Commissioners also gave Franklin County Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee a $150,000 budget to work off.
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.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton seeks nominations for oldest resident to receive Boston Post Cane
Nomination forms are available at the Town Office and are due back by 5 p.m. on March 13.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Six pets die, farmhouse and barn destroyed in Madrid Township fire
Frank and Jennifer Horton came home just before 7 p.m. and discovered their farmhouse and attached barn were on fire.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County jail administrator resigns
Major Douglas Blauvelt of Farmington had been a corrections officer since 2003 and became jail administrator in 2009. Lt. John Donald will step up in the interim.
Posted inFranklin, News
Wilton festival theme pays tribute to “Rockin’ ’80s”
The annual Wilton Blueberry Festival has been celebrated for over 30 years.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington police investigating storage unit break-ins and motorcycle thefts
The break-ins were reported at self-storage units on Jan. 27 and Wednesday along Farmington Falls Road.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Franklin County computer network attacked; no permanent data lost
Franklin County’s computer network was briefly disrupted Feb. 6. by a cyberattack, but the IT department was able to restore impacted systems quickly.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Farmington man to serve six years for attempting to strangle, assault and threaten a woman
Richard D. Simpson, 38, entered guilty pleas in Alford-style plea to domestic violence charges including aggravated assault.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Petition asks state to rescind decision to close Jay maintenance facility, reassign workers
State transportation workers believe the move is in retaliation to complaints they made about a hostile and unsafe work environment.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine, News
Jay residents share ideas for town development in the next 10 to 20 years
The Jay Comprehensive Planning Committee is in the process of updating the town’s Comprehensive Plan, which was last updated in 2011.