Results of a survey sent to RSU 9 educators, students and community members were shared at a forum held Monday night.
Franklin
News and information about Franklin County from the Sun Journal.
Jay board approves use of ATV traffic on road
Jay selectpersons recommended the Recreation Committee for Spirit of America Award. They also voted to allow ATV traffic on Old Jay Hill Road during a sewer conversion project.
Two people treated for smoke inhalation after fire in Livermore Falls
An adult and a child were sent to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after fire in Livermore Falls.
Chesterville man, Livermore boy injured when snowmobiles collide in Livermore
Two people injured in snowmobile crash in Livermore.
This week's agenda
Monday Hebron: Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Office Jay: Selectmen and Board of Assessors, 6 p.m., Town Office Paris: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Peru: Selectmen, 6 p.m., Town Office Sumner: Fire Department Auxiliary, 6 p.m., Town Office Waterford: Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Office Tuesday Buckfield: Economic Development Committee, 6:30 p.m., Municipal Center Casco: Selectmen, 6:30 […]
Face Time: Nancy Chaney of Jay — knitting together nursing and crafts
JAY — Nancy Chaney is a registered nurse who learned to knit and crochet from her mother years ago. She expanded her crafting skills to sewing, making quilts and jewelry. She has worked at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington for 18 years, currently as a clinical coordinator, which is like a nurse supervisor. Chaney usually […]
Sugarloaf youth program offers fresh air, exercise and lifelong enjoyment
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — It can be seen as an affordable opportunity to substitute television and computer games with fresh air and exercise. The Sugarloaf Regional Ski Educational Foundation has funded the Ski/Skate Program for SAD 58 elementary school students for the past 52 years. The Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club supports and promotes the program, which […]
Truck rolls over in Farmington
The pickup truck rolled onto its roof in the road, and the driver received a slight cut on his hand but was not taken to a hospital.
Wilton man to plead guilty to federal fentanyl charge, daughter pleads guilty
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl, according to a document filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday. Dennis Ayala’s daughter, Andrea Hoffman, 35, also of Wilton, pleaded guilty to the same charge Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland, […]
East Dixfield, Farmington women injured in Wilton crash
WILTON — Two women were injured Friday morning when the vehicles they were driving collided at the intersection of Route 156 and Route 2 at 11:22 a.m. A 2008 Ford Focus driven by Crystal Currier, 34, of Farmington, was coming to a stop on Route 156 but slid through the stop sign and collided with […]