesterville and Michelle Dowd of Farmington bring their strengths and experiences to the department’s many tasks.
Four Livermore Falls men sentenced in Farmington kidnapping and robbery
Sentences for Jeromy Merchant, Joshua Soucy, Xavior Merchant and Troy Hampton ranged from 10 and 25 years, with some of that time suspended.
Van, trash truck collide injuring Rumford, Jay men
The driver of the truck was cited Thursday night for being on the wrong side of the road.
Farmington man accused of breaking into house while owners away
Security surveillance cameras caught images of a vehicle in a driveway and items being removed from the home on North Chesterville Road, police said.
Franklin County’s $11 M budget proposal to get first vote, public hearing
The first vote is Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. and a hearing is set May 21 at 4:30 p.m.
Dutch Treat, a landmark in Wilton, will not open this year
‘After a long hard process, we have decided not to open this year,’ Alison Welch of Wilton, daughter of owner Sharon Rainey, said Tuesday.
Phillips to hold public hearing, vote on school district withdrawal
The towns of Phillips and Strong plan to start the 22-step process to withdraw from Maine School Administrative District 58. Avon and Kingfield have not submitted petitions to do the same.
Jay voters approve a $6.7 million municipal budget for 2025-26
Voters reelected Lee Ann Delassandro to the Select Board, and Shari Ouellette, Tanya DeMillo and Christina Riley to the Regional School Unit 73 board of directors.