Selectmen set the tax rate at $17.50 on $1,000 property valuation, a 30-cent decrease from last year. However, property valuations increased.
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Wilton Police Chief Wilcox leaving post Nov. 1
Police Chief Heidi Wilcox is stepping down from the position Nov. 1. to center her “career goals” and focus on her home and family.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Two teens charged in arson, burglary, theft case in Farmington
A 13-year-old and a 14-year-old are accused in the Aug. 1 incidents on Town Farm Road.
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Farmington bookstore participating in ‘Gender Queer: A Memoir’ giveaway
Devaney, Doak and Garrett Booksellers in downtown Farmington has partnered with Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance to offer teenagers and educators free copies of “Gender Queer: A Memoir” following its ban from the Dirigo High School library in Dixfield.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Board to hold public hearing on four ordinances in Livermore Falls
The proposed ordinances address solar energy, mobile food vendors, medical marijuana establishments, and special amusements.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Livermore officials offer expanded health insurance to employees
Town would pay 65% coverage for spouses and children.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News
Man injured when he loses control of SUV, strikes tree in New Sharon
Phillip Quezada, 31, of Farmington was issued a summons on a charge of operating under the influence of alcohol.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Mexico man charged with escape after leaving Augusta mental health services facility
Darryl Streeper, 34, is an inmate at the Franklin County jail and was at Motivational Services Inc. for treatment.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, News, Schools & Education
Photos: Staying dry on first day of school in Jay
The first day of school for students in Spruce Mountain schools was a wet one.
Posted inFranklin, News, The Franklin Journal
Multiple rescue groups ferry injured Jay hiker to Tumbledown Mountain summit for helicopter airlift
Nicole Stanford, 45, was carried by rescuers to the top of the mountain and put into a Maine Forest Service helicopter to be taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital.