Matthew Walters, chief operating officer of Woodlands Senior Living, welcomed guests, including Gov. Paul LePage, to a grand opening celebration Tuesday at the new Woodlands Senior Living of Farmington Memory Care facility. Behind Walters from left, are LePage, Farmington Town Manager Richard Davis, facility owner Lon Walters, and Ben Tucker of Sen. Angus King’s office. […]
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Neighbor frees Wilton woman pinned under truck
WILTON — A local woman was pinned under her truck for over two hours Tuesday morning before a neighbor heard her screams for help. The woman was taken by medical helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with a leg injury and a possible pelvis injury, Wilton police officer Efra Becerra said. […]
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Robert Clough Jr. to be remembered with lawn mower ride Saturday in Chesterville
Robert “Bob” Clough Jr. drives a cow train for the Aug. 12 Chesterville Family Fun Day. A lawn mower ride will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, in memory of Clough. The ride begins at noon at 383 Pope Road in Chesterville and ends at the Town Hall. Anyone with a lawn tractor is invited to […]
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Kilbreth wins selectman's seat
KINGFIELD — Residents chose a well-known business owner on Monday night to fill a vacant selectman’s seat. Residents packed into Webster Town Hall on the sweltering September evening to vote for a new selectman to take on the remaining term of former Selectman Heather Moody, who moved from the area earlier in the summer. Walter […]
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Community helps Chesterville man recover from hit-and-run
David Tilton of Chesterville shows his new tricycle along with the one destroyed Saturday when a motor vehicle struck him as he pushed the tricycle up the North Chesterville side of Zion Hill Road. The driver did not stop. The community helped a disabled Chesterville man by providing a replacement tricycle for the one in […]
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Former Wilton man's murder trial begins
FARMINGTON — A bag of marijuana and a “war of texts” began a chain of events that led to the shooting death of a New Sharon man June 1, 2016. The murder trial of Timothy Danforth, 25, of Farmington, formerly of Wilton, got underway Monday with opening statements to the jury. The jury also visited […]
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Jay woman killed when her motorcycle hits pole
Police say 40-year-old Breanne Hewins of Jay lost control of her motorcycle and struck a telephone pole around 8:30 a.m. Monday. LIVERMORE FALLS — A Jay woman was killed Monday morning when she lost control of the motorcycle she was driving and hit a utility pole on Main Street/Route 4, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. […]
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Franklin County TIF hearing changes location
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County public hearing on an amendment to the county’s Enterprise Tax Increment Financing Development Program has changed venue. It will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Fairbanks School Meeting House at 508 Fairbanks Road/Route 4 in Farmington. The third amendment to the 2008 TIF agreement related to […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Casco Community Center Farmington: Franklin County Commission public hearing on TIF, 6 […]
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Mt. Abram HS in Salem Township
STRONG — A story published on Page B1 on Saturday should have said Mt. Abram High School is in Salem Township. It was an editing error.