FARMINGTON — A Madrid Township man and a Farmington woman have been charged in the case of a malnourished dog that was abandoned and had to be euthanized, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Christopher Elliott, 40, and Crystal Webber, 31, were summonsed on charges of animal cruelty for leaving their 10-year-old German shorthaired pointer behind when they moved, […]
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Pistol, iPad taken from car break-ins in Wilton
WILTON — Wilton police say a semi-automatic pistol, an iPad and credit card were taken from two separate vehicle break-ins over the weekend. A 22-caliber Smith and Wesson semi-automatic pistol was taken from a vehicle parked at a residence on Maxwell Road some time over Friday night, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Some money, about […]
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This week's agenda
Monday Bethel: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Casco: Planning Board, 7 p.m., Casco Community Center Dixfield: Selectmen, 5:30 p.m., Ludden Memorial Library Hartford: Food Bank, 4 p.m., Town Hall Hartford: Planning Board, 5 p.m., Town Office Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: […]
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Working environment in Chesterville addressed
CHESTERVILLE — Selectmen have issued a letter telling residents to bring their concerns about town employees to the board. The letter was read at last week’s board meeting after an executive session with Town Clerk Pamela Griswold and Treasurer Erin Norton. The letter indicated that employees complained members of the public were harassing them about […]
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Mt. Blue students to hold rally for education
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School students and others will take to the streets Monday to rally in support of education. Voters cut nearly $1 million from an initial proposed budget Tuesday. Voters will consider validating the $32.65 million proposal, which is nearly $100,000 less than the 2016-17 budget, during a yes-or-no validation referendum Tuesday, […]
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DIY show, Maine Cabin Masters, transforms local camps
INDUSTRY — The television show, “Maine Cabin Masters,” is finding favor across the nation as the cast of family and friends renovate Maine camps for the DIY Network. “People are really intrigued,” Executive Producer Matthew Assmus , executive producer, with Dorsey Pictures in Denver, Colorado, said in an email. Chase Morrill, his sister, Ashley Morrill […]
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The genetic disorder you've never heard of … but could be suffering from
Noelle Hancock, a phlebotomist at Franklin Memorial Hospital, removes the needle from Dan Gray’s arm after he has his weekly pint of blood drawn at the Farmington hospital to reduce the level of iron in his body. LIVERMORE FALLS — Dan Gray seemed fine. Sure, he felt a little sick once in a while. But […]
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Livermore determining ownership of cemeteries
LIVERMORE — Administrative Assistant Amy Byron is researching the two dozen cemeteries in town to determine their ownership and checking cemetery policies from other towns. The move comes after selectpersons recently heard complaints that some plantings and items around graves make it difficult for Robert Martin to mow town graveyards. The board was shown pictures of trees, […]
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Two businesses move to Wilton
WILTON — Town Manager Rhonda Irish told selectpersons Tuesday that two new businesses have recently moved into town. Benjamin, Leo & Associates, an accounting and business management firm, has moved into the Bass Wilson building on Main Street, she said. Origin LLC, now based in Farmington, has taken space at Western Maine Development on the Weld […]
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Nominations sought for UMF cultural archive
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington invites members of the community to participate in the first in a series of statewide opportunities to nominate their favorite cultural work to UMF’s New Commons Project. “A commons is something that belongs to all of us, a communally held resource from which no one can be […]