With intense cold and fierce winds on the way, cities and towns were preparing to provide warming options for those in need. Apparent temperatures were expected to drop down to -50 degrees Friday and Saturday.
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Appeal on Livermore road plowing to be heard Wednesday by Androscoggin commissioners
Attorney Ron Guay has requested a review pertaining to a Nov. 3, 2022, vote taken by Livermore selectpersons to snowblow the town’s section of Wyman Road.
Snowmobilers could lose access to private land if riders go off trail
Private landowners in the region provide most of the access for recreational trails such as for snowmobiles. Some landowners have shut off their properties and others could do so in the future if riders don’t stay on marked trails.
Police arrest 17-year-old after the shooting of his brother in North Jay
The boy was charged with Class B aggravated assault and taken to Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland.
Photos: Quiet place to get work done in Wilton
Hannah Chamberlain of Westbrook loves libraries because it is a good place to get work done.
Farmington boy charged in connection to online shooting threat at Mt. Blue Campus
Farmington police issued the 15-year-old a summons on felony charge of terrorizing. He was released to his parents, Farmington police Chief Kenneth Charles said.
Jay approves $5.86 million municipal budget
The proposal will go to public hearing at 6 p.m. March 13 at the Spruce Mountain Elementary School gym.
Car slides into Farmington plow truck stuck on hill in Temple
The plow truck slid Sunday on Clover Mill Road into the opposite lane and got stuck facing the opposite way. Then a car slid into it.
More Maine public schools get solar energy from Livermore Falls
The installation of an array on a farm in Livermore Falls, paid for by the federal government, will help power five public schools in the state.
Mt. Blue Campus in Farmington closed Tuesday after a pair of threats
A potential bomb threat was investigated Monday morning and a threat of a shooting was made in the afternoon, prompting school officials to cancel school Tuesday.